Startup Professionals Musings

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Keep Term Sheets Simple for Quicker Cash to Spend

Startup Professionals Musings

When a company is at its earliest seed stage, the terms tend to be the least complex. Investors may provide money in stages or tranches, based on defined milestones, to decrease investment risk. However, there is no set pattern of terms an entrepreneur might be able to anticipate from either. Anti-dilution protection.

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A Primer on Angel Investment ‘Simple Term Sheets’

Startup Professionals Musings

When a company is at its earliest seed stage, the terms tend to be the least complex. Investors may provide money in stages or tranches, based on defined milestones, to decrease investment risk. However, there is no set pattern of terms an entrepreneur might be able to anticipate from an angel, either. Anti-dilution protection.