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ProfessorVC: Negotiating an Angel Deal in your PJ's

Professor VC

There has been a lot of discussion and publishing of standard term sheets, including Y Combinator, TechStars and SeriesSeed. A good comparison of the various "standard" term sheets can be found at Start-up Company Lawyer. Marios firm, Wilson, Sonsini, even has a term sheet generator on their site.

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ProfessorVC: Why I Hate Convertible Debt.Let Me Count the Ways

Professor VC

From my experience, negotiating debt deals with an experienced investor will result in a number of the same terms and wont save much (if anything) on legal fees. Bootstrapping 101. I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases.

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ProfessorVC: How much is enough?

Professor VC

I took a look back at our original financial model we presented to VCs in 2004. The business model (OEM through broadband and home security companies for mass distribution) if not specific product functionality has remained largely the same. Bootstrapping 101. Watch Out for the Red W(h)ine. ► September. (1).

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ProfessorVC: The Most Important Venture Capital Statistic

Professor VC

The funding search began the day after Labor Day and continued throughout the fall as the environment continued to worsen, and resulted in a term sheet the day before Thanksgiving. Many companies that have raised capital are going to need to spend it wisely to win and others will be forced to bootstrap. Bootstrapping 101.