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An Alternative to Board Decks Some Seed VCs Actually Prefer

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Examples of housekeeping include the following list, though not every item will appear every time: Finance: Cash out date, burn rate, 409A valuation, cap table, common/preferred stock dashboard. Thus, one of the major focus areas for the startup and the board will likely be product development.

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Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs: Non-dilutive Financing Through Revenue Sharing

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And a few words about Persistent Systems, an outsourced software product development (OPD) company that is navigating its next phase of evolution are also warranted. Jeff has managed to keep his burn rate very low thus far, and a slow and steady crafting of the business is working nicely.

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