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What Entrepreneurs Should do about Price Fixing

Both Sides of the Table

Cap or warrants? We discuss deal structures. How well financed is the competition? What is their market traction? How much are they raising? How much is soft-circled (committed)? At what valuation? Convertible or equity? kind of way. Often it’s to try and persuade people that we’ve found the right model.

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10 Tips for Startups Raising Money from Angels

VC Cafe

Deal structure – I could write a full post just on this, but some aspects that were brought up are the need to agree on a reasonable valuation, what investment vehicles are used (convertible debt vs stock, options and warrants and other non-dilutive mechanisms). What experience or contacts are they bringing to the table?

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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. Lastly, I would suggest a range of equity or warrants is offered, vs. a fixed amount.