As part of the experience of releasing the book, we’ve gotten the chance to interact with many new people interested in the venture capital and angel financing process. The most often requested additional topic that we don’t cover extensively in our book is the use convertible debt in early stage – especially seed stage – financings. MORE >>

NOTE: This is the sixteenth post in our series about standard terms in early stage equity financings. These posts refer to the model Series A Term Sheet put out by the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA) and available for download here. * * * * * * * * * *. Drag Along. MORE >>

Always looking for ways to better serve the entrepreneurial community, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati is pleased to announce the release of the WSGR Term Sheet Generator , a publicly available online tool that allows entrepreneurs and investors to generate an initial draft of a term sheet for a preferred stock financing. MORE >>

NOTE: This is the tenth post in our series about standard terms in early stage equity financings. These posts refer to the model Series A Term Sheet put out by the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA) and available for download here. * * * * * * * * * *. We begin with the Investor Rights Agreement. MORE >>

2.     Nature of a Term Sheet and Summary of Offering Terms. Tags: Anatomy of a Term Sheet Financing 1.     Overview. 3.     Dividends. 4.     Liquidation Preference. 5.     Voting Rights and Protective Provisions. 6.     Conversion and Anti-dilution. 7.     Pay-to-Play. 8.     Redemption Rights. MORE >>