Startup Company Lawyer

MARCH 14, 2010

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). Future rights. then the holders of the Series Seed get these better rights.

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Finance Software Review Term Sheet Liquidation Preference 70

Altgate

MAY 14, 2009

An entire entrepreneurial ecosystem was built up around this model including venture capitalists who would fund the big investments provided there was a big market, entrepreneurs who would start the companies and seasoned executives who would take over once the business outgrew the founders. AWS is a great example. Bookmark the permalink.

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Boston Oakland Bootstrapping Venture Capital 28

The Startup Lawyer

MARCH 1, 2010

The drafters are “open sourcing&# the documents so that they may be continually improved by the startup community. The Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation includes the typical provisions you might find in a VC deal, less (i) preferential dividends, (ii) redemption rights, and (iii) price based anti-dilution.

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Preferred Stock Term Sheet Redemption Registration Rights 79

The Startup Lawyer

MARCH 1, 2010

The drafters are “open sourcing&# the documents so that they may be continually improved by the startup community. The Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation includes the typical provisions you might find in a VC deal, less (i) preferential dividends, (ii) redemption rights, and (iii) price based anti-dilution.

Preferred Stock 40

Preferred Stock Term Sheet Redemption Registration Rights 40