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About the Respondents

Complete 2015 State of Startups

While we had to pick 10 data points to highlight, the survey actually yielded many interesting, surprising, non-obvious results. See below for everything from how often companies rely on bridge loans to what they're paying for office space. We've also broken out the demographics and attributes of the 500+ founders who responded.

1. Do you expect it to get harder or easier to raise venture capital in the next 12 months?

3. How long was your entire fundraising process for your most recent round?

5. Compared to today, over the next 18 months...

7. How do you think the M&A market for startups will change over the next 12 months?

9. How many founders does your company have?

11. What is the male to female ratio of your entire team?

13. How important is international presence to your business over the next 12 months?

15. How many people do you think you're going to hire in the next 12 months?

17. Approximately what percentage of your team is engineering?

2. How many venture firms did you pitch when raising your last round of capital?

4. Has your company ever raised a bridge round?

6. If you intend to go public, how long do you think it will be until your IPO?

8. How many years until you think you'll be profitable?

10. If you have at least one co-founder, how would you define your co-founder relationship?

12. Does your organization have a strategy to promote talent diversity and inclusiveness?

14. Which platform are you most focused on?

16. Are you ahead or behind your hiring plan?

18. How much does a mid-level engineer at your company make (salary + bonus)?

19. How much equity does a mid-level engineer at your company receive?

20. What is the average tenure of a non-executive employee at your company?

22. What’s your policy on employees selling secondary shares?

21. How much time do employees have to exercise their options aer leaving the company?

23. Do you have annual performance reviews?

24. What’s the hardest executive hire you've made?

25. What’s your most critical hire in the next 12 months?

27. What time do most people get into the office?

26. Who is allowed to work remotely?

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28. Do you offer complimentary meals at the office?

29. What’s the price per square foot at your current office this year?

30. In total, how many advisors do you have on your cap table?

31. How much equity did you give your advisors on average?