Posts Tagged ‘Paul Graham’
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Convertible Note Seed Financings (But Were Afraid To Ask) – Part 1
by Scott Edward Walker on April 9th, 2012
Introduction
We are in the golden age of seed financing. Venture capital funds, seed funds, super angels, angel groups, incubators, and “friends and family” are all playing the seed financing game and investing early in startups in an attempt to land the next Facebook.
As a result, the pendulum has swung dramatically in the founders’ favor, and the issuance of convertible notes for seed financing has never been more prolific. Indeed, as a corporate lawyer for 18+ years, I have seen this development first-hand.
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Tags: angels, convertible notes, Fred Wilson, liquidation preference, Paul Graham, preferred stock, seed, seed financings, Series A, series seed, Start Fund, startup, super angels, TechStars, venture capital, Y Combinator, Yuri Milner
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Walker Twitter Highlights: February 20th – 26th
by Scott Edward Walker on February 26th, 2012
Tags: Atlas Venture, founders, Google, hacker, i/o ventures, Jeff Fagnan, M&A, Paul Graham, ProFounder, startups, Steve Jobs, Twitter Highlights
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Walker Twitter Highlights: October 10th – 16th
by Scott Edward Walker on October 17th, 2011
Tags: entrepreneurs, first-time entrepreneurs, Google, google engineer, Joe Gebbia, legal fees, Paul Graham, quora, startup, startups, Twitter Highlights, VentureBeat
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Helping Entrepreneurs Succeed: Joe Gebbia
by Scott Edward Walker on October 14th, 2011
To Our Clients & Friends: Welcome to our weekly series “Helping Entrepreneurs Succeed.” Each week, we share a favorite video of a successful entrepreneur, investor or business leader on a variety of topics. This week, we present Joe Gebbia, the Co-Founder of AirBnB.
In this very interesting 20-minute video, Joe discusses the history of AirBnB and how it was created and scaled; it’s an amazing, inspirational story. You should also check out this extraordinary email exchange between Paul Graham (the Co-Founder of Y Combinator) and uber-VC Fred Wilson with respect to a possible investment in AirBnB. Many thanks, Scott
Joe Gebbia: The Airbnb Story from Piers Fawkes on Vimeo.
Tags: Airbnb, entrepreneurs, Fred Wilson, helping entrepreneurs succeed, Joe Gebbia, Paul Graham, Y Combinator
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Walker Twitter Highlights: August 11th – 21st
by Scott Edward Walker on August 22nd, 2011
Tags: bubble, data, founders, Paul Graham, raising money, redemption rights, silicon valley, startup, Twitter Highlights, VCs, Warren Buffett
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Walker Twitter Highlights: July 18th – 24th
by Scott Edward Walker on July 25th, 2011
Tags: Android, doing deals, entrepreneurs, founders, M&A, minority stockholders, Paul Graham, programmers, start-up, Twitter Highlights
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Walker Twitter Highlights: May 23rd – 29th
by Scott Edward Walker on May 30th, 2011
I’m using Twitter as a form of micro-blogging to share interesting blog posts, articles and podcasts relating to entrepreneurship and startups, M&A and legal issues. If you missed this past 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. Cheers, Scott
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Tags: Apple, developer, founders, legal mistakes, Paul Graham, startup, startups, TC Disrupt
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Helping Entrepreneurs Succeed: Paul Graham (via Charlie Rose)
by Scott Edward Walker on May 24th, 2011
To Our Clients & Friends: Welcome to our weekly series entitled “Helping Entrepreneurs Succeed.” Each week, we post a short video clip of a successful entrepreneur, investor or business leader on a variety of topics to help entrepreneurs succeed. This week, we again present startup guru Paul Graham, co-founder of Y Combinator and a brilliant entrepreneur and investor.
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Tags: Charlie Rose, entrepreneurs, founders, Paul Graham, TechCrunch, TechCrunch Disrupt, Y Combinator
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Walker Twitter Highlights: April 18th – 24th
by Scott Edward Walker on April 25th, 2011
I’m using Twitter as a form of micro-blogging to share interesting blog posts, articles and podcasts relating to entrepreneurship and startups, M&A and legal issues. If you missed this past 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: convertible notes, founders, Paul Graham, protective provisions, series seed, startup, startups, term sheets, twitter, vc
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Should We Execute the “Series Seed” Documents with No Negotiations?
by Scott Edward Walker on April 21st, 2011
Introduction
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: March 21sth – 27th
by Scott Edward Walker on March 28th, 2011
I’m using Twitter as a form of micro-blogging to share interesting blog posts, articles 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: Dennis Crowley, entrepreneurs, founders, foursquare, M&A, Paul Graham, quora, twitter, VCs
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VC Term Sheets – Board Control
by Scott Edward Walker on March 24th, 2011
Introduction
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:
Today’s post relates to the composition of the Board of Directors and specifically addresses the issue of who should control the Board following a Series A financing.
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Tags: Board composition, Board control, Paul Graham, Series A, Series A financing, term sheet, venture, venture capital, Y Combinator
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Walker Twitter Highlights: October 24th – 30th
by Scott Edward Walker on October 31st, 2010
I’m using Twitter as a form of micro-blogging to share interesting blog posts, articles and podcasts relating to entrepreneurship & startups, mergers & acquisitions, and business & corporate law issues.
For those of you who 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: company formation, Entrepreneurship, fundraising, mergers, Paul Graham, securities laws, startups, twitter
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Helping Entrepreneurs Succeed: Paul Graham
by Scott Edward Walker on October 27th, 2010
To Our Clients & Friends: Welcome to our weekly series “Helping Entrepreneurs Succeed.” Each week, we post a short video clip of a successful entrepreneur, investor or business leader on a variety of topics to help entrepreneurs succeed.
Today, as a bonus to the Mark Zuckerberg clip posted on Monday, we present startup guru Paul Graham, co-founder of Y Combinator and a very smart guy. Indeed, I was discussing Paul last night during my presentation to the Lean Startup Circle in Portland. In this interesting, recent four-minute clip (courtesy of TechCrunch), Paul discusses, among other things, (i) how negotiating leverage has shifted to the founders in connection with angel financings; (ii) how much cheaper it is to launch a startup these days; and (iii) how it is becoming “social acceptable” to launch a startup. I hope you enjoy it. Many thanks, Scott
Tags: angel financings, entrepreneurs, investor, Mark Zuckerberg, Paul Graham, startup
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How Do I Raise Seed Capital If I Don’t Know Any Investors? – Part 2
by Scott Edward Walker on October 20th, 2010
Introduction
This post is part 2 of my three-part series: “How do I raise seed capital if I don’t know any investors?” In part 1, I discussed the importance of hustling and building relationships in order to get warm introductions to investors. In this post, I will discuss a different approach: applying to one of the mentorship/seed capital programs.
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Tags: Adeo Ressi, Brad Feld, David Cohen, demo, entrepreneur, Founder Institute, founders, investors, Jessica Livingston, mentorship, Paul Graham, seed capital, TechStars, Y Combinator
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Determination via Jessica Livingston
by Scott Edward Walker on September 22nd, 2010
Introduction
I’ve been reading the book Founders at Work: Stories of Startups’ Early Days written by Jessica Livingston, a co-founder of Y Combinator (a seed-stage venture firm) and a very smart and interesting individual. The book is a collection of extensive interviews with founders of high-profile technology companies with respect to their earliest days, including Steve Wozniak (Apple), Craig Newmark (Craigslist), Mitch Kapor (Lotus), Caterina Fake (Flickr), Max Levchin (PayPal), and Sabeer Bhatia (Hotmail). There are many important takeaways and lessons to be learned, but the one that really struck a chord with me (as a former minor-league tennis player and now a corporate lawyer for entrepreneurs) is the importance of determination.
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Tags: determination, Founders at Work, Gary Vaynerchuk, Jessica Livingston, Mark Cuban, Paul Graham, startups, Y Combinator
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Walker Twitter Highlights: July 18th – 24th
by Scott Edward Walker on July 25th, 2010
I’m using Twitter as a form of micro-blogging to share interesting articles, blog posts and podcasts relating to entrepreneurship, business and corporate law issues, and mergers & acquisitions.
For those of you who missed this week’s Twitter updates, below are my five most popular tweets (via bit.ly) and two most popular blog-related tweets. If you’d like to see all of my tweets (or an RSS feed of them), you can do so here. Many thanks, Scott
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Tags: CEO, co-founders, dreams, entrepreneurs, financial reform, Mark Cuban, partnership, Paul Graham, raising money, twitter, Twitter Highlights
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