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What Entrepreneurs Should do about Price Fixing

Both Sides of the Table

Cap or warrants? We discuss deal structures. If you’re a seed fund that raised money from limited partners your fiduciary responsibility is to “make a buck.&# But I bet his broader point was to tone down the rhetoric and stop with inside baseball. How well financed is the competition? At what valuation?

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10 Tips for Startups Raising Money from Angels

VC Cafe

But here it’s not enough to relay on secondary research – get out there and speak to potential customers, partners and even competitors – gather evidence and interest. Evidence the plan will work – for example, there’s a similar startup in another country that’s working well.

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Should You Co-Found Your Company With a Software Development Shop (2 of 2)?

David Teten

I’ve been looking for suggestions for an initial deal structure that is appropriate for the theoretical case of a trusted dev shop putting in $100k in market-value of services over a 6 month period in time. I spoke with Thatcher Bell , Managing Partner, CoVenture. What are the terms of their relationship with the founder?