Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

Part 1 – Access to Great Deal Flow – is here. The first three skills I espoused were: access to the highest-quality deal-flow, domain knowledge of the topic area in which you’re investing and access to VCs to help fund the next stages of development. So know that going in.

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Cap Table Angel Investor Liquidation Preference Dilution 283

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 21, 2010

I find that one of my best sources of deal flow is from lawyers. Right sized : I tried to work with one of the best known firms in Silicon Valley. My piddly little funding deal was dwarfed in comparison to the huge M&A deals they were negotiating. You need to know how liquidations preferences work.

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Southern California Silicon Valley IP Stock Options 318

www.paulgraham.com

APRIL 28, 2010

Dont spend much time worryingabout the details of deal terms, especially when you first startangel investing. When youhear people talking about a successful angel investor, theyre notsaying "He got a 4x liquidation preference." Thats not how you win at this game. Theyre saying "Heinvested in Google." How do you find them?

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Angel Investor Dilution Syndicate Syndication 63