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When Should Startup Founders Discuss Valuation with Seed VCs?

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In short, more and more entrepreneurs are signaling their price expectations earlier in their seed fundraise process. In theory, there are three levels of pricing for an entrepreneur to potentially signal to a prospective investor: 1. And as my partner Rob Go likes to say, “Time kills all deals.”).

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Knowledge Is Power: Convertible Note Financing Terms, Part V

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This is the norm for West Coast deals, but it’s often the case in dealing with East Coast investors (more commonly for VC financing rounds rather than angel seed rounds) that the lead investor wants its lawyers to draft the documents.

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