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This tool will generate a venture financing term sheet based on your responses to an online questionnaire. It also has an informational component, wi read more »
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Traditionally, the anti-dilution provision is used to protect investors in the event a company issues equity at a lower valuation then in previous fi read more »
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The anti-dilution provision is used to protect investors in the event a company issues equity at a lower valuation then in previous financing rounds. read more »
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Here is a comprehensive guide to the components of a term sheet:
* Pre-money valuation
* Investment Size
* Price per share
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Know your target market. It is one of the most fundamental principles of any successful marketing strategy. Investors who understand what the founder read more »
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This article, which is the second in a two part series, will discuss several provisions that investors can use to make a term sheet more attractive t read more »
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Occasionally, I see a new provision in a term sheet, which keeps things interesting for me. I’ve decided to call this type of Series A preferred stoc read more »
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As an entrepreneur, the way to get the best deal for a round of financing is to have multiple options. If you’ve been a studious reader of our term read more »
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Y Combinator and Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati are happy to announce the Series AA Equity Financing Documents. Their goal is to make angel funding read more »
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The word “dilution” has several meanings in deal making; it is critical to understand the context. An investor in any given round of financing is con read more »
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A good explanation of how down rounds effect ownership for different kinds of antidilution provisions in term sheets: full ratchet, broad-based weigh read more »
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A short but useful explanation of the common items usually found in term sheets when raising VC or Angel funding. read more »
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Good overview of some of the items usually included in term sheets and preferred stock. read more »
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A 'template' set of model legal documents for venture capital investments put together by a group of leading venture capital attorneys. The model v read more »
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