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“But lawyers will charge much more for equity.” Lawyers don’t make money on your seed round in any instance. Try doing THAT with equity. I often will fund 80+% of a round and move quickly. Isn’t it like you said about angels? And so forth. ” Not in my experience. Employment.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2015

” The punch line from this post was “angel yourself.” He wants a chance at changing life’s circumstances with building equity value that might free him and his family from the rat-race of 529 accounts, property taxes, summer-school tuitions and even spending some cash on aging parents. He still has the dream.

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” 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. In the old days there usually weren’t convertible notes on early-stage deals and there weren’t party rounds with 20 angels or 6 seed funds. Size of my check.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

If you have strong VC support now and a lot of cash in the bank you may be willing to accept a higher burn rate (say $300k or $400k per month) than a company with angel money and less cash in the bank. So money spent should add equity value or create IP that eventually will.

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JANUARY 5, 2011

Both Sides of the Table , July 22, 2010 An updated Digital Trends presentation - Jeff Hilimire , June 2, 2010 I do what I hate - Jessica Mah , January 7, 2010 Startup Equity Allocation - charliecrystle.com , January 11, 2010 When good investment decisions end up backing more women CEOs: Conversation with Cameron Lester at Azure Capital.

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