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On the Road to Recap:

abovethecrowd.com

The pressures of lofty paper valuations, massive burn rates (and the subsequent need for more cash), and unprecedented low levels of IPOs and M&A, have created a complex and unique circumstance which many Unicorn CEOs and investors are ill-prepared to navigate. The typical Silicon Valley term sheet does not include such terms.

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ProfessorVC: Crowdfunding - Good Idea or Really, Really Stupid.

Professor VC

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. I cant remember if the SEC was one of the government agencies that Rick Perry wants to get rid of (but neither can he ), but it seems like this is the exact type of investor that the SEC was set up to protect. ProfessorVC. Monday, November 14, 2011. There is a reason the SEC exists.

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