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Cliff Notes S-1: Kayak ? AGILEVC

Agile VC

April 17, 2011. GameFly filed in 2010 and remains in registration, though 2011 has seen a positive start for VC-backed IPOs with 14 in Q1 2011. GameFly filed in 2010 and remains in registration, though 2011 has seen a positive start for VC-backed IPOs with 14 in Q1 2011. Quinstreet priced at $15.00/sh

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What is convertible equity (or a convertible security)?

Startup Company Lawyer

” As a result, Ted introduced the Series Seed preferred stock documents as an alternative to convertible debt for early stage investments. As a result of this risk, some people like Adeo Ressi, have declared that 2011 will be the “ year of the startup default.” The problem. Making it equity removes this issue.

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Shark Tank Season 4 week 4 breakdown

Lightspeed Venture Partners

Week three’s breakdown covered topics like how hard momentum is to turn around, and how participating preferred stock works. He did $5M in 2011 sales and is projected $7.2m I’ve been writing up reviews of this season’s Shark Tank pitches from a silicon valley VCs perspective. BACK 9 DIPS.

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Management Carve Out Plans

ithacaVC

I have posted a few times on management carve out plans (back in February 2011 and November 2011 ; wow, time flies!!). This typically results when the company has raised a lot of money and the preferred stock liquidation preference would absorb an out sized portion of the exit proceeds.

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Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Convertible Note Seed Financings (But Were Afraid To Ask) – Part 1

Scott Edward Walker

ii) why are convertible notes issued instead of shares of common or preferred stock? In the context of a seed financing, the debt typically automatically converts into shares of preferred stock upon the closing of a Series A round of financing. Friends and family are also often issued shares of common stock.

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Convertible Note Seed Financings: Econ 101 for Founders

Scott Edward Walker

ii) why are convertible notes issued instead of shares of common or preferred stock? As discussed in part 1 , in the context of a seed financing, a convertible note is a loan that typically automatically converts into shares of preferred stock upon the closing of a Series A round of financing.

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Convertible Note Seed Financings: Founders Beware!

Scott Edward Walker

What Happens If a Startup is Acquired Prior to the Note’s Conversion to Shares of Preferred Stock? As discussed in part 1 , in the context of a seed financing, a convertible note is a loan that typically automatically converts into shares of preferred stock upon the closing of a Series A round of financing.

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