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Seed Round Term Sheet

July 23rd, 2013

Hi FD'rs. My colleague and I are currently in early stage term sheet discussions around a seed round. There is promising interest from a number of... More

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Latest key terms in a Convertible Note?

Guy Marion Chief Marketing & Revenue Officer at Autopilot HQ

August 19th, 2013

We're planning to issue a standard convertible note to raise $250K to $500K in the coming weeks. Our founding team is comprised of mostly academics... More

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Coding Contract for Partnership/Co-founder?

Jacob Johnson Artist and Creative Product Designer

August 6th, 2014

I have a partner/co-founder who is excited to jump into my project in a couple weeks. Yesterday in an email conversation he asked for a contract... More

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Term sheet specifying investor will close the round - worth anything?

Greg Lipinski Patent Examiner at USPTO

July 7th, 2016

I'm learning the hard way one of the principal rules of fundraising - no one wants to be the first investor. I recently spoke with an investor who... More

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Keep a business cash cow or sell it?

Kevin Lentz

August 8th, 2014

I am negotiating the sale of my brick-and-mortar business that throws off good cash with very little work on my part. I have a buyer, and we are... More

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How many meetings does it take to get a term sheet?

Dimitry Rotstein Founder at Miranor

November 18th, 2015

Specifically, for angel/private investors in the software/web industry, how many meetings and/or weeks it may take before they provide a term sheet... More

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How do investors verify previous investments?

Greg Lipinski Patent Examiner at USPTO

July 9th, 2016

Will they ask to see previous term sheets? Bank account statements? Will they want to talk with prior investors? What is that relationship like between... More

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Question about setting a valuation cap for a convertible note....

Joe Monastiero CEO, Founder nFlate

November 16th, 2015

I need to set a valuation cap for our angel round. We're raising $1M, have strong interest from a number of angel groups and investors and now I need... More

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Anti-dilution business question.

Anonymous

December 5th, 2013

Hey folks!I've got a business question for y'all.I know allowing preferred stock shareholders to have full ratchet anti-dilution rights is almost... More

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Can you describe a BANTA, the crafting of, and negotiation experiences you had when using one?

D Worthington Founder at Loop Global

August 31st, 2015

Best Alternative to a Negotiated Agreement - what exactly is it, why have one, how to craft it, and any negotiation experiences with would be a tremendous... More

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