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5 Tips for Raising a Venture Round

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While certainly not every business needs to raise venture financing, it is the path for many high-growth technology startups. If you're earlier in the process, a small angel round or partnering with an accelerator may be the best approach. Next if you are going to raise a round, find one or two partners to do it with.

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Unintended Consequences: When SAFE and Convertible Notes Go Awry

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Many entrepreneurs lose track of what they have been cooking up in the cap table. When it comes time to convert the notes, these entrepreneurs face ‘sticker shock’ about their post-financing ownership. They do not recognize that they may have already contractually sold a meaningful portion of equity in their company.

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5 Tips for Raising a Venture Round

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While certainly not every business needs to raise venture financing, it is the path for many high-growth technology startups. If you're early in the investment process, a small angel round or partnering with an accelerator may be the best approach. Next, if you are going to raise a round, find one or two partners to do it with.

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VCs eating our own dog food: Using technology and analytics to make better investments

David Teten

But in business, you want a lot of partners. In the private equity universe, most Partners have primary training as deal-makers, not as managers. See Bessemer Venture Partners’ A comprehensive guide to security for startups. Cobalt for General Partners helps GPs to optimize their fundraising strategy. 1) Manage the firm

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What to expect before accepting the offer to become Engineer #1 at a startup

The Next Web

Cap tables sound intimidating. Startup employees are granted common shares out of something called an option pool. It is typical for employees to vest their options over four years with a one year cliff, which means a new hire must stay on the company for at least one year to see any shares.

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The Option Pool Shuffle

venturehacks.com

SUPPORTED BY Products Archives @venturehacks Books AngelList About RSS The Option Pool Shuffle by Nivi on April 10th, 2007 “Follow the money card!&# – The Inside Man, Three-Card Shuffle Summary: Don’t let your investors determine the size of the option pool for you. Don’t lose this game. share to $1.00/share:

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How to pick a co-founder

venturehacks.com

Two founders works because unanimity is possible, there are no founder politics, interests can easily align, and founder stakes are high post-financing. The best sellers can sell to customers, partners, investors, and employees. Partner with someone who is irrationally ethical, or a rational believer that nice guys finish first.

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