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9 Steps to Handle Business Loan Rejection

Up and Running

As you do this, frame the conversation right. On the other hand, some of these are not easily fixable so you’ll have to look for alternative solutions to your financing problems. Explore other financing options. In that case, it may be worth exploring alternative financing options. Get a co-signer.

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Flexible VC, a New Model for Companies Targeting Profitability

David Teten

Yes, via conversion rights at a valuation cap. Yes, via conversion rights at a valuation cap. Part of the magic of revenue-based financing is how historical performance and strong, achievable financial projections are ultimately the backbone of how RBI/RBF investment decisions are made.”

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Convertible Note Seed Financings: Founders Beware!

Scott Edward Walker

This post is the third part of a three-part primer on convertible note seed financings. Part 1, entitled “ Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Convertible Note Seed Financings (But Were Afraid To Ask) ,” addressed the basics. Part 2, entitled “ Convertible Note Seed Financings: Econ 101 for Founders ,” addressed the economics.

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Walker Twitter Highlights: June 6th – 12th

Scott Edward Walker

Cheers, Scott Top 5 Tweets Very solid RT @cdixon : Notes from a class on raising seed financing [link] cc @skillshare (All these Brilliant People at) Facebook Make Me Sad – “all that talent is building something I just don’t care about” [link] Thiel: Tech Bubble? .” Less is more.”

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Venture Deals 4e German Edition

Feld Thoughts

Corporate law: In Germany, most companies in general and most VC-financed companies are structured in the legal form of a “Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung” (GmbH). Often, this integration results in VC-financed GmbH companies having little to do with the GmbH as envisaged by the law.

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What Are the Rights of Minority Stockholders?

Scott Edward Walker

Introduction For the past few months, I’ve been discussing the rights of VC investors in connection with preferred stock financings, including the following: liquidation preferences anti-dilution provisions dividends Board control protective provisions drag-along provisions pay-to-play and pull-up provisions conversion rights redemption rights All (..)

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Venture Capital Term Sheets: Conversion Rights

Scott Edward Walker

Conversion Rights What Are Conversion Rights? Indeed, preferred stock, as the name suggests, is preferable to (and more valuable than) common stock because it grants certain key rights to the holders, one of which is a conversion right. There are two types of conversion rights: optional and mandatory.