David Teten
AUGUST 19, 2019
Does the traditional VC financing model make sense for all companies? 2018 also had the fewest number of angel-led financing rounds since before 2010. John Borchers, Co-founder and Managing Partner of Decathlon Capital, claims to be the largest revenue-based financing investor in the US. Absolutely not.
Both Sides of the Table
MAY 15, 2010
Clearly a startup should consult its lawyer before filing or not filing.But the attorneys I relied on to write this piece told me that they’ve done lots of Section 4(2) deals in the past, and would recommend it to clients who had relatively simple financing agreements (not tranched-out, not too many investors, etc.) Short answer: no.
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www.copelandfirm.com
OCTOBER 21, 2010
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The Startup Lawyer
FEBRUARY 4, 2011
But before your startup signs up and cashes that $[XX,000] check, your startup’s co-founders should sit down and evaluate the incubator’s offer. Most incubators take common stock and sit “side-by-side&# with the founders, but some may want some (weak) preferred stock and/or dilution protection. Conclusion.
venturehacks.com
OCTOBER 21, 2010
Reading on, the term sheet states, “The $8 million pre-money valuation includes an option pool equal to 20% of the post-financing fully diluted capitalization.&# Do you mean the shares go to the founders? That does work if the company gets sold before another round of financing. Or we can just do 10% standard terms.
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