Both Sides of the Table
MAY 15, 2010
It’s always fun chatting with Jason because he’s knowledgeable about the market, quick on topics and pushes me to talk more about VC / entrepreneur issues. We’re staring to get the hang of how to divide the show up into talking about deals but also talking about issues for entrepreneurs during funding. Short answer: no.
Gust
SEPTEMBER 29, 2011
The most successful serial entrepreneurs in the world may found three or four, perhaps even eight or ten venture-backed startups over the course of their careers. It should therefore come as no surprise that an asymmetry of information exists, mostly gleaned from experience, between founders and investors in a venture financing deal.
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Professor VC
APRIL 7, 2011
We werent able to declare a winner, but I did agree to write a blog post on the topic. This will also serve as a good pointer for all the entrepreneurs who ask why I am not interested in their company led convertible note financing round. In cases where it is truly a bridge financing (i.e.
K9 Ventures
MARCH 23, 2011
The convertible note was really intended as an instrument for a “bridge financing” – when an equity round was imminent, and likely to occur, but the company needed some money in between. In that case, it made good sense to have a debt instrument, where the note holder then converted into equity when the financing occurred.
venturehacks.com
OCTOBER 21, 2010
While the above is presented as a somewhat combativitve strategy, I think the result of using the above and focusing on the hiring plan result in both the VC and the Entrepreneurs feeling better about the post-deal plan. This is another case of investors looking one step ahead of the entrepreneur. Thanks in advance. Apr 11, 2007 [.]
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