Both Sides of the Table

JULY 29, 2010

People buy companies for 3 primary reasons: 1) they want the management team / talent 2) they want the technology or 3) they want the market traction (revenue, customer base, profits, etc). The downside is that people need to buy their stock. I also did a piece on how to think about pricing on angel deals. &# A: Yes.

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www.mattbartus.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

First, you’d probably want them to receive common stock, not preferred stock (which is the likely next round). Common-yet-sticky situations are everywhere, and no VC and few attorney bloggers (but you, apparently) gives them the due attention they deserve. Angel Investors. Keep on rocking! About Matt.

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www.paulgraham.com

APRIL 28, 2010

I think it would help founders to understand funding better—notjust the mechanics of it, but what investors are thinking. I wassurprised recently when I realized that all the worst problems wefaced in our startup were due not to competitors, but investors.Dealing with competitors was easy by comparison.

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Up and Running

MAY 23, 2016

Broadly speaking, this action plan is going to be broken up into three sections: the testing plan, the execution plan, and the review section. And, the very last section— the review section — is really just a list of milestones you create that prompt you to review and revise your plan. The importance of a domain name.

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techcrunch.com

SEPTEMBER 2, 2012

There has been no shortage of controversy and criticism around the convertible note, a popular investing vehicle that’s used by seed stage and angel investors. But with many investors in a seed round whose note starts at different times, calculating these interest payments and schedules can be complicated for the startup.

Equity 87

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www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

VC Cafe covers early stage Israeli and European tech & mobile startups. Every startup faces multiple choices and decisions when it comes to technology. Girls in Tech. Add a class name to buttons, forms, quotes, etc. Ad Serving Technology. Analytics review â?? Tech*if*er0*urs â?? Seed Startups.

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