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Want to Know How VC’s Calculate Valuation Differently from Founders?

Both Sides of the Table

Back in 1999 when I first raised venture capital I had zero knowledge of what a fair term sheet looked like or how to value my company. Due to competitive markets we ended up with a pretty good term sheet until we needed to raise money in April 2001 and then we got completely screwed. No hidden terms.

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Retro: My Favorite Blog Post on Raising VC

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My blog linked to Brad Feld’s blog because I was so grateful for his series on term sheets and he was one of the biggest reasons that as a VC I felt compelled to blog. On December 3rd Brad Feld wrote a one paragraph blog post titled “ Raising Venture Capital &# in which he linked to my blog. Tempus Fugit.

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Tale of Two Valleys: LA and the Bay Area from an Investor’s Perspective

Mucker Lab

Encyclopedic knowledge of term sheets and startup buzzwords can be quickly learned, trained, and packaged. Go to any of the LinkedIn profiles of entrepreneurs in Bay Area and you see names like Google, eBay, Apple, Yahoo, PayPal, and Facebook littered throughout. Stamps of Approval” and “Opportunity”.

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How to Negotiate a Partner Role at a Venture Capital or Private Equity Firm

David Teten

It’s hard enough to get a job at a venture capital or private equity firm; it’s even more complex to join as a Partner. These are many of the steps I went through when I joined HOF Capital. Union Square Ventures ( [link] ). – The firm and your capital commitment. – Tax distributions.

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How do the sample Series Seed financing documents differ from typical Series A financing documents?

Startup Company Lawyer

Founders Institute Plain Preferred Term Sheet (by WSGR – disclaimer, I represent the Founders Institute and was involved in drafting this document). If you don’t, please educate yourself on this site, Venture Hacks and the term sheet series by Brad Feld/Jason Mendelson, among other places.

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Returns for brand-name VC funds

finance.fortune.cnn.com

Term Sheet. Term Sheet The latest on private equity, M&A, deals and movements — from Wall Street to Silicon Valley. Exclusive: Returns for brand-name VC funds By Dan Primack August 20, 2012: 12:15 PM ET. In parenthesis is the cumulative distribution divided by called capital. Mutual Funds.

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As Populist as it May Feel, 98% of VCs Aren’t Dumb

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. “I don’t know the exact math, but I hear it again and again: the top 2% of firms generate 98% of the returns in venture capital.” As you can see from the chart their data suggests there are about $25 billion of VC distributions per year in the US. ” Unfortunately the first part of that statement is true.

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