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How to Write a Business Plan for Raising Venture Capital

Growthink Blog

The most common exits are IPOs or acquisitions. Contact our private placement memorandum experts. Or, if you're developing our own PPM, consider using Growthink's new private placement memorandum template. Be sure to provide comparable examples of firms who have successfully exited. read more.

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This Week in VC: Michael Montgomery (President, Montgomery & Co.)

Both Sides of the Table

The importance of the conference is that it assembles most of the top privately held early-to-mid-stage technology companies in the country (and some globally) as well as most VC’s, growth equity funds and corporate development departments from large industry players looking at technology acquisitions.

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SEC Expands “Accredited Investor” Definition

Scott Edward Walker

The most common exemption used by startups is the so-called “private placement” exemption under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

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Convertible Note Seed Financings: Founders Beware!

Scott Edward Walker

In other words, in the event of the startup’s “acquisition” (which is often broadly defined to include a merger, change of control or sale of substantially all its assets), the maturity date of the note would be accelerated, and the amount of the loan, plus interest, would become due at the closing of the acquisition.

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Using warrants to pump up your VC valuation

www.mattbartus.com

This is usually done when the company is acquired — if the acquisition price per share of Series A is greater than $0.50, the VC will receive the spread between $0.50 and the acquisition price. 25 comments since March 31, 2010 Five questions that startups should ask a pro.

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Is crowdfunding legal?

Startup Company Lawyer

Private placements conducted through Regulation D-the most common type of private offering transaction-may be integrated with other offerings conducted within six months. In addition, if an issuer is the target of an acquisition, having a large number of stockholders may complicate securities law compliance.

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Why Co-Founders Are a Startup's Biggest Liability | The Startup Lawyer

thestartuplawyer.com

Contact The Startup Lawyer: Home Page About Contact FAQs Glossary Ryan Roberts Law: Home Page Social Networks: Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Flickr Delicious Digg Last.FM He obviously never launched a startup and got shafted by a co-founder. He obviously never launched a startup and got shafted by a co-founder.