YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

Venture capitalists play a vital role in turning entrepreneurial visions into reality. The fundraising stage is vital for any entrepreneur, but you can’t wing it through your meetings and expect to be taken seriously. Brad Feld and Jason Mendelson are cofounders of Foundry Group, a Boulder, Colorado–based venture capital fund.

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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.

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San Diego Venture Capital Technical Review San Francisco 40

Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

According to the Angel Capital Association: Angels (private money) invest in 55,000 startups each year versus 1,500 companies by VC (venture capital) funding. Entrepreneurs need to find a way to get traction (sales) without funding. Capitalization Table and Shareholder Roster. I’m not your average angel.

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Angel Investor Technical Review Software Review Accredited Investor 159

Up and Running

JULY 2, 2014

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. This should be clearly spelled out in your Capitalization Table , or “Cap Table” as it’s commonly called.

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).

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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.

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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. Legal Things Every Entrepreneur Should Know. Control Terms of the Term Sheet. Other Terms of the Term Sheet.

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Term Sheet Venture Capital Capitalization Table Finance 162