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Startup 101: What goes in a startup data room

VC Cafe

SAFE note), shareholder agreements, company formation and governance documents (e.g. articles of incorporation, bylaws, shareholder agreements), employment contracts, patents and trademarks, contracts with providers, SEC filings, licenses Business documents – client contracts, pipeline (can be redacted: i.e

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What Startups Need to Know About Regulated Markets

Steve Blank

Regulated marketplaces are ones that have significant government regulation to promote (ostensibly) the public interest. regulation happens on three levels: federal laws that are applicable across the country are developed by Federal government in Washington. state laws that are applicable in one state are imposed by state government.

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Bizshark Helps You Search For Business Contacts (Or Sales Leads)

YoungUpstarts

Bizshark has a database of around 40 million business contacts and more than 14 million company listings that are searchable by individual and company name as well as by email address. “Simplicity of use and quick access are our top priorities for users,” says Bizshark ’s managing director Daniel Banks.

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Strangling Innovation: Tesla versus “Rent Seekers”

Steve Blank

These opponents have their own name – “rent seekers” – the landlords of the status-quo. Rent seekers are individuals or organizations that have succeeded with existing business models and look to the government and regulators as their first line of defense against innovative competition. Rent Seekers. No regulation? The result?

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Strangling Innovation: Tesla versus “Rent Seekers”

Steve Blank

These opponents have their own name – “rent seekers” – the landlords of the status-quo. Rent seekers are individuals or organizations that have succeeded with existing business models and look to the government and regulators as their first line of defense against innovative competition. Rent Seekers. No regulation? The result?

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How to Fund a Startup

www.paulgraham.com

The SEC defines an "accredited investor" as someone with over amillion dollars in liquid assets or an income of over $200,000 ayear. There never has to be atime when you have no revenues. A big-name VC firm will not screwyou too outrageously, because other founders would avoid them ifword got out. Im not sure myself.

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On the Road to Recap:

abovethecrowd.com

A high performing, high-growth SAAS company that may have been worth 10 or more times revenue was suddenly worth 4-7 times revenue. They basically cannot afford to expose themselves to any more risk in a particular name. SEC Visits Silicon Valley. The same thing happened to many Internet stocks. Caveat emptor.

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