YoungUpstarts
OCTOBER 28, 2015
Startups need to understand how to manage the seed money they receive from investors and VCs. Investors typically negotiate from a term sheet, which if not handled properly can create problems that can hurt or kill the startup’s chances when they do their Series A round of funding.
This is going to be BIG.
SEPTEMBER 30, 2012
This is a company that, according to the article, got term sheets from half of the VCs that expressed interest in the company. It's been said that long term returns are bad, but yet, where else are these institutions going to put the money to get growthy returns? Not a bad close rate, I'd say--and a pretty great pay day.
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Feld Thoughts
OCTOBER 15, 2013
Have a strong management team who are typically proven entrepreneurs. Accelerators business david cohen entrepreneur global accelerator network Seed money TechStars United States Venture Capital' Have physical space available for their program.
Both Sides of the Table
NOVEMBER 18, 2012
Think about it – most entrepreneurs who manage to raise seed money or venture capital usually raise enough money for 12-18 months maximum. But why don’t you just give me the damn term sheet you promised so I can trust you even more. Many times it’s less. Yeah, I trust you. I know, right?
Both Sides of the Table
AUGUST 1, 2010
They either do too many seed investments (for which they can spend no quality time with any) or they treat it as an option (“if you succeed come back and see us and we’ll match any term sheet you get&# ) – they view it as a sort of “right of first refusal.&#. The signaling affect is overrated.
Both Sides of the Table
OCTOBER 17, 2009
.&# And I think this line of thinking has started to become conventional wisdom as outlined in Chris Dixon’s excellent blog post saying that you need to be careful raising seed money from a large VC fund. I do think you need to be careful with funds that have done 20-30 seeds deals in fairly rapid succession.
Both Sides of the Table
SEPTEMBER 2, 2009
The VCs basically have liquidity in management fees along the way, in the sense they get paid decently along the way. I know that eventually if your company is out of cash and you need the money you’ll take it even on punishing terms. We managed the business because we felt responsible since we raised money.
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