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Revisiting Paul Graham’s “High Resolution” Financing

Both Sides of the Table

When I first read Paul Graham’s blog post on “High Resolution&# Financing I read it as a treatise arguing that convertible notes are better than equity. As I’m generally a believer in ‘pricing rounds’ I initially didn’t agree with the premise of the post. Photo credit: D. and not a min.

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Founders – Use Your Down Round To Clean Up Your Cap Table

Feld Thoughts

And, rather than rational and helpful thoughts for entrepreneurs, it often brings out the schadenfreude in even the most talented people. Mark’s post is one of the first in this cycle that I’ve seen from a VC giving clear, actionable advice. We entrepreneurs have been spinning that line for decades in every boom cycle.