Cap tables, dilution, option pools, etc. are uncomfortable topics for founders to discuss. 

Founder friends I have almost always ask for advice here, whereas those pitching me never bring it up.

What are the best resources that demystify cap tables?

I know Carta has been under some heat recently, but they put out pretty good blogs:

I know Carta has been under some heat recently, but they put out pretty good blogs: https://carta.com/blog/what-is-a-cap-table/

I'd love something that was straight forward. I prefer to focus on making the thing real and viable