Both Sides of the Table
JANUARY 21, 2010
He’s totally tapped into the startup communities in Silicon Valley and a bit in LA. You need to know how liquidations preferences work. I’ve met several people from Cooley Godward who have stellar reputations in this category. I know Mike Lincoln in Washington DC does. So it doesn’t have to be a small firm.
Up and Running
AUGUST 17, 2015
C Corp versus LLC, non-competes, liquidation preferences, preferred versus common stock, and so on). During our fundraising conversations, I’ve been constantly amazed by the percent of people I’ve spoken to in the venture capital community that have MBAs.
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The Startup Lawyer
JUNE 9, 2010
The startup community focuses most of the term sheet discussion on liquidation preferences and anti-dilution , but startup CEO salary is nonetheless an important issue. The Importance of Startup CEO Salary.
Growthink Blog
MAY 23, 2011
Management has the wrong pedigree, is geographically undesirable, competes in the wrong industry, and/or has a business model that lacks "scalability credibility" with the venture community. And they hire very aggressive securities attorneys to represent their interests. My suggestions for the investors seeking emerging companies to back?
Babbling VC
AUGUST 31, 2010
The thought process behind this is that my reputation as a VC in the community is far more important than trying to "win" in regards to one specific deal. Terms like "drag-along", "liquidation preference" and "anti-dilution" tend to be triggers for the thought of "I'm getting screwed!" Yet, we don't live in a perfect world.
ithacaVC
MAY 4, 2011
“Horse trading” is a bad phrase in the startup/VC community. Let’s say that the Series A liquidation preference (LP) is 1X and that the Series B LP is 1.5X. It typically is used in the context of someone (often a VC) attempting to change deal terms between a signed term sheet and the closing of the investment.
SoCal CTO
JULY 13, 2010
liquidation preference. 7 Ways Nokia Can Win Again - ArcticStartup , June 18, 2010 In the eyes of the developers and the startup community, Nokia went from hero to zero in less than 3 years. The company is about to introduce the N8 to a mostly indifferent community. Yes, even bootstrappers.
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