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How to Make Sense of the PPP Loan Program for VC-Backed Startups

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But I have been in close contact with the NVCA, many of the major law firms and many of the major VC firms. Am I ineligible since I’m VC-backed? There is nothing in the rules that state that VC-backed businesses are ineligible. I am not claiming to be the world expert on this. shouldn’t I? The short answer is “no.” what is that?

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Going to Raise VC? Here’s a Primer on Process, People, Deck

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If you want a very quick primer on all the stuff nobody ever tells you about raising venture capital check out this video where Mark Jeffrey & I break it down on This Week in VC. All of this is covered in more detail on the TWiVC video above (and much of it is covered in text on this blog on the “ Raising VC &# tab).

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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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Your historical trading information including financials and a “customer file” which shows the history of your transactions so that investors can run “cohort” analyses Customer reference, personal references, key team members, compensation, cap table, stock option plan, etc. It doesn’t. The data room is where your process goes to die.

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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. “We are sharing with you our list of key customers / biz dev partners.

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One Man’s Signal is Another Man’s Noise

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I don’t think any serious VC or angel thought it was “collusion.&# I just had this chat last night with a friend / VC who I respect. A large percentage of my inbound email is what I consider “customer service&# and I dedicate as much time as I can to that. Is VC being disrupted by AngelList?

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The Truth About Convertible Debt at Startups and The Hidden Terms You Didn’t Understand

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.” I applaud all efforts by people to take on this issue and especially be Adeo who – let’s be honest – was really the first champion of trying to make the VC world more transparent by launching TheFunded, which didn’t exactly endear him to VCs initially. They’ll get priced soon enough by a VC.”

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Secure Enterprise Sharing Provider CapLinked Announces $3.5M Round

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The round is led by Subtraction Capital, and includes investments from PayPal co­founder Peter Thiel , Indicator Ventures, and venture debt lender Western Technology Investment (WTI). Investing in Caplinked was an easy decision for us,” explained Subtraction Capital General Partner Jason Portnoy.

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