YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

The fundraising stage is vital for any entrepreneur, but you can’t wing it through your meetings and expect to be taken seriously. As an entrepreneur, your goal when raising financing is to get several term sheets — the documents describing the terms and conditions of financing. Determine how much you need to raise.

Venture Capital 100

Venture Capital Term Sheet Technical Review Due Diligence 100

www.xconomy.com

JUNE 9, 2012

New San Diego VC Firm Emerges as ‘The Moneyball of Venture Capital’. Here’s some big news for San Diego’s innovation economy: There’s a new venture capital firm in town—and its investment methodology represents a fundamentally different approach to the conventional business model for venture investing.

San Diego 40

San Diego Venture Capital Technical Review San Francisco 40

Up and Running

JULY 2, 2014

We were targeting to raise around $3 million in investment capital. Now, if you’re a savvy investor or entrepreneur, I’m sure your jaw just dropped as you read that. Now, if you’re a savvy investor or entrepreneur, I’m sure your jaw just dropped as you read that. Can they create and advise on a Capitalization Table?

Technical Review 118

Technical Review Angel Investor Due Diligence Dilution 118

Feld Thoughts

JANUARY 27, 2020

Legal Things Every Entrepreneur Should Know. We also significantly updated Chapter 2: Preparing for Fundraising and Chapter 19: Legal Things Every Entrepreneur Should Know (with help from Cooley). The new chapters in this edition are 11. How to Engage an Investment Banker (with help from Golding Partners).

Investment Bankers 108

Investment Bankers Term Sheet Capitalization Table Venture Capital 108

Pascal's View

JULY 9, 2017

Andrew Krowne and I recently co-wrote an article in Tech Crunch , Why SAFE Notes Are Not Safe for Entrepreneurs. At its core, this issue points to the lack of understanding about the importance of post-money valuation by both entrepreneurs and investors. Many entrepreneurs lose track of what they have been cooking up in the cap table.

Post-Money Valuation 49

Post-Money Valuation Valuation Cap Table Covenant 49

Feld Thoughts

JULY 18, 2011

The book originated in 2005 when Jason and I wrote a long series of posts on this blog about a typical Venture Capital term sheet. The Capitalization Table. How Venture Capital Funds Work. Issues at Different Financing States. Legal Things Every Entrepreneur Should Know. Negotiation Tactics.

Term Sheet 162

Term Sheet Venture Capital Capitalization Table Finance 162

OnlyOnce

JULY 18, 2011

Then as I finished reading it, I realized it’s just a great reference book even now, all these years and financings later. But as much as I enjoyed the early read, I felt like something was missing from the book, since its intended audience is entrepreneurs. The Capitalization Table. How Venture Capital Funds Work.

Term Sheet 92

Term Sheet Capitalization Table Venture Capital Finance 92