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

Professor VC

My partner in Menlo Incubator , Gary Kremen , and I had a recent debate on which one of us hates convertible debt more. 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. ProfessorVC. ► July. (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. Some were also dealing with issues of limited partners struggles with capital calls and asset allocations. Bootstrapping 101. We drew $1.5