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Term-sheets and Valuations: Thinking about Negotiations - Startups.

Tim Keane

Term-sheets for preferred stock offerings are designed to protect the investor in case things don’t go as well as planned.   It is very expensive if you’re the entrepreneur since it doubles the cost to the company of paying dividends to the entrepreneur. Second a liquidation preference and a participation.

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Venture Capital Term Sheets – Redemption Rights

Scott Edward Walker

Redemption rights are principally designed to protect investors from a situation where, after a period of time, their portfolio company is just moving “sideways” and, accordingly, is not an attractive acquisition target or IPO candidate.