Austin Startup

JULY 22, 2021

On October 4th, five technology startup finalists will pitch to a panel of advisors and judges made up of successful investors, entrepreneurs, and industry leaders. Any software, hardware, or CPG startup in Texas with a female founder or co-founder can apply to participate. Startups, submit your application now! Who Can Apply?

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www.seriesseed.com

DECEMBER 9, 2012

Step 2 (as opposed to version 1.1) » 02/25/2010. Series Seed Term Sheet (v 2.0). Series Seed Term Sheet. Good idea, I think this will benefit lots of startups and some angels. Posted by: toby | 03/01/2010 at 09:52 PM. Posted by: Ted Wang | 03/01/2010 at 10:45 PM.

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Altgate

OCTOBER 8, 2009

The two most popular posts remain this one on term sheet negotiation and this one on venture debt , although this one on convertible debt is giving them a run for their money. Tips: $75 HOT All-Hands Team Meeting Board Management Tips For Startup CEOs Customer Support 2.0

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Austin Startup

MARCH 16, 2021

Greetings from Houston Mural located in Houston Heights If your startup is located in the Houston region you may be eligible to compete for a $50,000 investment! Startups, submit your application Capital Factory Ventures Application Who Can Apply? They’ve raised $7.2 million in funding to date.

Houston 80

Houston San Antonio Dallas Texas 80

Altgate

DECEMBER 16, 2010

@altgate Startups, Venture Capital & Everything In Between Skip to content Home Furqan Nazeeri (fn@altgate.com) ← Pre-Money Valuation vs Number of Founders Where Do Tech VCs Invest? One of the least understood of these key terms is the liquidation preference. Below is a chart of some data from the 2010 CompStudy survey.

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Liquidation Preference Pre-Money Valuation Term Sheet Valuation 39

Altgate

AUGUST 20, 2010

@altgate Startups, Venture Capital & Everything In Between Skip to content Home Furqan Nazeeri (fn@altgate.com) ← Why Don’t Universities Teach Sales? A couple of years ago I wrote this post on the science and art of negotiating a term sheet , which turned out to be a fairly popular post.

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Term Sheet Venture Capital Angel Financing Framework 39

Altgate

JANUARY 5, 2009

@altgate Startups, Venture Capital & Everything In Between Skip to content Home Furqan Nazeeri (fn@altgate.com) ← Layoffs In Venture Capital Be Glad You Are An Entrepreneur! Tips: $75 Killver VC Pitch Deck Not much to learn here. That’s actually about what I would have guessed had I not seen the Google Analytics numbers.

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Technical Review Due Diligence Term Sheet Liquidation Preference 28

Startup Company Lawyer

MARCH 14, 2010

Founders Institute Plain Preferred Term Sheet (by WSGR – disclaimer, I represent the Founders Institute and was involved in drafting this document). This post assumes that you have a basic understanding of Series A financing terms. Y Combinator Series AA Equity Financing Documents (by WSGR). Dividend preference.

Finance 70

Finance Software Review Term Sheet Liquidation Preference 70

Feld Thoughts

OCTOBER 15, 2013

When David Cohen and I came up with the idea for the Global Accelerator Network (GAN) in 2010, we counted roughly 100 accelerator programs around the US that were founded following the Techstars model. Some are major contributors to their startup communities. Others are detrimental to it.

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Global Networking United States Seed Money 179

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 5, 2015

Over the years I’ve written extensively about the downsides of convertible notes for startups such as here , here and here. The truth is that I’ve been warning about convertible notes since 2010 it was first declared that “convertible notes have won.” For me it’s clear.

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Pre-Money Valuation Option Pool Post-Money Valuation Dilution 150

www.bothsidesofthetable.com

MAY 13, 2012

I recently did a post for startups on understanding sales people. A few people asked me to try and define the perfect startup organization chart. But I do have more insight into understanding your startup team. Often I’m asked by startup CEO’s about how to best build an engineering team.

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Fractional VPE Part-Time VPE Fractional CTO CTO Hire 89

View from Seed

MARCH 12, 2015

Here at NextView, we (like all good VCs) encourage founders to ask questions they may have of us, but it’s just the nature of the interaction: We spend the majority of the time talking about the founders’ startup, not the VC firm. Talk to Your Startup Friends. So how can entrepreneurs do research on us VCs?

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Term Sheet Cofounder SEC Portfolio 120

VC Cafe

JUNE 18, 2012

These documents include term sheets, investment documents and explanatory notes. TechStars – the Denver/NY based incubator in collaboration with Cooley, LLP , offers an equity financing structure and a debt one, drawing on its experience funding hundreds of startups. All docs are here: [link]. page=1&userId=10881.

Open Source 110

Open Source Switzerland Private Equity LP 110

Startup Company Lawyer

AUGUST 31, 2012

Over the past few years, convertible debt has emerged as a quick and inexpensive method for startup companies to raise money from angel investors and early stage venture funds. Paul Graham sparked some commentary by declaring in a tweet in August 2010 that “Convertible notes have won. Form of Convertible Security Term Sheet.

Convertible Security 73

Convertible Security Equity Security Preferred Stock 73

Reid Hoffman

DECEMBER 10, 2020

With Airbnb’s IPO, I thought the time was right to take a look back at the past decade (Greylock led Airbnb’s Series A in November 2010) and reflect on what I learned from the journey. And if the reference checks come back positively, then if I believe at startup is a good opportunity, I can lean in right away. I think David’s wrong.”.

Hosting 69

Hosting Hockey Stick IPO Silicon Valley 69

chrischandler.name

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

.&# All the engineers I trust to execute a project swiftly, professionally and with quality, especially under startup conditions, will not touch an upfront equity deal with a 10-foot pole. They understand not only the value of their abilities, but that they could just as easily band together and make their own startup.

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Equity Developer Entrepreneur Syndicate 40

www.mattbartus.com

DECEMBER 9, 2012

Perspectives on issues affecting founders, startups and investors from a veteran startup lawyer in Silicon Valley. Matt Bartus — February 9, 2010. Let’s say you receive a term sheet for a $1 million investment at a $3 million fully diluted pre-money valuation, and you’re kind of disappointed.

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Warrant Valuation Pre-Money Valuation Term Sheet 40

The Startup Lawyer

DECEMBER 13, 2010

You’re in a startup and everything is scarce including capital. Thus, when you encounter a legal issue (like incorporation) you conduct a cost-benefit analysis of hiring a startup lawyer. And as a startup lawyer, I’ve fielded multiple requests for a “per page&# breakdown of my legal fees.

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Term Sheet Vesting Hiring Finance 87

Tim Keane

JANUARY 5, 2010

Startups and angels: Along the way to success. Term-sheets and Valuations: Thinking about Negotiations » January 05, 2010. October 2010. September 2010. Funding startups. Startup ideas. Resources for startups. Startups and angels: Along the way to success. October 2012.

Milwaukee 60

Milwaukee Wisconsin Angel Investor Bootstrapping 60

Tim Keane

FEBRUARY 3, 2010

Startups and angels: Along the way to success. « Term-sheets and Valuations: Thinking about Negotiations | Main. | » February 03, 2010.   For an example written by a VC, see A Startups Guide to Market Sizing from DocStoc. .  Posted at 11:19 AM in Funding startups | Permalink.

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Marketing Wisconsin Startup Angel Investor 116

Tim Keane

MAY 20, 2010

Startups and angels: Along the way to success. « A philosophy of valuations and term-sheets | Main. People are the whole game » May 20, 2010. October 2010. September 2010. Funding startups. Startup ideas. Resources for startups. Startups and angels: Along the way to success.

Wisconsin 60

Wisconsin Angel Investor Bootstrapping Term Sheet 60

www.xconomy.com

JUNE 9, 2012

Startups ›. View More in Startups ›. He tells me the firm has made 21 investments since mid-2010, and Correlation now has more than $165 million under management. Of the 21 investments that Correlation Ventures has made so far, four are in life sciences startups and 17 are in technology, or consumer products and services.

San Diego 40

San Diego Venture Capital Technical Review San Francisco 40

Tim Keane

MARCH 8, 2010

Startups and angels: Along the way to success. A philosophy of valuations and term-sheets » March 08, 2010. Posted at 06:38 AM in Funding startups | Permalink. October 2010. September 2010. Funding startups. Startup ideas. Resources for startups. Do we really need this help?

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Accredited Investor Wisconsin Angel Investor Bootstrapping 60

Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

Unfortunately in early stage startups the drive for financing hijacks the corporate DNA and becomes the raison d’etre of the company. Chasing funding versus chasing customers and a repeatable and scalable business model, is one reason startups fail. The goal of their startup in this stage becomes “getting funded.”

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Customer Development Developer Customer Silicon Valley 262

The Startup Lawyer

JANUARY 5, 2012

In fact, she even let me revise a term sheet in maternity triage about 45 minutes before delivery. startup/lawyer pro tip: Don’t try that with your 1st or 2nd baby.). However, the stats for this blog were up (259k visits in 2011 compared to 163k visits in 2010).

San Francisco 53

San Francisco Term Sheet Austin Finance 53

Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 12, 2009

But Cafepress’s most memorable moment was when the founders used a “Lessons Learned” VC pitch to raise their second round of funding and got an 8-digit term sheet that same afternoon. The presentation didn’t have a single word about Lean Startups or Customer Development. Here’s how they did it.

Venture Capital 209

Venture Capital Silicon Valley RSS Hockey Stick 209

Gust

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

How to finance a new seed-stage startup? As of August 2010, Paul Graham famously proclaimed , “Convertible notes have won. I won’t rehash all of the customary convertible note financing deal terms and points of negotiation here. (For Convertible debt? Convertible equity?

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Finance Convertible Security Equity Seed Stage 134

Tim Keane

OCTOBER 11, 2006

Startups and angels: Along the way to success.   Telling a VC you have another term sheet -- when you don't 3.    Telling a VC you have another term sheet -- when you don't 3.  Posted at 06:58 AM in Startup ideas | Permalink. October 2010. September 2010.

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Term Sheet Wisconsin Angel Investor Bootstrapping 60

Agile VC

FEBRUARY 28, 2012

AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. Startups in NextView’s portfolio frequently receive inbound interest from other VC investors who are intrigued about what they’re doing, and I often talk with other early-stage entrepreneurs how to approach similar situations. How to Evaluate Firms for a Seed VC.

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Early Stage Syndicate Syndication Silicon Valley 100

Altgate

JANUARY 21, 2010

Open source is the wrong term though; instead is probably better to say automate since LegalZoom and others are doing the same thing but commercially. I think this is great for end users both personal and professional, but I think it is going to seriously erode legal industry revenue in the long term. Bookmark the permalink.

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Open Source Term Sheet HTML Venture Capital 33

Altgate

AUGUST 16, 2010

@altgate Startups, Venture Capital & Everything In Between Skip to content Home Furqan Nazeeri (fn@altgate.com) ← Who is this Julian Assange guy anyway? King&# Approach to Term Sheet Negotiations → Why Don’t Universities Teach Sales? Posted on August 16, 2010 by fnazeeri They teach everything else.

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Sales Term Sheet Michigan Sales Cycle 49

Altgate

MARCH 17, 2009

@altgate Startups, Venture Capital & Everything In Between Skip to content Home Furqan Nazeeri (fn@altgate.com) ← Global Nuances of Startup Compensation Obama Shoots Down 90% Tax Bracket → Popular Posts Posted on March 17, 2009 by fnazeeri Once again, here is a list of some of the more popular posts on this blog.

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Term Sheet Due Diligence Liquidation Preference Dividend 28

Up and Running

AUGUST 21, 2014

It’s a fairly new structure, with the first one of its kind coming into existence in 2010, but since then it has rapidly taken off. I recently wrote a post on social enterprise, discussing what it entails, and what some of the legal structure options are for a business when the focus is on a social mission.

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Rhode Island South Carolina Delaware Louisiana 110

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 2, 2009

We could do more in 2010 with more VC investment; the doubling assumes only ratable increase in marketing spend to achieve profitability. Many term sheets ensued. I had that against the backdrop of several term sheets. Tags: Pitching VCs Start-up Advice VC Industry startup technology vc venture capital.

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Founder Liquidation Preference Term Sheet Participating Preferred 329

Altgate

JANUARY 4, 2009

His company is doing well and recently received a couple of term sheets for his first institutional round. He told me a story about how one investor recounted tales of startups making mass layoffs, cutting back everywhere and generally dire conditions (basically sending the message that he should be happy to be getting an offer).

Venture Capital 28

Venture Capital Term Sheet Private Equity Early Stage 28

www.seriesseed.com

MARCH 2, 2010

SeriesSeed.com Series Seed Financing Documents Blog Home Documents Blog Archives Subscribe 09/02/2010 Version 2.0 2) Redline - Series Seed Term Sheet (1 v. Series Seed Term Sheet (v 2.0) Series Seed Term Sheet (v 2.0) Then they laugh at you. Then they fight you. Then you win.”

Finance 58

Finance Term Sheet Equity Aggregator 58

SoCal CTO

JANUARY 5, 2011

Some really great stuff in 2010 that aims to help startups around product, technology, business models, etc. 500 Hats , February 1, 2010 When to Use Facebook Connect – Twitter Oauth – Google Friend Connect for Authentication?

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Silicon Valley Startup Term Sheet Venture Capital 378