In this chapter we cover the non-economic and non-control terms in the term sheet. Some matter, some don’t, and context matters a lot. Hopefully we’ll give you plenty of it to use in your negotiation with your venture capitalist. Up to this point we’ve been exploring terms that matter a lot and fall under the […]
Yup – many VCs are control freaks. And they love control terms. In this chapter we tell you which ones matter, why they matter, and what you should pay attention to. We also give you some advice on what is worth negotiating hard for, as well as what you shouldn’t worry about too much. The […]
Today’s VC Post of the Day is from Allen Morgan (Idealab, Mayfield) and is titled Why Entrepreneurs Should Never Meet VC’s Unless They’re Formally Pitching. In it, Allen explains – well – why entrepreneurs should never meet VCs unless they’re formally pitching. It stands out in direct contrast to a recent post from Mark Suster titled […]
We are now getting into the juicy stuff – economics of the deal. When discussing the economics of a VC deal, one often hears the question “What is the valuation?” While the valuation of a company, determined by multiplying the number of shares outstanding by the price per share, is one component of the deal, […]
Firas Raouf from OpenView Partners has today’s VC Post of the day up titled Should You Care About Your VC’s Investors? In it he covers some fundamentals about how VC funds are structured and then lists three things that the nature of the LPs of a VC firm will tell you about that firm. VC firm […]
I love a good rant, especially when it’s from one of my partners. Today, Seth Levine has the VC Post of the Day titled Beware of ASSHOLE VCs. He talks in detail about his frustration with an experience he’s just had with a company he invested in unrelated to Foundry Group. He reminds us all to […]
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