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Two investment deals are on the table. Which do you sign?

The Startup Toolkit

Vision for B2C, virality-driven community. Next, we check that we’re safe from any particularly onerous terms like participation preferred. If you over-perform, then you would have raised on better terms in the free market. Deal 2 is marketing-driven. I’m a little burned out on chasing the market.

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Two investment deals are on the table. Which do you sign?

The Startup Toolkit

Vision for B2C, virality-driven community. Next, we check that we’re safe from any particularly onerous terms like participation preferred. If you over-perform, then you would have raised on better terms in the free market. Deal 2 is marketing-driven. I’m a little burned out on chasing the market.

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Should Founders Be Allowed to Take Money off the Table?

Both Sides of the Table

A friend of mine is a serial entrepreneur and is running a high-profile, early stage company in NorCal. We could do more in 2010 with more VC investment; the doubling assumes only ratable increase in marketing spend to achieve profitability. But more spend = more viral opps = more revenue down the road.

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