Up and Running

JULY 2, 2014

Picking the right attorney in your startup is as important as picking the right business partner. My business partner and I made many mistakes in our first tech startup, and so many of them were the result of choosing a lawyer who was a terrible fit. We were targeting to raise around $3 million in investment capital.

Technical Review 118

Technical Review Angel Investor Due Diligence Dilution 118

Pascal's View

JULY 9, 2017

When it comes time to convert the notes, these entrepreneurs face ‘sticker shock’ about their post-financing ownership. The bottom line: Startup CEOs/Founders need to do the projected capitalization table math on an as-converted, post-money basis from Day 1, before issuing any notes and modeling various possible future scenarios.

Post-Money Valuation 49

Post-Money Valuation Valuation Cap Table Covenant 49

Feld Thoughts

JULY 18, 2011

My partner Jason Mendelson and I are psyched to announce that our book – Venture Deals: Be Smarter Than Your Lawyer and Venture Capitalist – has been published and is now available. The Capitalization Table. How Venture Capital Funds Work. Issues at Different Financing States. Negotiation Tactics.

Term Sheet 162

Term Sheet Venture Capital Capitalization Table Finance 162

www.mattbartus.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

I can’t tell you how often a client calls me up and says something like this: “Matt, we have this great new consultant who is going to make introductions to us to [pick type of business partner]. Cooley Report Reviews Second Quarter Venture Capital Financing Trends. Recent Posts.

Equity 40

Equity Vesting Silicon Valley Intellectual Property 40

David Teten

NOVEMBER 17, 2011

I’ve often found it helpful to have on hand a simple model showing the impact of each financing stages on all team members, suitable for sharing with everyone in the company. Enter Raul: This capital table startup options valuation model was created with the purpose of valuing options for an illiquid, early-stage start-up.

Employee 155

Employee IRR Startup Mexico 155

Feld Thoughts

JANUARY 27, 2020

How to Engage an Investment Banker (with help from Golding Partners). Legal Things Every Entrepreneur Should Know. The new chapters in this edition are 11. Venture Debt (with help from SVB), and 17. As with each edition, we cleaned up stuff throughout the book.

Investment Bankers 108

Investment Bankers Term Sheet Capitalization Table Venture Capital 108

OnlyOnce

JULY 18, 2011

Brad Feld has been on my board for over a decade now, and when he and his partner Jason Mendelson told me about a new book they were writing a bunch of months ago called Venture Deals: Be Smarter Than Your Lawyer and Venture Capitalist , I took note. The Capitalization Table. How Venture Capital Funds Work.

Term Sheet 92

Term Sheet Capitalization Table Venture Capital Finance 92