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Web-Based Worthworm Helps Determine PMV For Startup Investment Purposes

YoungUpstarts

“If you are an angel investor and a venture is seeking capital from you, insist on getting its Worthworm report. One of the challenges for investing in startups has always been the lack of an established way for founders and investors to actually measure and decide on the valuation of the startup concerned.

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How to Pick the Right Attorney For Your Startup

Up and Running

We developed a kick-ass investor pitch and we started pitching it to family, friends, angel investors, and even venture capitalists for feedback. This should be clearly spelled out in your Capitalization Table , or “Cap Table” as it’s commonly called. Can they create and advise on a Capitalization Table?

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Venture Capital Demystified: A Fundraising Guide for Entrepreneurs, Investors, and Lawyers

YoungUpstarts

If a VC offers you a term sheet, expect their lawyers to ask you for more information like capitalization tables, contracts, material agreements, employment agreements, and board meeting minutes. Following a VC on social media can be useful as a starting point to develop a relationship.

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Unintended Consequences: When SAFE and Convertible Notes Go Awry

Pascal's View

The bottom line: Startup CEOs/Founders need to do the projected capitalization table math on an as-converted, post-money basis from Day 1, before issuing any notes and modeling various possible future scenarios. It will be worth the time and effort.

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How to Raise Startup Funding from Unlikely Angel Investors

Up and Running

Capitalization Table and Shareholder Roster. Contact Information (for managers, directors, shareholders, developers if outsourced, attorneys, accountants, consultants). Management Resumes and Organizational Chart. Customer References. Personal References. Social Security Numbers (for background checks). Stock Option.

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New San Diego VC Firm Emerges as ‘The Moneyball of Venture Capital’ | Xconomy

www.xconomy.com

VP of Strategic and Emerging Business Development, Microsoft. Founder, DEKA Research and Development Corporation. Correlation Ventures is tied to a different legacy—HNC Software, which was a pioneering developer of predictive software that was used to assess the risk of credit card fraud. President and CEO, Complete Genomics.

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Valuing Startup Employee Options

David Teten

He wrote the following guest blog post, and worked closely with me to develop this financial model. Enter Raul: This capital table startup options valuation model was created with the purpose of valuing options for an illiquid, early-stage start-up.

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