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Thinking big and doing stuff properly

The Equity Kicker

I’m just back from an inspiring few days at Dublin Web Summit and then F.ounders , both in Dublin. Paddy Cosgrave’s F.ounders and Web Summit are great examples of both. Betting too early on a billion dollar outcome and building up a big liquidation preference can turn what would otherwise have been a decent success into a failure.

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Doing Deals – 3 Tips for Entrepreneurs (Part 2)

Scott Edward Walker

They understandably get excited as soon as some money is waved at them and often allow themselves to get drawn into the dealmaker’s web. It is critical that entrepreneurs understand this dynamic.

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Everyone Needs A Diversion

Feld Thoughts

We’ve updated our Foundry Group web site with the new Liquidation Preference beer photo. If you miss our old web site pictures, you can now get to them via the diversion tab on the top right. Everyone needs a diversion. Seth as Frankenstein, Jason as Don Draper, or Ryan at Mr.

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Killer articles on startups

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

With their new web tool you can collect tweets and snippets, arrange as nicely-formatted collections, then share directly or embed in blog posts as I've done below. Great basic guide on VC / Startup liquidation preferences: [link]. Beware the trappings of liquidation preference | VentureBeat. ThisIsSethsBlog.

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A first-time founder’s guide to term sheets: Equity investments, continued

The Next Web

The terms Liquidation preference: a very important clause… This story continues at The Next Web. Let’s dig into the remaining set of terms entrepreneurs can typically find in an equity-round term sheet, which the first post didn’t cover. Entrepreneur Analysis and Opinion'

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How to Work with Lawyers at a Startup

Both Sides of the Table

But as with consulting, PR, web design and even VC – it’s not just the firm it’s also the individual. You need to know how liquidations preferences work. I worked with Sam Angus at Fenwick & West. He’s totally tapped into the startup communities in Silicon Valley and a bit in LA.

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5 Tips for Raising a Venture Round

www.readwriteweb.com

It's not just a best-of list, it's also a collection of posts that examine the fundamental issues that continue to shape the Web. We hope you enjoy reading them again and we look forward to bringing you more Web products and trends analysis in 2012. Happy holidays from Team ReadWriteWeb! Tip 1: Make Sure You Are Ready to Scale.