Remove Distribution Remove Down Round Remove Government Remove Liquidation Preference
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How do the sample Series Seed financing documents differ from typical Series A financing documents?

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The primary rights in these documents, ranked in order of importance in my opinion are: Non-participating preferred liquidation preference. The liquidation preference would not apply in this situation, and any distribution to stockholders would trigger the dividend preference. Dividend preference.

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On the Road to Recap:

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Also, they have a strong belief that any sign of weakness (such as a down round) will have a catastrophic impact on their culture, hiring process, and ability to retain employees. Their own ego is also a factor – will a down round signal weakness? A down round is nothing. Get over it and move on.

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