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Should you go after value-add investors for your seed round?

Hippoland

But, there are a lot of no-name investors who are former operators - either at their own startups or at larger tech companies - who would still be value-add from an operational perspective even if they are not household famous. Major investor / information rights? In fact, these are the investors that I personally like best!

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What is convertible equity (or a convertible security)?

Startup Company Lawyer

One other related issue pointed out by Jason Mendelson is that convertible debt means that the company may be technically insolvent, and officers and directors may have enhanced duties to creditors (such as landlords), as some states may impose personal liability on directors for decisions that resulted in creditors not being paid.

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No Shelf Life: Why Selling Insurance May Be Right for You

Up and Running

Under the Affordable Care Act, which now requires you to have qualified health insurance, many people buy coverage due to mandates or subsidies, so you have an opportunity to be really helpful to consumers. If your quote is competitive, you might be able to save your loved one some money while also gaining a sale for yourself.

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Landing Page Best Practices: Remove Distractions, Be Bold & Tell a Story

ConversionXL

In this second episode, they reviewed 5 different landing pages with the page owners & went into more detail than Peep normally does in our regular website reviews , so hopefully you’ll find more value in it. Oli: Also don’t use scarcity , if you’re not going to actually be teaching the course live.