David Teten

JANUARY 19, 2021

(co-written with Jamie Finney, Founding Partner at Greater Colorado Venture Fund. His work on VC and small communities can be found at greatercolorado.vc/blog. We detail below the major categories of VC: VENTURE CAPITAL TYPOLOGY. Andressen Horowitz,ff Venture Capital,HOF Capital, Sequoia .

Cofounder 78

Cofounder Technical Review Equity Dividend 78

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 27, 2016

If all this checking sounds a bit paranoid and unnecessary, it may be time to take another look at some questionable investor practices and onerous term sheet requests. Check for positive or negative news articles, press releases, relationships, and support of community organizations. It’s no fun for either side.

Technical Review 120

Technical Review Due Diligence Term Sheet Offshore 120

Hunter Walker

OCTOBER 31, 2020

Some other ‘birds of a feather’ community you’ve cultivated. Venture Deals: Be Smarter Than Your Lawyer And Venture Capitalist (Feld; Mendelson) is the best book to read if you want to understand venture capital, term sheets, etc. The school you went to. The company you’re currently working at.

North Carolina 90

North Carolina Hiring Angel Investor Technical Review 90

This is going to be BIG.

MAY 5, 2023

It will be the 105th deal out of Brooklyn Bridge Ventures, the firm I started back in September 2012, and it will be the last deal I’ll be making out of my third fund. It will also be my last venture capital deal. For me, I don’t mind sharing how I think about it. No new investments. No more responding to fundraising decks.

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Later Stage Venture Capital Term Sheet Limited Partner 218

Austin Startup

JULY 22, 2017

The core idea is that startups will pledge to take a few concrete measures in the way they operate their company that should, over time, increase the number of minorities, women and people who identify as LGBTQ in the startup community.

Austin 54

Austin Angel Investor Startup Term Sheet 54

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2012

We threw a Launchpad LA dinner to bring the community together as we tend to do 6-10 times a year. Somebody asked the question, “What do you think about the term ‘Silicon Beach? Deviant Art, led by Angelo Sotira, which is one of the largest online communities on the Internet [Hollywood]. Think about venture capital.

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Community Los Angeles Startup Silicon Valley 304

This is going to be BIG.

SEPTEMBER 30, 2012

This is a company that, according to the article, got term sheets from half of the VCs that expressed interest in the company. International and non-Valley startup communities are developing at a rapid pace. Not a bad close rate, I'd say--and a pretty great pay day. Did I mention it only took the founder a month?

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Venture Capital Marketing Term Sheet Software Review 130

View from Seed

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

Morrill likes to feature content from around the startup community that might not get significant traction otherwise, but not just any piece of content can make it into the newsletter. Medium – Venture Capital
. Featured posts in CrunchBase Daily , StrictlyVC , and Dan Primack’s Term Sheet
. Nuzzel.com.

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Curation RSS Term Sheet Technical Review 120

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 19, 2011

I figured if Matt was on the verge of bankruptcy and one mentor changed his trajectory, what if we had a formalized, community-wide program? He met with 8 companies and got 6 term sheets, decided to take General Atlantic deal and that’s when Experian came back to buy the whole thing. He told them it was now or never.

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Acquisition Warrant Customer Term Sheet 304

Gust

NOVEMBER 11, 2011

Startups and investors discover each other, and the community wins because the event becomes visible evidence of new business and new jobs locally. Angel investment events where the group investment is supposed to go to the winner, but the winner ends up hating the term sheet. The event generates local buzz.

Software Review 79

Software Review Term Sheet Due Diligence Angel Investor 79

The Next Web

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

The venture capital landscape in Asia is varied and complex, as most of the active firms on the continent are concentrated in just a few areas. As I touched on before, China and India have the most mature VC communities. China’s top dogs include the likes of GGV Capital , Sequoia China , IDG , Qiming , and a handful of others.

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Asia Silicon Valley India Term Sheet 132

David Teten

AUGUST 19, 2019

I’ve been a traditional equity VC for 8 years, and I’m now researching new business models in venture capital. RBI normally requires founders to pay back their investors with a fixed percentage of revenue until they have finished providing the investor with a fixed return on capital, which they agree upon in advance.

Revenue 60

Revenue Technical Review Software Review Equity 60

David Teten

SEPTEMBER 2, 2017

It’s hard enough to get a job at a venture capital or private equity firm; it’s even more complex to join as a Partner. These are many of the steps I went through when I joined HOF Capital. Union Square Ventures ( [link] ). Good luck in finding your dream opportunity! If such advice is required, please contact a lawyer.

Private Equity 60

Private Equity Venture Capital Equity Partner 60

Gust

DECEMBER 21, 2011

The Valley produces world-class entrepreneurs, angel investors, venture capitalists and successful high-tech companies – all growing and creating jobs on one relatively small peninsula. It hosts an environment which many other communities have attempted to emulate, although they haven’t and won’t.

Silicon Valley 107

Silicon Valley Southern California Tucson Seattle 107

This is going to be BIG.

FEBRUARY 27, 2022

Besides, there were a limited number of places where I could do my job in venture capital anyway—and while I might be a go to for a pitch from super early stage pre-seed and seed founders looking for quick answers and decisive term sheets in New York City, the reality is that I would be pretty far down the list in the Valley.

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Ukraine Russia Cap Table New York City 157

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 8, 2018

In 2017 we began inserting an “Inclusion Clause” into our term sheets because we believe that the culture one establishes at the earliest stages of one’s business will set out the course of how it will grow and develop. Thank you to Hamet Watt for being such a positive leader in the African American community?—?I

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Term Sheet Los Angeles Open Source Portfolio 284

Startup Company Lawyer

APRIL 22, 2009

Always looking for ways to better serve the entrepreneurial community, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati is pleased to announce the release of the WSGR Term Sheet Generator , a publicly available online tool that allows entrepreneurs and investors to generate an initial draft of a term sheet for a preferred stock financing.

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Term Sheet Finance Preferred Stock Kentucky 39

Feld Thoughts

OCTOBER 15, 2013

Some are major contributors to their startup communities. Accelerators business david cohen entrepreneur global accelerator network Seed money TechStars United States Venture Capital' From that initial outreach, 16 high quality accelerator programs joined us to launch the network. Some accelerators are incredibly high quality.

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Global Networking United States Seed Money 179

VC Cafe

OCTOBER 23, 2010

While there aren’t many issues to negotiate in simple equity financing at that stage, there’s been some debate in the venture capital and angel community on whether startups should use series seed documents or capped convertible debt. Make sure you read the disclaimer before using these.

Early Stage 80

Early Stage Term Sheet Preferred Stock Equity 80

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 3, 2015

It does happen once in a while, but usually only for entrepreneurs who have already spent money promoting their efforts, and a large amount of precious time connecting with their peers and the investment community. Practice with advisors and friendly investors before tackling the big guns.

Cost 120

Cost Angel Groups Due Diligence Silicon Valley 120

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 14, 2012

And what can we – as the entrepreneurial community learn from that? 99.9999% of you won’t be contemplating raising capital at $500 million any time soon or selling for a billion. ” Getting a term sheet on the table is the second most sure way to get a potential acquirer to move faster.

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Valuation Balance Sheet Dilution Term Sheet 316

The Startup Lawyer

JUNE 9, 2010

The term sheet was pretty much a done deal, when the startup’s CEO demanded a salary of $25,000. 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. Case Study.

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Salary Term Sheet Liquidation Preference Liquidity Event 99

This is going to be BIG.

JANUARY 17, 2012

I am ecstatic to announce the creation of Brooklyn Bridge Ventures --my new seed investment fund. It is the first venture capital fund based in Brooklyn--the city’s most exciting and creative borough. By some estimates, 50-60% of New York’s startup community lives in Brooklyn--and at Etsy it’s as high as 80%.

New York City 138

New York City New York Venture Capital Term Sheet 138

The Startup Lawyer

MARCH 1, 2010

The drafters are “open sourcing&# the documents so that they may be continually improved by the startup community. The drafters also anticipate a management rights letter will be included in order to ensure “Venture Capital Operating Company&# compliance for the VC investor(s). (3) 4) Term Sheet.

Preferred Stock 79

Preferred Stock Term Sheet Redemption Registration Rights 79

finance.fortune.cnn.com

AUGUST 21, 2012

Term Sheet. Term Sheet The latest on private equity, M&A, deals and movements — from Wall Street to Silicon Valley. FORTUNE -- Its no secret that venture capitalists were hit hard by last decades dotcom bust, considering that median returns for 1998-2001 vintage funds are all underwater. Term Sheet.

Naming 49

Naming Term Sheet Private Equity Equity 49

SoCal CTO

JULY 13, 2010

10 Ways To Be Your Own Boss - A VC : Venture Capital and Technology , June 18, 2010 The folks at Behance and Cool Hunting asked me to talk at their 99% Conference a couple months ago. The company is about to introduce the N8 to a mostly indifferent community. Here are the top 30 along with a brief snippet from the post.

Cofounder 175

Cofounder Technical Cofounder Term Sheet Startup 175

David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Private equity and venture capital investors are copying our sisters in the hedge fund world: we’re trying to automate more of our job. . To learn more about this space, I suggest join an online community I co-founded, PEVCTech. . Fund/SPV management services specifically are provided by Assure Services and Proteus Capital.

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Software Review Analytics Private Equity 78

Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 31, 2019

He’ll be speaking at this year’s Lean Startup Conference , and also has a new book (for which I very happily wrote a short foreword) coming out next month: Secrets of Sand Hill Road: Venture Capital and How to Get It. What is venture capital, really? And what does a venture capital firm do?

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Lean Venture Capital Conversion IPO 108

Rob Go

JULY 17, 2014

For a seed stage venture capital firm, product/market fit comes down to two questions. Prospective LPs evaluating NextView tend to focus their due diligence on conversations with these folks as well as other trusted participants in the startup community that are likely to have a POV on us. 1) How is the portfolio performing?

Seed Stage 69

Seed Stage Early Stage Due Diligence Liquidity Event 69

ReadWriteStart

MAY 8, 2012

Regardless of whether you’re raising venture capital, approaching angels or still trying to figure out where to get started, it’s critical to stay level-headed about what you’re really pitching - and what it’s actually worth. Derek Shanahan , Chief Community Officer of Foodtree. Choose your investors carefully.

Cofounder 140

Cofounder Startup San Francisco Silicon Valley 140

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 12, 2023

Too many entrepreneurs tell me they are looking for an investor, and can’t differentiate between venture capital (VC) investors versus accredited angel investors. The amounts from angels start as low as $25K, while minimum venture capital amounts usually start in the $2M range. In fact, the reality is quite the opposite.

Angel Investor 246

Angel Investor IRR Venture Capital Valuation 246

The Startup Lawyer

MARCH 1, 2010

The drafters are “open sourcing&# the documents so that they may be continually improved by the startup community. The drafters also anticipate a management rights letter will be included in order to ensure “Venture Capital Operating Company&# compliance for the VC investor(s). (3) 4) Term Sheet.

Preferred Stock 40

Preferred Stock Term Sheet Redemption Registration Rights 40

Feld Thoughts

APRIL 29, 2015

Kyle and his team went through Techstars Boulder in 2012 before moving back to Atlanta and being leaders in energizing the Atlanta startup community. in Funding: Here is the Valuation, Term Sheet and Why We’re Doing It. Recently, the gang at SalesLoft told the detailed story of their $10m financing. Data, data everywhere.

Atlanta 70

Atlanta Valuation Term Sheet Finance 70

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 13, 2020

Too many entrepreneurs tell me they are looking for an investor, and can’t differentiate between venture capital (VC) investors versus accredited angel investors. The amounts from angels start as low as $25K, while minimum venture capital amounts usually start in the $2M range. In fact, the reality is quite the opposite.

Angel Investor 314

Angel Investor Entrepreneur IRR Valuation 314

abovethecrowd.com

APRIL 20, 2016

While not obvious on the surface, there has been a fundamental sea-change in the investment community that has made the incremental Unicorn investment a substantially more dangerous and complicated practice. About this same point in time, the journalists that focus specifically on the venture capital industry noted something quite profound.

IPO 40

IPO Term Sheet Silicon Valley Valuation 40

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 2, 2014

Too many entrepreneurs tell me they are looking for an investor, and can’t differentiate between venture capital (VC) investors versus accredited Angel investors. The amounts from Angels start as low as $25K, while minimum venture capital amounts usually start in the $2M range. In fact, the reality is quite the opposite.

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Angel Investor Entrepreneur Venture Capital IRR 266

www.seriesseed.com

MARCH 2, 2010

2) Redline - Series Seed Term Sheet (1 v. Series Seed Term Sheet (v 2.0) Series Seed Term Sheet (v 2.0) Additionally, I plan to “open source” the documents so that they can be continually improved by suggestions from the community. 2) Redline - Series Seed IRA (1 v.

Finance 58

Finance Term Sheet Equity Aggregator 58