Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 5, 2010

Jason Calacanis started this initiative in response to the pay-to-play network of angel events that he despised. Given how much progress they’ve made since last year I look forward to tracking them and seeing where they end up by the end of 2010. I’m a huge supporter of his initiative to help end this practice.

San Francisco 254

San Francisco Technical Review Los Angeles Software Review 254

This is going to be BIG.

FEBRUARY 7, 2010

NYC Seed announces a summer incubator for 2010 that includes 20k investments. Well, remember the dust up a while back with the backlash against “pay to play” pitch events where startups had to pay to meet angels? I’ll be running Open Angel Forum NYC with Brian Alvey on April 8th, 2010. Here’s how it works.

New York City 69

New York City New York Angel Investor Early Stage 69

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

I know that in late 2010 it’s not as popular to say this because we’re in the era of “super angels&# and feel-good startups. Let’s call these cards 1996-99, 2005-08 and 2010+. If 2011 & 2012 look like 2010 then the current crop of angel investments will look great. So where are we now? It’s hard to say.

Angel Investor 284

Angel Investor Early Stage Cap Table Deal Flow 284

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

I know that in late 2010 it’s not as popular to say this because we’re in the era of “super angels&# and feel good startups. If 2011 & 2012 look like 2010 then the current crop of angel investors will look great. Either scenario requires angel deals to be funded further. So where are we now? It’s hard to say.

Angel Investor 152

Angel Investor Cap Table Early Stage Deal Flow 152

Tim Keane

JANUARY 12, 2010

Bottom Up Market Sizing » January 12, 2010. Please see later version of this post on May 16, 2010 Entrepreneurs are often not experts in the area of term-sheet negotiations and all of the surrounding issues. October 2010. September 2010. « Power of Angel Investing in Milwaukee | Main. Enter your Email.

Term Sheet 68

Term Sheet Valuation Dividend Liquidation Preference 68

This is going to be BIG.

APRIL 12, 2010

Six companies and twenty angels were able to connect up without the friction and artificial scarcity created by the “pay to play” model and it was all made possible by the good folks at Joyent , Cooley , and Winter Wyman. Looking forward to doing at least two more of these in 2010!

Venture Capital 84

Venture Capital Angel Investor Pay to Play Hosting 84

Feld Thoughts

FEBRUARY 9, 2016

But, more importantly, is another point Mark buries later on, which includes an awesome post of his from 2010. I’ve seen every imaginable type of liquidation preference structure, pay-to-play dynamic, preferred return, ratchet, share/option bonus, option repricing, and carveout.

Cap Table 70

Cap Table Down Round Liquidation Preference Founder 70