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| Page 1 of 17 | Previous | Next | ASK THE VC AUGUST 29, 2011 When Financings Fall Apart The greatest revenge is to execute like hell, bootstrap all the way, and do what we said we’d do – become Seattle’s next billion-dollar startup, and make the world of marketing a better place. Fundraising financing fundraisingRand does an awesome job of providing extensive details while maintaining confidentiality of the participants. | FELD THOUGHTS MARCH 1, 2010 The Proliferation of Standardized Seed Financing Documents Combinator Series AA Equity Financing Documents (by WSGR). Series Seed Financing Documents (by Fenwick & West). However, until there is one standardized set of documents that everyone – especially the various law firms agree on – I don’t expect there to really be a standardized set of seed financing documents. | | | | | |
| | | INSTIGATOR BLOG SEPTEMBER 1, 2010 Raising Financing: Convertible Debt vs. Equity Seth Levine from Foundry Group touched off a debate on which is the best way to raise startup financing: convertible debt or equity. Pricing a round and the value of a startup is hard. In my experience, it wasn’t any easier to raise financing through convertible debt. All prominent and successful investors. | WWW.SERIESSEED.COM MARCH 2, 2010 Series Seed Financing Documents SeriesSeed.com Series Seed Financing Documents Blog Home Documents Blog Archives Subscribe 09/02/2010 Version 2.0 That’s because there are not that many issues to negotiate in a simple equity financing. Let’s imagine that using the more simple documents saves 10% of the time and money involved in a seed financing. | | | | | | | | |
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INSTIGATOR BLOG | WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17, 2010 10 Startup To-Dos: Things You Should Really Think About When Starting a Company
meeting about startup to-dos — things you should really think about before starting companies. In places like Silicon Valley it’s often tech people who launch startups. We need more startups in Montreal and in other ecosystems that aren’t the current startup hubs. We need more startups in Montreal [.]. MORE >> -
INSTIGATOR BLOG | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2010 Startup D.O.A
How often have you seen startups go down the following road? This path towards launching a startup is what I would call: Startup D.O.A — Startup Dead on Arrival. Here are three major problems that too many startups end up facing: 1. Validating a startup idea is a very big challenge in and of itself. MORE >> -
FELD THOUGHTS | FRIDAY, JULY 22, 2011 Finance Fridays
Their suggestion was to write a series of posts that follows the development of an imaginary startup as the company navigates various events, focusing on how each event will impact not only the P&L, but also the Balance Sheet and Cash Flow Statement. Finance Fridays finance fridaysThe more the merrier.&#. MORE >> -
STARTUP COMPANY LAWYER | SUNDAY, MARCH 14, 2010 How do the sample Series Seed financing documents differ from typical Series A financing documents?
After the recent announcement of the Series Seed Financing documents by Marc Andreesen, Brad Feld points out that there are now four sets of “open source&# equity seed financing documents: TechStars Model Seed Funding Documents (by Cooley). Combinator Series AA Equity Financing Documents (by WSGR). under $500K). “ . MORE >> -
 How a startup should leverage a personal assistant
Rob Walling generously allowed me to reprint this excerpt from his new book, "Start Small, Stay Small: A Developer's Guide to Launching a Startup" available in paperback and Kindle from Amazon and in PDF and ePub from StartupBook.net. Why Should My Startup Use a Virtual Assistant? Tags: How-To finance productivity tools MORE >>
- How To Pitch Your Startup to a Complete Stranger INSTIGATOR BLOG | WEDNESDAY, JUNE 2, 2010
- Notes on raising seed financing CHRIS DIXON | THURSDAY, JUNE 9, 2011
- Paths to $5M for a startup founder GABRIEL WEINBERG | SUNDAY, JUNE 6, 2010
- Startup Exercise: What can’t be solved with money? A SMART BEAR: STARTUPS AND MARKETING FOR GEEKS | MONDAY, MARCH 21, 2011
- 50 Top Startups Worth Watching UP AND RUNNING | THURSDAY, JUNE 10, 2010
- Paperless Financing Docs A VC : VENTURE CAPITAL AND TECHNOLOGY | TUESDAY, MAY 31, 2011
- Setting Up Your Accounting System FELD THOUGHTS | FRIDAY, AUGUST 12, 2011
- VCs in seed clothing: Chris Dixon, Mark Suster, and Naval Ravikant interviewed VENTURE HACKS | WEDNESDAY, MAY 5, 2010
- Ten Components of Startup Valuation For Investors STARTUP PROFESSIONALS MUSINGS | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2010
- Don't write a business plan A SMART BEAR: STARTUPS AND MARKETING FOR GEEKS | MONDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2009
- A Great Case for Innovative Angel Loan Financing TIM BERRY'S BLOG - PLANNING STARTUPS STORIES | WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2011
- The unfortunate math behind consulting companies A SMART BEAR: STARTUPS AND MARKETING FOR GEEKS | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2011
- A tale of 3 financings VENTURE HACKS | MONDAY, JUNE 28, 2010
- Why The Bank Won’t Finance Your Business Plan TIM BERRY'S BLOG - PLANNING STARTUPS STORIES | WEDNESDAY, JULY 27, 2011
- Startup Compensation FORCE OF GOOD: A BLOG BY LANCE WEATHERBY | MONDAY, APRIL 18, 2011
- Cash is King: 8 tips for Optimizing your Startup Financing Strategy FOR ENTREPRENEURS | THURSDAY, APRIL 7, 2011
- Startups Need the ‘Why’ Before the ‘What’ to Build STARTUP PROFESSIONALS MUSINGS | MONDAY, APRIL 30, 2012
- Yes, but who said they'd actually BUY the damn thing? A SMART BEAR: STARTUPS AND MARKETING FOR GEEKS | MONDAY, AUGUST 9, 2010
- Startup CEOs: Masters of Alignment INSTIGATOR BLOG | WEDNESDAY, MAY 5, 2010
- Alternate Sources of Financing THE WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS BLOG @ SIMON | THURSDAY, JULY 15, 2010
- Increasing Series A financing risk for software/Web startups GABRIEL WEINBERG | THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2010
- The Top Reasons to Incorporate Your Startup in Delaware IP LAW FOR STARTUPS | TUESDAY, JANUARY 18, 2011
- Ten Highly Successful Bootstrapped Startups SOFTWARE BY ROB | THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2011
- Accounting for Startups: Cash-basis or Accrual-basis? A SMART BEAR: STARTUPS AND MARKETING FOR GEEKS | MONDAY, APRIL 19, 2010
- Startup Founder Agreements HIGH CONTRAST | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2010
- WSGR online venture financing term sheet generator STARTUP COMPANY LAWYER | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22, 2009
- Never say “no,” but rarely say “yes.” A SMART BEAR: STARTUPS AND MARKETING FOR GEEKS | MONDAY, APRIL 25, 2011
- Revisiting Paul Graham’s “High Resolution” Financing BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2010
- Why I Quit My Job to Start a Tech Company VINICIUS VACANTI | WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 3, 2011
- The Long Grind Before You Become an Overnight Success VINICIUS VACANTI | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2011
- 5 Non-Traditional Ways to Get Startup Money TIM BERRY'S BLOG - PLANNING STARTUPS STORIES | TUESDAY, JULY 26, 2011
- How should a startup founder value her time? A SMART BEAR: STARTUPS AND MARKETING FOR GEEKS | TUESDAY, JANUARY 10, 2012
- Brief Thoughts on Angel List, "Social Proof", "Spray & Pray", & The Network Effects of Large Scale Investing 500 HATS | SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2011
- The Scarcest Resource at Startups is Management Bandwidth BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | SATURDAY, APRIL 28, 2012
- Bending over: How to sell to large companies A SMART BEAR: STARTUPS AND MARKETING FOR GEEKS | MONDAY, MAY 24, 2010
- SayAhh’s Revenue Projections FELD THOUGHTS | FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2011
- How to value your company for sale (Part 1) A SMART BEAR: STARTUPS AND MARKETING FOR GEEKS | MONDAY, JUNE 20, 2011
- How to value your company for sale (Part 2) A SMART BEAR: STARTUPS AND MARKETING FOR GEEKS | MONDAY, JUNE 27, 2011
- Keeping a Seed Financing Round Open THE STARTUP LAWYER | MONDAY, AUGUST 23, 2010
- An Alternative Model for Startup Incubation INSTIGATOR BLOG | WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 17, 2011
- Sizing Option Pools In Connection With Financings A VC : VENTURE CAPITAL AND TECHNOLOGY | WEDNESDAY, MAY 18, 2011
- Top free resources for startups STARTUPCFO | TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2010
- Beware of Friends and Family Financing UP AND RUNNING | TUESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2010
- Startup Tools STEVEBLANK.COM | FRIDAY, JULY 8, 2011
- Startup Valuation: How Much Is Your Company Worth? SEED STAGE CAPITAL | TUESDAY, JANUARY 19, 2010
- 5 Reasons You Need Finance Talent on Your Team FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 2012
- Legal Mistakes Every Startup Can Avoid STARTUP PROFESSIONALS MUSINGS | MONDAY, APRIL 19, 2010
- Is convertible debt with a price cap really the best financing structure? STARTUP COMPANY LAWYER | SUNDAY, JANUARY 9, 2011
- The Science of Tech Startups – Especially Lean Ones FELD THOUGHTS | WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22, 2011
- Avoid Startup Opportunity Bubbles Ready To Burst STARTUP PROFESSIONALS MUSINGS | FRIDAY, MARCH 25, 2011
- Finding Your Financing: Is Angel Investment Realistic? TIM BERRY'S BLOG - PLANNING STARTUPS STORIES | TUESDAY, APRIL 12, 2011
- How I Think About Seed Investing As A VC FELD THOUGHTS | MONDAY, AUGUST 2, 2010
- How to think about cash vs. equity compensation A SMART BEAR: STARTUPS AND MARKETING FOR GEEKS | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2011
- Angels Finance 27 Times More Start-ups Than VCs ANGEL BLOG | FRIDAY, MAY 1, 2009
- Inside versus outside financings: the nightclub effect CHRIS DIXON | TUESDAY, JUNE 8, 2010
- Should You Really be a Startup Entrepreneur? BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | MONDAY, JANUARY 31, 2011
- Top 120 Startup Posts for 2010 SOCAL CTO | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 5, 2011
- Gameon Finance STARTUPCFO | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 5, 2011
- The Right Startup Advisory Board Has A Big Payback STARTUP PROFESSIONALS MUSINGS | THURSDAY, MAY 5, 2011
- 10 ways to significantly increase your income START UP BLOG | SUNDAY, APRIL 15, 2012
- The Lean Startup Book is here STARTUP LESSONS LEARNED | WEDNESDAY, JULY 6, 2011
- Financing risk CHRIS DIXON | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20, 2011
- Startup Metrics for Pirates (Lean Startup Circle, Jan 2010. 500 HATS | MONDAY, JANUARY 25, 2010
- Are VCs Interested in Funding a Services Agency? ASK THE VC | FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2011
- 7 Key Drivers to the Best Investor For Your Startup STARTUP PROFESSIONALS MUSINGS | TUESDAY, APRIL 3, 2012
- Wegner: If You Need To Raise Money, Get Your Financing Done ASAP ASK THE VC | THURSDAY, AUGUST 4, 2011
- Why Your Startup Doesn’t Need a COO BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2011
- PR for Startups TONY WRIGHT DOT COM | TUESDAY, MARCH 2, 2010
- Startup M&A availability bias and what to do about it GABRIEL WEINBERG | SUNDAY, AUGUST 7, 2011
- Startup Funding - Sources of Financing ANGEL BLOG | THURSDAY, JUNE 5, 2008
- 10 books that helped me START UP BLOG | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2012
- How-to get that guy as your mentor GABRIEL WEINBERG | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2010
- An Angel Investor’s Thoughts on Valuation ASK THE ANGELS | FRIDAY, JULY 31, 2009
- 4 Ways to Align Startup Founder and Investor Interests INSTIGATOR BLOG | WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31, 2010
- The Best Time to Start Your Own Business… UP AND RUNNING | WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29, 2011
- Primer On Funding Trends for Early-Stage Startups STARTUP PROFESSIONALS MUSINGS | SUNDAY, MAY 1, 2011
- How to Finance a Web App in 2010 FEINT | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2010
- Hiring at a Startup? Know Thy Weaknesses BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2009
- Startups: Build, don’t buy STARTUPCFO | MONDAY, JULY 26, 2010
- Is Small-Business Credit Starting to Flow? UP AND RUNNING | FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2010
- What is a startup? STARTUP LESSONS LEARNED | MONDAY, JUNE 21, 2010
- The law of focus START UP BLOG | WEDNESDAY, MAY 12, 2010
- Equity for Early Employees in Early Stage Startups SOCAL CTO | TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2011
- Key Elements of a Massively Scalable Startup STARTUP MARKETING BLOG | MONDAY, MAY 17, 2010
- No Accounting For Startups STEVE BLANK | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2010
- Don’t Count on Crowd-Funding to Save Your Startup STARTUP PROFESSIONALS MUSINGS | SATURDAY, JUNE 25, 2011
- The wealth misconception START UP BLOG | TUESDAY, JANUARY 4, 2011
- A Postmortem Analysis of Standout Jobs INSTIGATOR BLOG | TUESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2010
- Ron Conway on Entrepreneurs Cashing Out with Venture Financing ENTREPRENEURSHIP BLOG | THURSDAY, JUNE 14, 2007
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