Gust

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Convertible notes are a great tool for venture financing. The actual mechanics of converting convertible notes (in other words – calculating conversion shares) is not a simple task and requires great care. The post The Mechanics of Converting Convertible Notes appeared first on Gust.

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Jeff Hilimire

JANUARY 7, 2019

These are the highlighted notes I took when reading Everybody Matters. I highly recommend this book, and these notes will give you a solid idea of what it’s all about. The post Everybody Matters – my book notes appeared first on Begin the Begin. I wish there were more companies like B-W.

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Pascal's View

JULY 9, 2017

Andrew Krowne and I recently co-wrote an article in Tech Crunch , Why SAFE Notes Are Not Safe for Entrepreneurs. There is nothing wrong with using a SAFE or a convertible note in a startup if you know its implications. This is not uncommon—and it is a problem precisely because the notes are being used improperly.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 11, 2014

Sometimes the most profound revelations, ideas, and experiences come in small, simple packages, like sticky notes. Here are 5 powerful ways to use sticky notes: 1. Sticky notes are the perfect size to hold one complete power thought that you may want to be reminded of daily. Sticky notes are the currency of ideas.

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Jeff Hilimire

MARCH 19, 2019

The post Good Authority – my book notes appeared first on Begin the Begin. Your ability to get things done, to push and drive forward, to reach the result no matter what the personal cost, is no longer serving you, your team, or the organization as a whole.

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Hippoland

AUGUST 17, 2016

A reader named Turner Dean recently asked me whether it’s better to raise seed money on convertible notes or straight-up equity. In general, I’m a big fan of convertible notes or convertible securities for seed stage founders. What major terms you should look for / be aware of / ask for? Just do a Google search.

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Rembrandt Communications

JULY 1, 2023

N – Note what makes you happy. Then, note all of the things you want to accomplish in the weeks ahead including vacation plans and fun, personal activities that give you joy. Find exciting new opportunities and activities, uncover solutions by reviewing your data and note your accomplishments and goals.

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Gust

SEPTEMBER 17, 2014

We raised a convertible note. Me: Raising convertible notes as a seed round is one of the biggest disservices our industry has done to entrepreneurs since 2001-2003 when there were “full ratchets” and “multiple liquidation preferences” – the most hostile terms anybody found in term sheets 10 years ago. Me: At what price? Last year ….

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 14, 2019

Taking note of and doing these key tips from top business leaders will help you create your own business success path. When you adopt this mindset, each mistake will move you closer to success as you become wiser and more business-smart.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 30, 2015

I’m so tired of seeing young entrepreneurs get screwed by their angel investors on convertible notes and I know I can’t convince you not to do it so I’d like to offer one simple bit of advice to help you avoid getting screwed (at least on one part of your note). It’s the silent screwing that stings.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 10, 2021

A while back I received a discouraging note from an entrepreneur with a patent and a medical software application who couldn’t find a dime of investment, and was grousing that seed funding just wasn’t available anymore.

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K9 Ventures

MARCH 23, 2011

There has been a lot of noise in the Valley lately about how most seed stage deals are now being done as convertible notes. That might well be so, but I for one am not a fan of convertible notes. In that case, it made good sense to have a debt instrument, where the note holder then converted into equity when the financing occurred.

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VC Cafe

MAY 24, 2019

To really cover productivity tools I would need a much longer post. There are great tools out there from Evernote, to todo apps but I’m sure many of you experienced the need to send yourself a. This is a content summary only. Click on the post title to continue reading this post, share your comments, browse the website and more!

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Gust

SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

Let’s take it from the top: Why convertible notes? A term sheet for a convertible note deal may run two or three pages, versus 8-10 pages for a typical Series A Preferred Stock financing. I’ve posted a sample convertible note term sheet on my website.) There are two principal reasons.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 20, 2020

Note-taking. Note-taking is an excellent way of maintaining order for busy people. Notes act as a memory aid and will help you remember important ideas. Notes act as a memory aid and will help you remember important ideas. Note-taking spurs further thought, and this enables you to come up with more ideas.

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The Startup Magazine

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Note that to achieve these goals; it is paramount to have a clear plan for short-term and long-term sustainability targets. NOTE: The entire process should be developed with the targeted reader (stakeholder) in mind, but with a relentless focus on enriching the current strategies to adopt sustainability.

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The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 24, 2024

It’s worth noting that integrating website chat software with customer relationship management (CRM) will help synchronize customer data across all your platforms. It’s also important to note that many people prefer to spend their money on organizations that have a track record of giving back to society.

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Growthink Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

But I was shocked by the number of people who expressed incredulity regarding the note in my column last week that all major U.S. With 90 million Americans with money in the stock market, there is zero political hay in noting that 99.9% I guess I shouldn’t be surprised as to how little known the horrific U.S. of these investors (i.e.

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deal architect

SEPTEMBER 1, 2013

Hillsborough County, where we live, is about to introduce an automated garbage collection process. Households are being issued new roll carts with RFID chips to monitor if any were missed on collection routes. Trucks with robotic arms will lift and. Industry Commentary'

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Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

Here are some notes from what I took away from the event – Much of the conversation talked about search engine optimization and traffic related advice, which fundamentally hasn’t changed. So what did I learn?

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David Teten

JUNE 2, 2014

The Practising Law Institute hosted Dror Futter of SorinRand and me for a webinar last week on “ Before Series A – Convertible Note and Series Seed Funding for Startups ”. If you prefer reading over listening, I suggest review these pertinent articles: Convertible Notes: great cars, bad vehicles (by John Frankel, Founder, ff Venture Capital).

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Women Entrepreneurs Can

AUGUST 23, 2021

5 Important Things to Note in Sexual Assault and Criminal Lawsuits. The post Sexual Assault and Criminal Lawsuits: 5 Important Things to Note appeared first on WECAN. Well, Arizona Criminal Defense Lawyers will be able to guide you with all the necessary pieces of information.

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The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 6, 2021

A few points to note: 1. You should use a proxy to visit your site. On the same note, make sure you test often. When you consider everything that needs to be tested before it goes live, from translated text to the site’s core functionality, you’re going to need a checklist to keep it all together.

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Gust

DECEMBER 18, 2013

That said, the primary entrepreneur-friendly reason for doing a Convertible Note (and the reason that no serious investor under regular circumstances will therefore do an uncapped note) is: The valuation negotiation is put off until the next round. million valuation provided by the 20% discount of the note.

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Austin Startup

OCTOBER 18, 2017

Convertible Notes still dominate outside of SV and pockets of LA/NYC. Y Combinator created the SAFE a few years ago as an “upgrade” on convertible notes. It is a well-drafted document, but when you get down to brass tacks, a SAFE is basically a convertible note without interest or a maturity date. Maturity about Maturity.

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Jeff Hilimire

APRIL 19, 2012

And I’ve really struggled over time with how to use email effectively, how to keep track of my to-do list, where and how I should take and store notes, and how to effectively use the cloud in the middle of all of that. For note-taking, no surprise that I use Evernote. Let’s start with email.

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Mike Michalowicz

MAY 8, 2015

Step 1 – Take 10 sticky notes and write one of the ten most important things your company does on each individual note. Step 4 – Of the 7 remaining notes take 4 of the least important ones off the wall and discard them too. Step 7 – Stare long and hard at the one remaining sticky note on the wall.

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www.seriesseed.com

DECEMBER 9, 2012

and why Series Seed Documents are better than capped convertible notes. and why Series Seed Documents are better than capped convertible notes : 1 Favorite and 1 Reblog. The lone criticism that I hear consistently is that convertible notes are preferable, which I tried to address in one of my earlier posts. Blog Archives.

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The Startup Magazine

APRIL 24, 2024

It’s worth noting that there are good and bad newsletters. Getting people to this level is the main battle behind most marketing efforts, and newsletter marketing is a great method. Going Forward In conclusion, if you are an entrepreneur or business with an interest in engaging with your customers at a deeper level, consider newsletters.

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Gust

APRIL 19, 2014

For a sophisticated investor, there are none, because an uncapped note just doesn’t make sense (see my answer to “If a startup’s valuation is $x, how much larger should its cap on a convertible note be?” Invested Interests convertible note entrepreneur investors startup uncapped'

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Haystack

APRIL 10, 2018

Below are my brief notes & high-level takeaways from the sessions. But, before I share those notes, let’s quickly revisit how the entire Bay Area seed stage ecosystem has been been reset. 4/ LPs noted that the term “pre-seed” is really a U.S. This was interesting to me.

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Board Effect

JANUARY 10, 2023

Step 2: Taking a Record of the Board Meeting Unless your organization requires the secretary to type notes at the meeting, they can either type them out or write them longhand. As noted earlier, nonprofit board meeting minutes are an official and legal record of the board meeting. Add notes for clarification.

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Feld Thoughts

JUNE 2, 2015

The other day, Mark Suster wrote a critically important post titled One Simple Paragraph Every Entrepreneur Should Add to Their Convertible Notes. We’ve been regularly running into another problem with doing a financing after companies have raised convertible notes. Go read it – I’ll wait. pre ($25m post).”

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Liquidation Preference Cap Table Angel Investor Post-Money Valuation 70

The Startup Lawyer

FEBRUARY 13, 2012

The principal invested via a convertible note should accrue interest, but the rate should be lower than a typical company non-convertible loan from an investor. The range I see is 5-8% for convertible notes. The convertible note interest should also accrue until the note converts into equity or is paid out at the sale of the company.

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Gust

JANUARY 4, 2012

Entrepreneurs: if you’re looking seriously at angel investment, and you have the kind of product-market fit and management experience investors will like, you need to take a good look at convertible notes. From there, maybe you want David Hornik’s Just Say No to Capped Convertible Notes. Here’s a link to the first , to get you started.

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Gust

MARCH 29, 2014

A convertible note and an equity round are two different things, done for different reasons. If it’s a small percentage, consider a note. If they are similar in range, go right for an equity round, instead of incurring the cost and hassle of double-papering a note and a preferred round. It doesn’t work that way.

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The Startup Magazine

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Reputation Whether you’re looking for an Atlanta courier service or a courier elsewhere in the country, it’s important to take note of the company’s reputation. We’ve covered some of the most important factors to consider below.

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