Demand Liquidation Preference Startup Valuation 
Both Sides of the Table
JULY 22, 2010
Things like “ participating preferred stock &# in legalese unsurprisingly never actually call out, “hey, this is the participating preferred language.&# We got a3x participating liquidation preference with interest (not participating with a 3x cap, but 3x participating. I turned them down.
Tim Keane
JANUARY 12, 2010
Startups and angels: Along the way to success. Term-sheets and Valuations: Thinking about Negotiations. The Valuation Question. When companies seeking their first round of serious funding are good enough to receive a term-sheet from an investor, the first issue that always arises is valuation. Let’s start at the end.
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Startup Professionals Musings
SEPTEMBER 26, 2015
Perhaps they're way off in their valuation (usually far too high), or paralyzed by fear at seeing the other terms, because they have no idea what's normal, and what's worth a fight to the death (their startup's). In very early startups, which have no valuation, the term sheet may specify a convertible note.
Both Sides of the Table
SEPTEMBER 5, 2012
Because convertible debt deals often have both a ‘full ratchet’ and often have ‘multiple liquidation preferences’ “ Yup. When convertible debt first started being introduced as a “faster, cheaper way to get startups funded” they didn’t have pricing built into them.
Startup Company Lawyer
MARCH 14, 2010
In addition, I think that a “peace treaty&# between early-stage investors and startup companies on standard terms (at least at a term sheet level) is a step in the right direction. The primary rights in these documents, ranked in order of importance in my opinion are: Non-participating preferred liquidation preference.
ithacaVC
APRIL 25, 2012
If you want to scare off VCs, start your pitch with “we are looking to raise $X at a pre-money valuation of $Y” Stating how much you want to raise is fine and recommended. However, stating a desired pre-money valuation early in the process is not a good idea. Here is why.
Altgate
DECEMBER 18, 2008
@altgate Startups, Venture Capital & Everything In Between Skip to content Home Furqan Nazeeri (fn@altgate.com) ← Holiday Cards Year End Management Changes → The 3X Liquidation Preference Is Back! Let’s recap how expensive a 3x liquidation preference really is. Bookmark the permalink.
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