Internal Approvals & Conflict Checks

New company approval process consists of two parts: GP approval and a GitLab conflict check.

GP Approval

OCV team prepares project summary and intended business plan (in the internal research doc) for GP review.

Founder (CTO) compensation sign off proposal to the GP should include:

1. Founder Name (with LinkedIn profile)

2. Title

3. Cash Compensation (in USD equivalent; provide justification)

4. Equity (following framework from Equity Guidelines and provide support around experience level)

5. Options Pool Size (and intended allocation reserves)

6. Start Date / Timeframe (if known)

7. Any additional offer details

GitLab Conflict Check

New companies need to pass a conflict check with GitLab prior to an offer being sent. The conflict check requires that an email be sent to the GitLab team with the following information:

• The name of the OS project

• A link to the project

• A one sentence description of what the new company will do