2009 Angel Equity Writing 
Both Sides of the Table
JUNE 5, 2015
” Today I want to talk about how a VC thinks about equity pricing on your round and particularly if you’re coming off of a convertible note. This was until about 2009 because most the investments in companies came from one, maybe two, sources. So how DOES a VC think about financings at early stages? It’s very simple.
Both Sides of the Table
SEPTEMBER 28, 2014
In a world where the economy only heads in one direction (read: 2009-2014) most investors & entrepreneurs forget to pay attention to gross burn. So money spent should add equity value or create IP that eventually will. I am not suggesting these are bad sources of capital – they are not.
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socalTECH
JUNE 18, 2009
That was the jumping off point for OneCubicle a little over 18 months ago, when we started writing the business plan and code. What I feel like now, in 2009, is that to be an entrepreneur who dabbles both in entertainment and technology, you need to be able to talk tech, and talk entertainment, and be pretty well versed in both languages.
Both Sides of the Table
SEPTEMBER 5, 2012
This time by the efforts of Adeo Ressi to introduce a new kind of structure called “ convertible equity.” My initial reaction to Adeo when we spoke was that while it may have solved some issues (debt versus equity) it didn’t solve the ones that I’ve been warning entrepreneurs about most loudly.
Both Sides of the Table
SEPTEMBER 8, 2012
But Paul Graham really did have a point in his “ high resolution fundraising ” post – that there is a problem – particularly in angel financing – with herding cats. Since 2009 I have been counseling people to offer discounts to the first angel investors. You can do it with equity & a price.
Both Sides of the Table
MAY 15, 2010
Clearly a startup should consult its lawyer before filing or not filing.But the attorneys I relied on to write this piece told me that they’ve done lots of Section 4(2) deals in the past, and would recommend it to clients who had relatively simple financing agreements (not tranched-out, not too many investors, etc.) Short answer: no.
SoCal CTO
SEPTEMBER 8, 2010
Dec 26, 2009). We had to write a CRM to keep track of them all. equity debate. The expanding pool of angel, seed, and super seed funds is another. Smart people who can solve other people’s problems very easily but they can’t solve their own problems. What’s going to happen in the future?' Why do startups?
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