Dealing with “Dead Equity”
“Dead equity” refers to company stock owned by individuals and entities no longer contributing to the company. In general, there are two types of dead equity seen on emerging company cap tables:...
View ArticleNY Tech Week: Term Sheet Tear Down with BBG Ventures and Perkins Coie
October 17, 2023 BBG Ventures & Perkins Coie co-hosted a Term Sheet Tear Down Happy Hour during NY Tech Week, teaching women and diverse founders the intricacies of term sheet negotiation and...
View ArticleNavigating the Venture Capital Due Diligence Process
Congratulations! After months of networking, pitch meetings, phone calls, and negotiations, you’ve finally signed a term sheet for your company’s first round of venture financing. What you face next...
View ArticleInterns are Likely Employees
Summer is often the season when employers consider hiring interns, but there is never a wrong time to brush up on the wage-and-hour laws surrounding paid and unpaid interns. Startup companies may view...
View ArticleSeed Investments: How to be Attractive to Early Stage Investors
Here are the top 10 takeaways on how to make your company attractive to early-stage investors. Build a great product. It all starts here. Your product must clearly solve an identifiable market need....
View ArticleCrowdfunding is not what it’s cracked up to be
The Capital Raising Online While Deterring Fraud and Unethical Non-Disclosure Act, or “CROWDFUND Act” established a securities law exemption (codified at Section 4(a)(6) of the Securities Act) allowing...
View ArticleUse a Term Sheet Before You Incorporate
We’ve covered in another post about when it’s appropriate to form a legal entity. Prior to that point, however, there may be a limbo period when you are talking to other potential co-founders and...
View ArticleSurviving the Series A Crunch: Financing Alternatives
The “Series A Crunch” is the inability of startup companies to raise a second round of equity financing (a “Series A”) after completing their Seed round. Many startups who are unable to complete a...
View ArticleWhat Every Startup Needs to Know
From pitching for seed funds to growth after launching your product, there are multiple facets of what it takes to be successful at all stages of startup growth. Below are some key pointers that every...
View ArticleHow to Prepare for an Equity Financing
We have covered in other posts how to value your startup and how much capital to raise. Once your startup decides to pursue equity financing, you should start to prepare for the investor due diligence...
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