Venture Deals
by Brad Feld and Jason Mendelson
The standard primer on term sheets: valuation, liquidation preferences, board composition, protective provisions, and how to negotiate them. Clear, practical and regularly updated.
Read it if…
you are raising a round and need to understand the term sheet.
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Skip it if…
you are not raising institutional capital.
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Three things you will actually use
- Only two things matter: economics and control.
- Understand liquidation preference.
- Lawyers advise; you decide.
Do this first
Read the economics and control chapters before your next negotiation.
Our verdict
The term-sheet primer.
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