ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 2, 2011

Therefore, going down the fundraising path is something many technology entrepreneurs will need to do and a critical step in the development of their business. This can be an intimidating experience so I've put together a list of five tips for raising a venture round. He explains five problems with this and I couldn't agree more.

Cap Table 125

Cap Table Term Sheet Liquidation Preference Technical Review 125

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 21, 2010

I recently read a post over on VentureHacks titled, “ Top Ten Reasons Entrepreneurs Hate Lawyers &# written by Scott Walker (who blogs on legal issues for entrepreneurs ). Because many great entrepreneurs work with lawyers in registering their companies they have their ear to the pavement on the earliest of company formations.

Southern California 318

Southern California Silicon Valley IP Stock Options 318

Gust

APRIL 16, 2014

Indeed, to have an investment that is limited by the life of the investor is, in my experience, completely unheard of. Invested Interests business entrepreneur investor contract startup' Are there ways to draft an agreement so that the investor has what is called a “life estate” in the proceed from the royalties?

Liquidation Preference 152

Liquidation Preference Revenue Entrepreneur Startup 152

www.founderinstitute.com

MARCH 2, 2010

With 1,100 lawyers, 150 practice areas and a global presence, Holland & Knight offers the experience and resources to handle your most difficult legal challenges. Get connected to experience the difference. Participation" means that investors "double dip" by getting both their liquidation preference and their equity allocation. -

Term Sheet 40

Term Sheet Liquidation Preference Vesting San Diego 40

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 3, 2018

As an angel investor to startups, I’m still surprised to find entrepreneurs who expect investors to give them money, and assume no strings attached. If the entrepreneur wants total control of their own venture, with no one looking over their shoulder, they should work within the limits of their own resources, a process called bootstrapping.

Term Sheet 140

Term Sheet Advisory Board Liquidation Preference Portfolio 140

Gust

SEPTEMBER 17, 2014

Me: Raising convertible notes as a seed round is one of the biggest disservices our industry has done to entrepreneurs since 2001-2003 when there were “full ratchets” and “multiple liquidation preferences” – the most hostile terms anybody found in term sheets 10 years ago. Not in my experience. I see that all the time.

Liquidation Preference 153

Liquidation Preference Valuation Term Sheet Stock 153

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 3, 2014

As an Angel investor to startups, I’m still surprised to find entrepreneurs who expect investors to give them money, and then disappear into the sunset. Finally, entrepreneurs should never forget that investors really believe that they are there to help (not like “I''m from the IRS and I''m here to help”). Marty Zwilling.

Term Sheet 237

Term Sheet Advisory Board Liquidation Preference Startup 237

Feld Thoughts

FEBRUARY 9, 2016

And, rather than rational and helpful thoughts for entrepreneurs, it often brings out the schadenfreude in even the most talented people. We entrepreneurs have been spinning that line for decades in every boom cycle. I have two simple rules for founders in my head from this experience. It’s simply not true.

Cap Table 70

Cap Table Down Round Liquidation Preference Founder 70

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 27, 2012

Entrepreneurs sometimes assume an initial agreement with an Angel is a commitment, so they start spending before any money is received. It’s true that Angel investors typically do not present entrepreneurs with overly complicated deal structures, especially when compared to venture capitalists. Liquidation preference.

Term Sheet 223

Term Sheet Pre-Money Valuation Due Diligence Post-Money Valuation 223

Tim Keane

JANUARY 12, 2010

Please see later version of this post on May 16, 2010 Entrepreneurs are often not experts in the area of term-sheet negotiations and all of the surrounding issues.   Investors sometimes “present” the terms they’d like and expect the entrepreneurs to react. Term-sheets and Valuations: Thinking about Negotiations.

Term Sheet 68

Term Sheet Valuation Dividend Liquidation Preference 68

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 16, 2015

As an angel investor to startups, I’m still surprised to find entrepreneurs who expect investors to give them money, and assume no strings attached. If the entrepreneur wants total control of their own venture, with no one looking over their shoulder, they should work within the limits of their own resources, a process called bootstrapping.

Term Sheet 120

Term Sheet Advisory Board Liquidation Preference Angel Investor 120

Startup Company Lawyer

MARCH 14, 2010

Founders Institute Plain Preferred Term Sheet (by WSGR – disclaimer, I represent the Founders Institute and was involved in drafting this document). My general opinion is that anything that makes the financing process faster and easier or otherwise educates entrepreneurs is a good thing. (A Dividend preference.

Finance 70

Finance Software Review Term Sheet Liquidation Preference 70

www.readwriteweb.com

DECEMBER 29, 2011

Therefore, going down the fundraising path is something many technology entrepreneurs will need to do and is a critical step in the development of their business. This can be an intimidating experience so I've put together a list of five tips for raising a venture round. He explains five problems with this and I couldn't agree more.

Cap Table 47

Cap Table Term Sheet Liquidation Preference Technical Review 47

Gust

OCTOBER 17, 2011

Entrepreneurs sometimes assume an initial agreement with an angel is a commitment, so they start spending before any money is received. It’s true that angel investors typically do not present entrepreneurs with overly complicated deal structures, especially when compared to venture capitalists. Liquidation preference.

Term Sheet 158

Term Sheet Pre-Money Valuation Due Diligence Post-Money Valuation 158

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 4, 2009

I often have career discussions with entrepreneurs – both young and more mature – whether they should join company “X&# or not. BTW, this ignores liquidation preferences which actually mean you’ll earn less. I think working in a startup can be an enormously rewarding experience.

Stock Options 418

Stock Options Stock Liquidation Preference Option Pool 418

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 6, 2010

But if you’re the CEO who is spinning up a story about how the options for non-founders, non-VPs is going to be worth a lot some day then you’re probably doing some young entrepreneur a disservice at your expense.** And when they figure it out some day they’re not likely to be very loyal moving forward.

Stock Options 294

Stock Options Stock Valuation Liquidation Preference 294

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 28, 2013

You know this isn’t likely to lead anywhere and frankly you didn’t quit your job to pursue your life dream of being an entrepreneur to sell 12 months later in an acquihire. The don’t understand VC liquidation preferences or multiple return expectations. But staff can’t make the delineation in their heads.

Startup 417

Startup Dilution San Diego Stock Options 417

Up and Running

MARCH 29, 2017

I knew I wanted to be an entrepreneur long before I could even spell entrepreneur. See Also: How to Learn Programming and Launch Your App in 3 Months—with No Programming Experience. Experience and ambition make a good team. See Also: What Do Venture Capital Firms Want? Build the world you want to live in.

Term Sheet 60

Term Sheet Venture Capital Liquidation Preference Valuation 60

Scott Edward Walker

AUGUST 31, 2011

Introduction This post was originally part of the “ Ask the Attorney ” series which I am writing for VentureBeat (one of my favorite websites for entrepreneurs). We’re first time entrepreneurs, and we don’t know if this is standard practice and what we should do. Any advice would be appreciated.

Silicon Valley 45

Silicon Valley Term Sheet Liquidation Preference Redemption 45

Professor VC

APRIL 1, 2010

was part of a Dow Jones VentureWire webinar last week titled Negotiating An Angel Deal: What Angels, Entrepreneurs & VCs Need to Know. I prefer the traditional face to face where you can interact with the other panelists and audience, but was the first panel I did wearing my favorite flannel penguin pajamas. Well, not exactly.I

Term Sheet 32

Term Sheet Angel Investor San Jose Venture Capital 32

Spencer Fry

APRIL 17, 2017

For the workshops, I didn’t prepare anything, I just jumped right in talking about my experience as well as the pros and cons of bootstrapping vs. raising money in 2017. As a bootstrapper, you have nobody above you on the cap table (note: investors sit above you in their liquidation preference), so it’s your way or the highway.

Bootstrapping 63

Bootstrapping Cap Table Liquidation Preference Cofounder 63

Professor VC

JUNE 6, 2016

I can just picture Mr. Rogers saying "Children, can you say participating preferred stock with an uncapped 3x liquidation preference and a full ratchet?" I work hard on mine and you work hard on yours and we all win (entrepreneurs, angels, and upstream VC's). It's great for entrepreneurs! I got over it.

Syndicate 28

Syndicate Syndication Cap Table Ratchet 28

SoCal CTO

JULY 13, 2010

How-to learn about angel/vc term sheets - Gabriel Weinberg , June 28, 2010 I think every startup entrepreneur (and angel investor) should have a good understanding of financing term sheets. liquidation preference. You’re Not a Real Entrepreneur - Steve Blank , June 10, 2010 Who is an entrepreneur really?

Cofounder 175

Cofounder Technical Cofounder Term Sheet Startup 175

www.mattbartus.com

DECEMBER 9, 2012

If you are a company that is fundraising, keep in mind that there are a few different levers you can pull to change the amount of dilution that the founders will experience. My question is, can you elaborate on the benefits you see for the entrepreneur in trying to sell this to the investors? — 23 Comments. link] Roy Rodenstein.

Warrant 40

Warrant Valuation Pre-Money Valuation Term Sheet 40

thestartuplawyer.com

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

Entrepreneurs often believe their startup company faces legal threats from only external sources. I wish I could say that my experience was limited to listening to my clients’ stories. We entrepreneurs constantly try to refine our product or model, so it is only natural to think that we should refine ourselves.

Cofounder 40

Cofounder Founder Preferred Stock Startup 40

dondodge.typepad.com

JANUARY 15, 2011

Entrepreneurs face some pretty tough questions at a very early stage. Both the entrepreneur and the investor have much higher expectations than just "even money" on their bet. The entrepreneur expects the company to be worth many times this valuation and so does the investor. Should I take Angel or VC money?

Equity 40

Equity Employee Dilution Valuation 40

Life Beyond Code

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

One Million by One Million is a global initiative that aims to nurture a million entrepreneurs reach a million dollars each in annual revenue and beyond by 2020, thereby creating a trillion dollars in global GDP and ten million jobs. SM: In September 2008, when the first Entrepreneur Journeys book was released, D.D.

Programming 116

Programming Silicon Valley Bootstrapping Technical Review 116