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The Legal Side of Entrepreneurship

YoungUpstarts

Craig Schmitz, a partner in the Technology Companies Group at law firm Godwin Proctor LLP who works on corporate, governance, board and fundraising issues, and Erika Fisher, an associate in the firm’s Business Law Department who deals with IP, fielded questions about the legal issues startups face. ” The Cost of Financing.

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The investment that didn’t happen

K9 Ventures

While Zappos was doing diligence on Modista, the issue was brought up that one of other companies in this space — Like.com , founded by Munjal Shah — had filed for some IP in this area. In August/September 2009, the founders and I agreed to work together to raise a round of financing for the company.

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What is it Like to Negotiate a VC Round?

Both Sides of the Table

I am reminded of this problem every time my firm does a financing where a note went before us but more specifically I was reminded by this great post by Brad Feld to talk about the pre-money vs. post-money conversion issue. So how DOES a VC think about financings at early stages? It’s very simple. How much is in the option pool?

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Channel your Inner VC to Understand Startup Valuations

www.currentlyobsessed.com

I have to admit, the light bulb didn’t go off for me until I was negotiating term sheets. Read Terms that Hurt (Venture Hacks). Read up on the “unwritten terms&# in term sheets having to do with exit multiples here For bootstrappers, the math is even easier: 100% of the upside goes to you and your awesome team.

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Startup Resources

www.vccafe.com

IP Location Tools. easy business finance software. find/hire freelancers. hire low-cost international engineering talent. VWorker - find/hire freelancers. YCombinator Series AA Equity Financing Documents. WSGR Term Sheet Generator. Orrick, Herrington Term Sheet Generator. SlideShare.