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What Should You Do with Your Crappy Little Services Business?

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Customer financing often comes in the form of your company agreeing to build a product with a “sponsor&# customer or two and helping them with the rollout / implementation. You own the IP you create. Angel financing – just because VCs won’t back this kind of business doesn’t mean angels won’t.

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Knowledge Is Power: Convertible Note Financing Terms, Part V

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Common examples include papering founders’ stock issuances, catching up on Board minutes, and ensuring that all members of the team have entered into IP agreements with the company assigning rights in their work to the startup.

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