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Post-Seed Funding Checklist for Founder/CEOs

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Communications with New Board & Investors Ensure all of your investors have all legal documentation of the round, including an electronic version of the final cap table. Figure out a Board of Directors meeting schedule & cadence acceptable to everyone joining in person.

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Myth Busters: Debunking Seven Conventional Wisdom Maxims of Venture Capital

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VCs who swear publicly that they’ll never make an investment with less than 20% ownership show up on cap tables in the teens… the 20% pronouncements are just posturing for negotiation. Entrepreneurs should remember that while these targets are real, they’re just that – targets.