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Founder-Investor Fit

VC Cafe

If you agree that the top founders are likely to receive multiple term-sheets, then the importance of founder-investor fit increases. In the case of Echo3D, I didn’t wait for the term sheet to be signed to start providing value. Personal fit. Choose a partner, not just a fund. ” “Do VCs add value?”,

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You’ll Need At Least Two of These Four Qualifications to Get Hired By a Venture Firm

Hunter Walker

Disclaimer: I’ve never been hired by a venture firm. Venture Deals: Be Smarter Than Your Lawyer And Venture Capitalist (Feld; Mendelson) is the best book to read if you want to understand venture capital, term sheets, etc. Hiring for many roles in SF, North Carolina or Remote. Hi, thanks for reaching out.

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“I Can Really See Us Leading This Funding Round” Isn’t a Term Sheet

Hunter Walker

Whether it’s a hiring manager holding some candidates at bay while they continue interviewing. The phases of fundraising, how to get to a first term sheet, and what to do once you’ve got an initial offer is probably a blog series of its own. But end of the day, if you screw a founder, they’ll never forget.

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Want to Know How VC’s Calculate Valuation Differently from Founders?

Both Sides of the Table

Back in 1999 when I first raised venture capital I had zero knowledge of what a fair term sheet looked like or how to value my company. Due to competitive markets we ended up with a pretty good term sheet until we needed to raise money in April 2001 and then we got completely screwed. No hidden terms.

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The Founder and Investor Trust Problem: It's not what you think.

This is going to be BIG.

Whenever I submit a term sheet, I always caveat it by saying the following: “This is the one time we’re completely misaligned. I’m incentivized to buy up as much of the company at as low a price as possible and you’re incentivized to sell as little of the company as possible by raising the price.”. Founders seem to get that.

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Tough hiring market? Make it easier to be a parent at your company.

This is going to be BIG.

Over the last two and a half months in the hospital, I’ve actually been fairly productive—no doubt setting the record for VC term sheets offered literally from inside the NICU (three). I mean, think about it—if you have to pay a recruiter to hire someone, you’re paying, on average, 25% of their first year salary anyway.

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A checklist for your funding announcement

Version One Ventures

Make it simple for people to contact you and take the next step, whatever that might be: “Join our waitlist,” “Sign up for a demo,” “Download our whitepaper,” “We’re hiring – work with our team.”. Fortune Term Sheet. Leverage your investors. Your investors are impactful and powerful PR allies. Include VC daily newsletters.