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The Authoritative Guide to Prorata Rights

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Prorata rights are one of the most important rights of a private market technology investors and yet are seldom fully understood. People all across the value chain have taken notice including Limited Partners who are the people who invest in VC funds in the first place. Much of this historically didn’t matter to entrepreneurs.

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Understanding a VC’s Seed Funding Policy is Critical

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Many (Union Square Ventures, Foundry Group, True Ventures, GRP Partners, Mike Hirshland at Polaris Ventures) do it the right way – we treat it as a normal investment and we don’t have a “options&# strategy with our investment. Many firms do it in a way that can be more detrimental to entrepreneurs.

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Is it Time for You to Earn or to Learn?

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I often have career discussions with entrepreneurs – both young and more mature – whether they should join company “X&# or not. Let’s assume that the company raised it at a normal VC valuation, which means it gave up 33% of the company and thus $5 million / 33% = $15 million post-money valuation.

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90 Things I've Learned From Founding 4 Technology Companies

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90 Things I’ve Learned From Founding 4 Technology Companies. On October 27, 2010 I wrote a blog post about the “ 57 Things I Learned Founding 3 Tech Companies.”. This past week while I was in Tokyo for meetings with potential partners for Fab, I was invited to participate in a panel discussion on startups. So, here goes.

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Why Co-Founders Are a Startup's Biggest Liability | The Startup Lawyer

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Entrepreneurs often believe their startup company faces legal threats from only external sources. About the Author Ryan Roberts is a startup lawyer and represents technology companies through all phases of the startup process, including incorporation, seed & venture financings, and exit transactions. And that’s a big mistake.