Remove Deal Structure Remove Definition Remove Government Remove Networking
article thumbnail

Both sides must be fair in a term sheet negotiation.

Berkonomics

Just a few of these terms include vesting, corporate structure, governance principles, financing strategy, valuation and exit strategy. As an example, twenty five years ago, most VCs used common share deal structures. It was not until the later 1980s that the preferred share structure became popular.

article thumbnail

The Dos And Don’ts Of Selling Your Business

Duct Tape Marketing

Duct Tape Transcript Email Download New Tab John Jantsch (00:00): This episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast is brought to you by Outbound Squad, hosted by Jason Bay, and brought to you by the HubSpot Podcast Network. The government, for example, often defines small business by the number of employees. 09:23): Sure.

article thumbnail

Cracking The Code: The Bessemer 10 laws of SaaS - Fall 2008.

Cracking the Code

As all good sales VPs will tell you, the compensation plans of the sales team will drive behavior, so it is critically important that you structure the sales and account management plans to align with the key metrics of your business: CMRR, Churn, and Cash flow. Note: high CAC ratio means high productiviy (see blog post for definition).