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Term sheet condition to use the investors law firm?

Our company has just received a term sheet for a convertible debt investment. One of the clauses states that we have to pay the fees for drafting the agreements (which I understand is normal), but ...
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Angel or VC wants to invest, what are main arguments to negotiate shares vs investment?

what are main arguments to negotiate shares vs investment? I want to be prepared when the time comes and I don't want to figure out in the moment about the negotiation about shares split and how much ...
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Intentions of Pre-Product VC Contact

A VC contacted me about a few weeks ago and he has been wanting to speak just about every week to talk about my business idea. The idea is still pre-product,and very early on. What are the potential ...
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Determining fund raising stage for venture capital

I've been running a site (community platform) for a couple years and now we are growing fast, getting strong user traction and started implementing a customer oriented business model. In order to ...
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What is the interpretation of “full protection” here?

Excerpt from a Venture Capital book: If an investor with a $100M fund has set aside $5M to invest in a particular company over its life, what proportion of the $5M should it invest in the ...
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Where to raise funds before quitting a regular job and found a company?

I came across kickstarter webpage which offers an excellent opportunity to raise money needed to launch a product/service without prior personal financial investments. We are a team of engineers and ...
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Who are the most reputed Angels/VCs and what type of Businesses each of them Concentrate on

I am looking for funding, thus looking for angels in technology and trading. Is is possible to post sources of funding by area and stage. Also relative merits of each source. Perhaps links and ...
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What happens when I issue shares and nobody buys them?

After launching the prototype and getting some pretty exciting customer feedback over the last six weeks, we want to raise a little investment money. We're talking with several organizations so far. ...
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I have a static prototype, can I get angel investment?

I have a static prototype for a very promising company. The prototype is not dynamic, just made to show how the site works. I need an investment to actually develop the functionality and get some ...
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List of VCs who are interested in early-stage web technology investments

There are some VC funds who only invest in late-stage companies and some who focus on early stage I am trying to find (or build) a list of those who are interested in taking part in early-stage ...
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What is the correct financial instrument if I want investors to pour petrol on my fire?

I have a killer Facebook app that is being built right now (will be finished by the end of May) and I’m looking for investors to come in after I have proved my numbers and dump gas on my fire, to ...
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Typically, what percentage of the company is sold during each round of funding

Typically, what percentage of the company is sold during each round of funding: angel investment or seed round, and A, B, and C venture capital rounds. The goal, I suppose, is the hold enough back at ...
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What are questions every VC should ask a startup?

Believe the question explains itself, but if you have questions, just let me know.
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Finding the right VC

I am looking for a VC that invests in the homeland security or access control industries... Is there a website where I can search for VC's according to the field in which they invest? I found VCDB, ...
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Found an idea whats the first thing to do? SEO, Finance… confused first business

Currently, I am listening to Dharmesh's interview on Mixergy.com. I really like making websites, made tones of them, but to get them off the ground, is what kills me. Right now, I have a small ...