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Free Startup Docs: How Much Equity Should Advisors Get?

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Having to invent ad hoc terms to work together, negotiating terms, and throwing money into hiring lawyers can really hamstring the formation of productive founder-advisor relationships — something that can really make or break a startup in its early stages. For more, see the FAST document below: View this document on Scribd.

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After Raising $6.7M For Startups And Winning SEC Approval, AngelList Opens Up Investment Platform To More Companies

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In December, AngelList , a service that matches early-stage startups with investors, debuted the ability to allow accredited investors to actually invest in startups on the platform with as little as $1,000. As Smartphones Reach A Global Tipping Point, Why Your Product Isn't As Simple As You. → Learn More.

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Can A Startup Do OffShore Development? Part 2

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As a result, local universities here churn out thousands of new graduates each year who can spell Microsoft but understand nothing about proper software engineering. There is this drive to create something new, crazy, innovative and globally game changing. Part 1 How To Evaluate Early-Stage Web 2.0

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@altgate » Blog Archive » Outsourcing For Startups

Altgate

The presentation was on outsourcing generally, not just software engineering and the audience was very early stage companies (some yet to be founded). Now, for very early stage companies, you may be thinking, “I don’t have any cash, so outsourcing isn’t an option.&# To that I say baloney.

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Flexible VCs With Structures Between Equity and Revenue-Based Investing

David Teten

VI: Revenue-based financing: The next step for private equity and early-stage investment. —– UP Fund is a rolling venture fund launched in Q4 2020, and part of global SaaS accelerator Upekkha, based in India. in idea-stage and side-hustle founders using a Convertible Income Share Agreement, or CISA.

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Tech Diversity & Inclusion Allies at SXSW

Austin Startup

janryan (@janryan) | Twitter Kerry Rupp Kerry is a Capital Factory Mentor and founding partner of True Wealth Ventures, an early-stage venture capital fund that invests in women-led companies in the sustainable consumer and consumer health verticals. Carolyn was recognized by Inc.

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Convertible Equity, A Better Alternative To Convertible Debt?

techcrunch.com

Ressi estimates that the debt note now accounts for over 50% of all angel and early stage deals. Yokum Taku, Corporate and Securities Partner at the Palo Alto, California Office of Wilson Sonsini agrees, “I can’t think of a good reason not to shift early stage seed financings toward convertible equity away from convertible debt.”.

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