techcrunch.com

SEPTEMBER 2, 2012

Ressi estimates that the debt note now accounts for over 50% of all angel and early stage deals. Yokum Taku, Corporate and Securities Partner at the Palo Alto, California Office of Wilson Sonsini agrees, “I can’t think of a good reason not to shift early stage seed financings toward convertible equity away from convertible debt.”.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

If you’re working with early-stage companies you need to be spending quality time with them which means you need to be nearby. Eric Paley , managing partner at Founder Collective , told me that they had implemented a city-wide program in Boston to help local university students get internships at local tech startups.

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The Next Web

AUGUST 19, 2013

Mikita Mikado is a software engineer and entrepreneur from Belarus, now based in San Francisco. I’m a geek and software engineer from the former ­Soviet state of Belarus. They are not looking to benefit by partnering with your company. He is the co-­founder and CEO of Quote Roller and PandaDoc.

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VC Cafe

JUNE 29, 2012

I’m in San Francisco, attending the Google I/O , Google’s flagship developer conference. Learn how they attract investors, partners, recruiting. I have an early stage startup, but it’s hard to find people that understand that long term commitment. Join a startup.

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mashable.com

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

And for those in the coveted in-crowd, Silicon Valley, San Francisco and the greater tech community become a world of opportunity where you’re only limited by the quality of your idea and the caliber of your friends. Gordon is also operating director of Zynga and director at Amazon, both sFund partners.

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