The cap table is the list of owners and their respective stakes in a business and their respective ownership stakes. Generally, entrepreneurs and investors agree that a simple cap table is a better cap table. That said, the clutter in a cap table usually comes from a simple need: more money. To optimize your cap table, you will want to be strategic. If I sell 20 percent of my company in each of five rounds, does that leave any for me?

Source: Forbes November 28, 2016 23:21 UTC