Gust

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

After you have successfully attracted angels or venture capital with your business case, your million dollar product idea, and you have a signed term sheet, there is still one more hurdle to overcome before investors write the check. This is the dreaded “due diligence” process.

Technical Review 152

Technical Review Due Diligence Intellectual Property Private Equity 152

Gust

OCTOBER 25, 2014

The Business of Venture Capital. Raising Venture Capital for the Serious Entrepreneur. A Venture Capital Insider Reveals How to Get from Start-up to IPO on Your Terms. Term Sheets & Valuations. A Line by Line Look at the Intricacies of Term Sheets & Valuations.

Term Sheet 132

Term Sheet Private Equity Exit Strategy Venture Capital 132

Gust

NOVEMBER 11, 2011

Angel investment events where the group investment is supposed to go to the winner, but the winner ends up hating the term sheet. Usually these term sheets involve convertible notes, which are supposed to convert to equity at the next round of financing, like when the serious venture capitalists do a Series A.

Software Review 79

Software Review Term Sheet Due Diligence Angel Investor 79

Gust

DECEMBER 21, 2011

Valuations are generally higher in Silicon Valley; term sheets are different; capital sources are different; building a management team and Board of Directors requires a different strategy; and I’ve just begun to scratch the surface.

Silicon Valley 107

Silicon Valley Southern California Tucson Seattle 107

Gust

SEPTEMBER 27, 2014

Every investor on Gust is an Accredited Investor that has been provided access to the system by either an official angel group known to Gust, a venture capital fund, or another startup in which they are investing. Any legitimate investor who finds you through Gust will also contact you through Gust!

Angel Groups 159

Angel Groups Elevator Pitch Software Review Deal Flow 159

Gust

OCTOBER 8, 2014

I had very smart entrepreneurs where I gave the company $2-3 million and we raised anywhere between $3-5 million and when I put A-round in the term sheet they had their lawyers change it back to seed rounds. Invested Interests cap table venture capital' I saw this myself a few times in a row. Reblogged via [link].

Cap Table 136

Cap Table Silicon Valley Term Sheet Non-Compete 136

Gust

OCTOBER 12, 2011

Last week , we took the plunge and began dissecting an example term sheet for a convertible debt financing round piece by piece. I’ll continue with more specific terms and wrap up next week with some thoughts about recent changes and trends for the future.

Finance 107

Finance Term Sheet Pre-Money Valuation Early Stage 107