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Knowledge Is Power: Convertible Note Financing Terms, Part I

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Another use of convertible note bridge financing is to make a quick injection of seed capital into a new startup when the investor and entrepreneur already know and trust each other; it’s better than a handshake, but far quicker and easier to complete than a real Series A round.

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

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Often times when companies raise “bridgefinancing (this is money from internal investors. StackOverflow – We both have a love fest for Joel Spolsky who also co-founded Fog Creek Software. 9mm – Investor: Sequoia Capital (Michael Moritz) – Read more: TechCrunch , PaymentsViews. Short answer: no.

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