YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 12, 2017

Many of these companies are pre-revenue and in the cash burn stage as they try to establish their technology and market. When investors believe in the founders, products, or ideas they will provide companies with funding. However, as a condition of financing they may require annual audited financial statements.

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www.xconomy.com

JUNE 9, 2012

Tech Channels ▾ Cleantech ›. Innovation Report Shows San Diego Added 695 Tech Jobs at End of 2011. San Diego’s Free EvoNexus Tech Incubator Gains Qualcomm Expertise. XSITE 2012: The Xconomy Summit on Innovation, Technology & Entrepreneurship. Fred Hutch Spinoff Blaze Bioscience Pulls in $5M For ‘Tumor Paint’.

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www.seriesseed.com

DECEMBER 9, 2012

Series Seed Financing Documents Blog. and why Series Seed Documents are better than capped convertible notes.   That said, I think this quote accurately captures the life-cycle of creating a simple set of documents for early stage investment. .    This is EXACTLY why I created the Series Seed Documents. 

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BeyondVC

SEPTEMBER 13, 2006

Make sure your basic finances are in order and that all customer contracts, employment-related documents, financing paperwork, etc. Example #1: Your company is about to be sold and as the acquirer is doing due diligence it wants to make sure that there are no outstanding claims to the intellectual property of your company.

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Technical Review Intellectual Property Cofounder Due Diligence 60

Pascal's View

JULY 9, 2017

Andrew Krowne and I recently co-wrote an article in Tech Crunch , Why SAFE Notes Are Not Safe for Entrepreneurs. At its core, this issue points to the lack of understanding about the importance of post-money valuation by both entrepreneurs and investors. All of these items are postponed until the elusive priced equity round.

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Post-Money Valuation Valuation Cap Table Covenant 49

reidhoffman.org

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

we weren’t the natural leader of a market or technology trend that everyone was paying attention to, we didn’t have substantial organic growth, and. Investors see a lot of pitches. You may happen to emphasize the right points that pique an investor’s interest, but you shouldn’t leave your financing up to chance.

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