Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 3, 2012

Angels typically have simpler term sheets, don’t squeeze so hard on valuations, and are more realistic on time-frames. They focus on specific business areas, have multiple deals running concurrently, understand deal flow, and usually have more current insights, connections, and resources.

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IRR Term Sheet Startup Valuation 248

www.seriesseed.com

DECEMBER 9, 2012

Series Seed Term Sheet (v 2.0). Series Seed Term Sheet. Ted - I think if you simply remove the spaces in the file names, that should solve the download problems, e.g. the term sheet doc should be renamed to "SeriesSeedTermSheet.doc" Same with the others. :). Series Seed IRA.

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Finance Term Sheet Vesting LLC 40

Genuine VC

JULY 6, 2011

VCs are triaging their own incoming deal flow, traveling, or are booked up on their calendar for the next couple weeks. Peace of mind in that an entrepreneur shouldn’t worry early-on that a term sheet isn’t forthcoming after one conversation. And at that inflection point, well, it can go fast.

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Term Sheet Deal Flow Venture Capital Conversion 150

Rob Go

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

As seed funds have raised larger and larger funds, more have developed the muscle around issuing term sheets and “leading”. The question then becomes whether these lead investors remain impactful after the deal closes or shifts into a mode of monitoring progress and hunting for the next deal. .

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North America Seed Stage Early Stage Lead Investor 36

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 21, 2010

I find that one of my best sources of deal flow is from lawyers. He was the first guy that I saw demystify the legal terms in his term sheet series. So you can become friends with these people just like NORMAL people and, don’t worry, you’re not going to get a bill for having a beer with them.

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Southern California Silicon Valley IP Stock Options 318

Austin Startup

MAY 19, 2018

Just don’t do reference checks ever until the term sheet has been issued and you’re almost ready to fund. Just as you look at deal flow as a funnel, a good CEO disqualifies and moves on. If you’re an associate then most of your work is on deal flow and analysis. A good CEO is likely a sales person by nature.

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Founder Early Stage Software Review Deal Flow 75

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 11, 2010

Angels typically have simpler term sheets, don’t squeeze so hard on valuations, and are more realistic on time-frames. They focus on specific business areas, have multiple deals running concurrently, understand deal flow, and usually have more current insights, connections, and resources.

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IRR Startup Term Sheet Angel Investor 225

View from Seed

JANUARY 30, 2020

Once a VC has given you a term sheet or told you that they want to invest, it’s fair game to ask VC’s to introduce you to founders they have worked that you can reference. If you have a strong relationship with a founder that a VC has backed, that is usually the best intro you can get to kick off conversations with the investor.

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Due Diligence Partner Term Sheet Finance 195

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

I submitted a term sheet to a company yesterday. Yesterday I offered him a term sheet. Marketing = deal flow = share of mind = start of future relationships. I called another about his fund raising (DUDE – you never called me back! ). He turned me down for a job in 2005. That would be pretty lame.

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Email Product Term Sheet Portfolio 314

ReadWriteStart

AUGUST 31, 2012

I had one mentor who helped us negotiate a term sheet. The second benefit is most of the judges at these competitions are also investors, people who are looking for deal flow.”. Take it, says Klein, who has signed up for a mentor at every competition she’s won. We’ve had media mentors who have gotten us press.

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St. Louis Startup Term Sheet Deal Flow 152

View from Seed

MAY 12, 2015

ultimately, a term sheet) when pitching any given firm? Also, bloggers or those VCs active on various social networks generally tend to be more available (though this might also mean that these partners are receiving the most inbound deal flow because of their visibility and can be the most distracted because of it).

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Partner Term Sheet Reputation Deal Flow 120

ReadWriteStart

AUGUST 31, 2012

I had one mentor who helped us negotiate a term sheet. The second benefit is most of the judges at these competitions are also investors, people who are looking for deal flow.”. Take it, says Klein, who has signed up for a mentor at every competition she’s won. We’ve had media mentors who have gotten us press.

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St. Louis Startup Term Sheet Deal Flow 85

ReadWriteStart

AUGUST 31, 2012

I had one mentor who helped us negotiate a term sheet. The second benefit is most of the judges at these competitions are also investors, people who are looking for deal flow.”. Take it, says Klein, who has signed up for a mentor at every competition she’s won. We’ve had media mentors who have gotten us press.

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St. Louis Startup Term Sheet Deal Flow 60

This is going to be BIG.

JANUARY 22, 2018

Vetting deal flow is part of the job. After a bit, I finally asked, "What's the difference between One and Two in terms of funding and time, because I want to fund Phase Two way more than I want to get stuck in Phase One without funding." I offered a term sheet to lead a $1.6mm financing.

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Founder Conversion Naming Term Sheet 100

This is going to be BIG.

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

They’re trying to get exposure and diversification at the same time, while potentially seeing co-investment deal flow. They all have great networks, above market performance and some special sauce that sounds nice but you’re not 100% clear it makes sense as a way to boost returns or get access to deals.

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Accredited Investor Term Sheet Deal Flow .Net 106