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Both sides must be fair in a term sheet negotiation.

Berkonomics

A good example was during the negotiation of a term sheet. These usually involve a handful of angel investors, and a few entrepreneurs, who all want to build the very best term sheet for their exciting nascent enterprise. As an example, twenty five years ago, most VCs used common share deal structures.

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Knowledge Is Power: Convertible Note Financing Terms, Part II

Gust

Last week , we gave some attention to the “why” behind convertible note financing for early stage startups. In this installment, I’ll dig into the “how” by dissecting an example term sheet based on a real deal. These deal terms are simple but significant.

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Knowledge Is Power: Convertible Note Financing Terms, Part IV

Gust

Readers joining this series in progress may find it helpful to download the sample term sheet from my firm’s website and review the earlier posts covering the basics. In Parts II and III, we looked at commonly used mandatory and voluntary conversion language in convertible notes. Most would agree this is not a fair outcome.

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