Genuine VC
OCTOBER 2, 2012
After completing a long process identifying the right venture firms to pitch, running an exhaustive fundraising process, finding a mutual fit, and successfully negotiating terms… at last, the term sheet is signed. The two- to six- week time between the signing of the term sheet and closing is “venture limbo.”
YoungUpstarts
SEPTEMBER 20, 2019
It’s often more all about fearing how tough VCs are going to be with their term sheets and ‘standard’ clauses. Your Reputation is on the Line. Though if you have a reputation giving bad deals, you may not have anyone to negotiate with in the future. Not compared to potential customers or lenders.
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Startup Professionals Musings
DECEMBER 26, 2021
Every entrepreneur seeking funding loves the challenge of getting customers and investors excited, but dreads the thought of negotiating the terms of a deal with potential investors. On the other hand, when negotiating a financing for your company, you should never present your term sheet first.
View from Seed
MAY 17, 2019
There are two distinct chapters to venture fundraising – the first is entrepreneurs pitching their startup to multiple firms to generate interest and ultimately secure a term sheet; then, the period after a term sheet has been signed progressing to close. The good news is that these scenarios don’t happen often.
Mucker Lab
AUGUST 27, 2014
We see a lot of great entrepreneurs with incredible market vision, loyal customers, and flawless execution who simply do not yet speak the same language as the typical Valley entrepreneur and executive. Encyclopedic knowledge of term sheets and startup buzzwords can be quickly learned, trained, and packaged.
Diego Basch
FEBRUARY 28, 2012
We could have insisted on a term sheet, even though term sheets are non-binding. A big customer can stop paying a bill on which your livelihood depends. Many years ago I was running a consulting business, and one of our customers was a famous internet company at the time. Let me tell you a short anecdote.
ReadWriteStart
JUNE 1, 2020
The primary source of your funds should be your paying customers, i.e., your business should generate enough revenues and profits to fund the growth and expansion. Any custom manufactured IoT device would require software development as well as hardware customization. Both of which are expensive and time-consuming.
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