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Both sides must be fair in a term sheet negotiation.

Berkonomics

These usually involve a handful of angel investors, and a few entrepreneurs, who all want to build the very best term sheet for their exciting nascent enterprise. Just a few of these terms include vesting, corporate structure, governance principles, financing strategy, valuation and exit strategy. Raising money'

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The Corrosive Downside of Acquihires

Both Sides of the Table

And a few teams of super talented, educated and bright entrepreneurs make a few mill. Chief Vesting Officers)? Many buying companies price these deals on the basis of $1 million per engineer on the team for an early-stage deal. I don’t blame entrepreneurs who go for an early exit when it comes up.

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Should You Co-Found Your Company With a Software Development Shop (2 of 2)?

David Teten

I’ve seen a range of options for supporting entrepreneurs, which I can rank from least to most involvement in companies by investors: financier VCs, e.g., Correlation Ventures. Most firms that do decide to take equity do so because their risk is far reduced when compared to that of the entrepreneur, or that of the traditional cash investor.