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We launched our company about six months ago, and we have a couple of angel investors lined-up for about $300,000. We don’t know if we should sell t read more »
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Here you will find the general form of a convertible note. Also, by browsing the entire convertible note section on this blog, you will find answers read more »
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I, like most investors, have a strong point of view on the topic -- and wanted to share my thoughts.

In general, I have a strong preference for Pr read more »
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Convertible debentures are debt instruments that convert into equity at triggering events. Angels and other early stage investors use convertible deb read more »
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The question of whether angel investments in early stage companies should be in the form of a loan that converts (usually at a discount) into the equ read more »
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Last month, in my article about debt and equity financing, I mentioned another solution that some entrepreneurs have found to be a happy middle groun read more »
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Convertible debentures are debt instruments that convert into equity at triggering events. Angels and other early stage investors use convertible deb read more »
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Generally speaking, I think that the founders of a startup company are probably better off with a convertible note financing over a Series A financin read more »
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