Both Sides of the Table

JULY 7, 2015

And from Nancy Hua … “Too many angels can also hurt a start-up and be taken as an indication that a company is not strong enough to attract any one “lead” investor, said Ms. Every great investor knows this. “They hear your story and you send them the paperwork.”. Hua of Apptimize. ” Uhhuh.

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A Crowded Space

OCTOBER 3, 2018

Very shortly after I joined, Greg Gretsch (now my partner at Jackson Square Ventures) co-led oDesk’s Series A along with Venky Ganesan (partner at Menlo Ventures and lead investor in Rev.com). And one time, I personally got served with a claim that a freelancer had stolen IP and we were being sued for ~$60k.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 5, 2015

Of course investors care about controls (board, protective provisions, IP assignments, non-solicitation) but these are all pretty standard. If you think the other investors will be super value-added – no problem! Those are the big three. So let’s simplify down to: Ownership %. Size of my check.

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Gust

OCTOBER 26, 2011

This is the norm for West Coast deals, but it’s often the case in dealing with East Coast investors (more commonly for VC financing rounds rather than angel seed rounds) that the lead investor wants its lawyers to draft the documents.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 4, 2019

Steve Kelly, Lead Investor; Godfrey Nazareth, President & CEO; and Matthew Maltese PhD, co-founder and Chief Innovation Officer The Forrest Four-Cast: March 3, 2019 Fifty diverse startups will aim to impress a panel of judges and a live audience with their skills, creativity and innovation at SXSW Pitch Presented by Cyndx.

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