Dave Naffzinger’s post – Startup Stock Options: Should you Exercise your Options? is a must read post for anyone that has been granted a stock options. I’ve worked with Dave in two companies and he’s a star. This post is dynamite and while it doesn’t tell you a specific answer (there never is a "correct […]
I’ve written about NDA’s over on Feld Thoughts – my most popular post on this is Why Most VC’s Don’t Sign NDAs. Today’s post of the day is from VentureHacks and is titled What should I send investors? Part 3: Business Plans, NDAs, and Traction. The whole post is worth a read even though the […]
Jason and I welcome Matt McCall from DFJ Portage as today’s guest VC blogger. We sent Matt one of our backlog questions – his response is below. Matt also posted it on his excellent blog under the title How VC’s Determine % Ownership Thresholds. Question: What’s a completely generic range of equity a VC typically […]
Q: We have an interested Angel for an investment in our startup LLC. We have a strong lawyer for support. We’d like to submit a draft Term Sheet to, as you say in your blog, “control the paper”. Everything I find online about Angel Term Sheets contemplates shares, which presumes a corporation (vs. an LLC). […]
Today’s great post is from Jeremy Liew at Lightspeed Venture Partners titled Litigation as a negotiating strategy. It’s an email interview between Jeremy and Andrew Bridges of Winston Strawn about litigation. While Andrew demonstrates his pithiness with his quip “litigation sucks” he digs down deep in answering a few of Jeremy’s pointed questions about litigation […]
Q: Is it wise as a small company (1 person + advisors) to give the perception of a larger company? I had done this for a while when I presented at conferences and talked to VC’s and have since stopped. I have to bite my tongue when people tell me “we’re amazed that you’re able […]
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