YoungUpstarts
SEPTEMBER 20, 2019
It’s often more all about fearing how tough VCs are going to be with their term sheets and ‘standard’ clauses. You’re going to be asking your investors for a lot of generosity in their patience, more money, introductions, and all types of daily operational help. Your Reputation is on the Line.
Mucker Lab
AUGUST 27, 2014
As an entrepreneur himself, founding and operating printed circuit board factories in Taiwan, my father was debating between two places to immigrate to and build his next new venture: Los Angeles (“The Valley” aka San Fernando Valley) and Santa Clara (“Silicon Valley”).
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View from Seed
MAY 31, 2023
All of them were in the process of re-founding or were already operating their next startup. On the other side of the term sheet, as expressed by Gordon Moore , Silicon Valley pioneer, and co-founder of Intel, “you’re more valuable because of the experiences you’ve been through under failures.”
ReadWriteStart
JUNE 1, 2020
Reasons for funding. ? Scale up your operations. One of the most prominent reasons for funding is to scale up your operations, for expansion and achieve economies of scale. Now you may want to scale up your operations or expand your presence. The third reason is to fund your short term operational expenses or working capital.
The Next Web
SEPTEMBER 13, 2013
The term sheets tend to be fairly standardized and straightforward as well. Term sheets are littered with many more obscure protective provisions and onerous terms. From there, you typically get the thumbs up or down within a day or two. You then have a defined period to close, which is usually a month or so.
abovethecrowd.com
NOVEMBER 28, 2022
The real question is, “do the founders or operators understand the role of governance and embrace it, or are they trying to intentionally undermine the very notion of governance?” As a result of many technical voting requirements, this can be rationalized as a way to make operating the company smoother and simpler.
Both Sides of the Table
JANUARY 21, 2010
I’ve met several people from Cooley Godward who have stellar reputations in this category. I always try operate on the “Fixed Fee +&# arrangement. He was the first guy that I saw demystify the legal terms in his term sheet series. I already mentioned DLA Piper. That’s why I love VentureHacks.
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