Liquidation preferences have always seemed to be a case of having your cake and eating it too for investors. I’m guessing the original intent was strictly for downside protection. But it’s become a way for investors to guarantee a certain upside–risk mitigation at the expense of common.
Put another way, it’s terms like these that value [...]
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Deal Terms: Liquidation Preferences, Founder Options
Posted in Fundraising, Startups, Venture Capital, founders on February 3, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Raising Capital: Some Things Not to Do
Posted in Startups, Venture Capital on July 7, 2009 | 3 Comments »
I met with one of my favorite venture capitalists this week for about a half hour just to catch up. I made the mistake of not really having an agenda, so it was a bit all over the place, and there was that moment when you know it’s time to wrap it up and move [...]
