Venture deals : be smarter than your lawyer and venture capitalist /
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Hoboken, New Jersey :
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.,
[2019]
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| Edition: | Fourth edition. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
Table of Contents:
- Intro; Venture Deals: Be Smarter than your Lawyer and Venture Capitalist; Contents; Foreword by Fred Wilson (3rd Edition); Foreword by James Park (3rd Edition); Foreword by Dick Costolo (1st and 2nd Editions); Preface; Audience; Overview of the Contents; Additional Materials; Acknowledgments; Introduction: The Art of the Term Sheet; Chapter 1 The Players; The Entrepreneur; The Venture Capitalist; Financing Round Nomenclature; Types of Venture Capital Firms; The Angel Investor; The Syndicate; The Lawyer; The Accountant; The Banker; The Mentor; Chapter 2 Preparing for Fundraising
- Choosing the Right LawyerProactive versus Reactive; Intellectual Property; Chapter 3 How to Raise Money; "Do. Or Do Not. There Is No Try."; Determine How Much You Are Raising; Fundraising Materials; Short Description of Your Business; Executive Summary; Presentation; Business Plan; Private Placement Memorandum; Detailed Financial Model; The Demo; Due Diligence Materials; Finding the Right VC; Finding a Lead VC; How VCs Decide to Invest; Using Multiple VCs to Create Competition; Closing the Deal; Chapter 4 Overview of the Term Sheet; The Key Concepts: Economics and Control
- Chapter 5 Economic Terms of the Term SheetValuation and Price; Employee Option Pool; Warrants; How Valuation Is Determined; Liquidation Preference; Pay-to-Play; Vesting; Exercise Period; Antidilution; Chapter 6 Control Terms of the Term Sheet; Board of Directors; Protective Provisions; Drag-Along Agreement; Conversion; Chapter 7 Other Terms of the Term Sheet; Dividends; Redemption Rights; Conditions Precedent to Financing; Information Rights; Registration Rights; Right of First Refusal; Voting Rights; Restriction on Sales; Proprietary Information and Inventions Agreement; Co-Sale Agreement
- Founders' ActivitiesInitial Public Offering Shares Purchase; No-Shop Agreement; Indemnification; Assignment; Chapter 8 Convertible Debt; Arguments for and Against Convertible Debt; The Discount; Valuation Caps; Interest Rate; Conversion Mechanics; Conversion in a Sale of the Company; Warrants; Other Terms; Early Stage versus Late Stage Dynamics; Can Convertible Debt Be Dangerous?; An Alternative to Convertible Debt; Chapter 9 The Capitalization Table; Price per Share with Convertible Notes; Pre-Money Method; Percentage-Ownership Method; Dollars-Invested Method; Chapter 10 Crowdfunding
- Product CrowdfundingEquity Crowdfunding; How Equity Crowdfunding Differs; Token Crowdfunding; Chapter 11 Venture Debt; The Role of Debt versus Equity; The Players; How Lenders Think about Loan Types; Economic Terms; Amortization Terms; Control Terms; Negotiation Tactics; Restructuring the Deal; Chapter 12 How Venture Capital Funds Work; Overview of a Typical Structure; How Firms Raise Money; How Venture Capitalists Make Money; Management Fees; Carried Interest; Reimbursement for Expenses; How Time Impacts Fund Activity; Reserves; Cash Flow; Cross-Fund Investing; Departing Partners