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ProfessorVC: Why I Hate Convertible Debt.Let Me Count the Ways

Professor VC

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. Blog Archive. Newer Post.

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This Week in VC Episode 6 with @Jason Calacanis: Best One Yet

Both Sides of the Table

Often times when companies raise “bridgefinancing (this is money from internal investors. I first discovered it from Dharmesh Shah’s blog OnStartups. Swipely is a social network orientated around users credit card transaction data. We spoke briefly about why. Short answer: no.

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