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The very first time I ever negotiated a term sheet (and then legal docs for closing the round) I found the experience very frustrating. I was desperate to get my funding finalized to derisk my business as well as to get capital in the bank to meet our growing cash needs. The other law firm gets the docs. 10 days have passed.
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And I get flooded with legal docs, end-of-quarter financial administration, recruiting, whatever. Every so often I find myself caught up in a really hectic 3-4 week schedule where it seems like I float endlessly betweens meetings. Board Meetings. Conferences. I get sucked up in “Do” mode. Startups Are for Doers.
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in a seed funding round. We use a Notion doc. Today's interview is with Ruben Schultz, the co-founder of Swoop (www.swoopapp.com), a new startup which develops software for limousine, party bus, and other transportation providers. The company recently announced $3.2M from Signia Venture Partners, South Park Commons, and angels.
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the most counter-intuitive fund-raising advice you’ll ever get I’m about to offer you some fund-raising advice that flies directly in the face of what most conventional wisdom will tell you. Let me start out with my premise: “Data rooms are where fund-raising processes go to die.” I mean, in a real fund-raising process?
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Morgan Stanley then funded one of our competitors. Had I delayed my fund raising in 99/00 by even 3-4 weeks I’m convinced I would not have raised any money at all. I’ve offered to fund an early stage company where I promised cash in bank in less than 30 days. I’d send them their email and point out the docs were late.
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