Posts Tagged ‘anti-dilution’
VC Term Sheets – Pay to Play Provisions
by Scott Edward Walker on May 19th, 2011Introduction
This post originally appeared as part of the “Ask the Attorney” column I am writing for VentureBeat. Below is a longer, more comprehensive version, which is part of my ongoing series on venture capital term sheets. Here are the issues I have addressed to date:
In today’s post, I examine “pay-to-play” provisions, which can be an important protection for the founders.
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Tags: anti-dilution, full ratchet, liquidation preference, pay to play provisions, pay-to-play, protective provisions, pull-through provisions, pull-up provisions
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Should We Execute the “Series Seed” Documents with No Negotiations?
by Scott Edward Walker on April 21st, 2011Introduction
This post was originally part of my “Ask the Attorney” series which I am writing for VentureBeat (one of my favorite websites for entrepreneurs). Below is a longer, more comprehensive version. Please shoot me any questions you may have in the comments section – or feel free to call me directly at 415-979-9998. Many thanks, Scott
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Tags: anti-dilution, convertible notes, entrepreneurs, liquidation preference, Paul Graham, protective provisions, series seed, series seed documents, silicon valley, startup, startups
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Walker Twitter Highlights: February 14th – 20th
by Scott Edward Walker on February 21st, 2011I’m using Twitter as a form of micro-blogging to share interesting blog posts, articles, Quora answers and podcasts relating to entrepreneurship and startups, M&A and legal issues. If you missed this week’s Twitter updates, below are my five most popular tweets (via bit.ly) and my blog-related tweets. If you’d like to see all of my tweets (or an RSS feed of them), you can do so here. Thanks, Scott
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Tags: anti-dilution, bootstrapping, earn-outs, Entrepreneurship, investors, price-based antidilution, startups, twitter, Twitter Highlights
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Webinar for Entrepreneurs: Venture Capital Term Sheets (Plus More)
by Scott Edward Walker on April 15th, 2010Introduction
My colleague, Susan Morgan, conducted a webinar yesterday with respect to venture capital term sheets for the “CFO University,” which is group of Chief Financial Officers convening monthly webinars via CFOwise. As I have previously discussed, Susan recently joined our team and has strong financing experience, including 7+ years at Fenwick & West in Silicon Valley where she closed more than 30 financings. (You can learn more about Susan’s background on her bio page.) In conjunction with the webinar, Susan also wrote a brief post on convertible notes. You can see the webinar and read the post below. Many thanks, Scott
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Tags: angels, anti-dilution, bridge financing, conversion rights, dividends, entrepreneurs, financing, liquidation preferences, preferred stock, redemption rights, Series A, term sheets, valuation, venture capital
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