[The option pool shuffle: beat the game and raise your valuation](http://www.venturehacks.com/articles/option-pool-shuffle):

> Summary: Don’t let your investors determine the size of the option pool for you. Use a hiring plan to justify a small option pool, increase your share price, and increase your _effective_ valuation.

[Focus on your share price, not your valuation](http://www.venturehacks.com/articles/share-price)

> Summary: Focus on your share price and the number of shares you own — metrics like valuation and percent ownership can fool you.

Hope you guys are finding these useful. [Nivi is also talking and posting](http://www.nivi.com/blog/article/the-latest-from-venture-hacks) about them, usually faster than me…