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Why you should never have a data room — the most counter-intuitive fund-raising advice you’ll ever…

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Or if you’re a VC raising from LPs you have to list all of your deals, your investment value, your carrying value, your multiples, your IRRs, TVPIs, DPIs, etc along with net cashflows plus your previous LPAs. These collective sets of documents form the basis of what somebody looking at investing would call “financial due diligence.”

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How Much Information Should you Give VCs for Due Diligence?

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You’re on a first date with a VC – how much should you tell them? When is it appropriate for a VC to call your customers? There is no universal answer and my discussions with various VCs on these topics have yielded many differing opinions. When I was raising money I pitched to several VCs. So why are we here?”

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Don’t Cede Control: Why You Need to Cut out Middle Men in Negotiations

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And yes, VC’s, too. But as it goes to the legal docs naturally 20 issues arise the require negotiations. Negotiate directly with your VC or acquirer with lawyers present in the room. VCs : VCs are often on your side and usually act in an ethical manner. What might the VC do against your interest?