Canada Internet/B2C First Round Terms
TheFunded.com Terms
Posted by System 1 day ago
Does Anyone Know of a Good Sole Practitioner Attorney for Partner Contracts?
TheFunded.com Advice
Posted by you_the_man 1 day ago
I have used many of the large law firms (Wilson Sonsini, Cooley, MoFo, etc.) and several sole-practitioner attorneys. While the large firms are good for some tasks, they are outrageously expensive, and I have used very experienced sole-practitioners for contract work at about $225/hour (MUCH more cost effective than large firms). Unfortunately, my 'go-to' attorney for this is no longer available, so I am looking for a new one. Ideally, experience with reviewing partner/alliance contracts for open source software, and based in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Please share on this board if you know of someone good for this legal work.
PRIVATE: Members OnlyAppropriate Equity Allocation?
TheFunded.com Discussion
Posted by Anonymous on 2012-02-04
Building an Advisory Board for Healthcare Technology Firm
TheFunded.com Discussion
Posted by Anonymous on 2012-02-03
Llc or Corporation for New Startup
TheFunded.com Discussion
Posted by Anonymous on 2012-02-02
Bill Bryant is Dishonest and Destructive.
Fund: Envisionventures
Posted by NedZepplin on 2012-02-02
Bill was an early investor in one of my companies, and about the best thing I can say about him is that I learned a lot about just how damaging a bad investor can be. It's almost a cliche to hear investors say "I'll treat you right, because my reputation is everything." Obviously Bill Bryant doesn't feel this way, because not only is he incompetent, he's dishonest. He was destructive to the company, by forcing the founders to accept bad advice, undermined our sale in preference for his preferred acquirer, and in the process killed off a potential bidding war, delayed the company by forcing the wrong strategy and even forcing the wrong technology, causing us to miss the right time to sell, and then later bragged about it as if it was a successful result!
I'm sure it was successful for him, because I think he made out on a couple side deals as well.
I've seen him tell outright lies with a straight face, even when he had to know that I knew he was lying. Apparently he didn't care, or he's so used to it he lost track of the fact that I knew the truth.
PRIVATE: Members Only (1832 Characters)Advice: Best Bank for Startup?
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Posted by Anonymous on 2012-02-01
Tags: Banks
Being Fair to Angels
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Posted by Anonymous on 2012-02-01
Tags: Angels
Founder Insight 2/1/12
TheFunded.com Open Letter
Posted by Gopal Kamath on 2012-02-02
Founder Insight is a weekly newsletter that provides global insights from the people building great startups. Each week we’ll send you an exclusive training video from inside the Founder Institute, as well as other helpful resources from startup communities around the globe. Click here to subscribe
Editor's Note: The Application Deadline for the New York Founder Institute's Spring Semester is this Saturday, February 4th. If you or someone you know could benefit from expert training and feedback to launch a technology startup in New York City, then apply today.
- Jonathan Greechan (@jonnystartup)
Inside the Founder Institute
’The Devil is in the Details of Your Term Sheet’ by @BarrySilbert- In this talk from last year’s New York Founder Institute, Barry Silbert, Founder and CEO of Second Market shares insights into the funding process he gained from angel investing and raising several rounds of financing.
Great Discussions on TheFunded:
Angels vs. P VC vs. Private Equity
Recommended Resources:
How to Build Your Startup Without Learning Code [VentureBeat]
Getting Your Product in Front of a VC [Jeff Clavier via TechCrunch]
Upcoming Events:
Sydney Startup Ideation Bootcamp
Date/Location: February 16, 2012: 6:00 PM-9:00 PM: Sydney, NSW
Description: In just three hours the Founder Institute will help you improve your startup ideas, improve your pitching skills, and recruit potential cofounders. Best of all it's free, and many local CEOs will be in attendance - including Benjamin Ranck and Matt Cameron.
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Date/Location: February 14, 2011: Mountain View, CA
Description: The full-day conference will be the only platform that unites the entire ecosystem to nurture and support the fastest-growing demographic in the startup space - women - as creators and consumers. Over 800 investors, entrepreneurs, engineers and designers will be exploring up-and-coming trends in innovation and discussing "nuts & bolts" solutions through case studies. Founder Insight readers get 10% off using the code 'FOUNDER'.
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Success Negotiating Common Instead of Preferred Shares
TheFunded.com Discussion
Posted by Anonymous on 2012-02-01
Tags: Preferred Stock
Founders' Dilemmas
TheFunded.com Discussion
Posted by Anonymous on 2012-01-31
Very Nice but Keep Moving the Target
Fund: Connecticut Innovations, Inc.
Posted by Ratberd on 2012-01-31
I first pitched the pre-seed fund (up to $150k) back in October 2011. I was told the Pre-Seed fund "doesn't invest in technology development - only technology enhancement". Although I was developing my alpha via bootstrapping, they said a demo/alpha wouldn't suffice that I needed to be "live". Met again in December and was told not only would I have to be live but would need a client. This for the PRE Seed fund. WTF? When we met again last week, they freaked out because I'm looking to raise $500K in a seed round and they only provide up to $150k so "where was I going to get the rest of the money from?" They want me to be live, launched, and have a client but it can't cost more than $150k to get there. Don't waste your time.
PRIVATE: Members OnlyBrooklyn Bridge Ventures/Charlie O'Donnell
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Posted by Anonymous on 2012-01-30
How Many Angels on First Round?
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Posted by Anonymous on 2012-01-30
What You Think of in Payment Space?
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Posted by Anonymous on 2012-01-30
Seekig Introduction to VC in the Payment Space
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Posted by Anonymous on 2012-01-28
Raising Money: Nh or Ga VC's/Angels?
TheFunded.com Discussion
Posted by Anonymous on 2012-01-28
US West Services Up Round Terms
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Posted by System on 2012-01-28
Disappointing. I Wouldn't Work with Them Again
Fund: Actis
Posted by Anonymous on 2012-01-27
The Funded's Top Startup Investors of 2011: Awards Announced
TheFunded.com News
Posted by jonnystartup on 2012-01-27
At last week's 9th Founder Showcase, we celebrated the best investors of 2011 with TheFunded.com's Entrepreneur Investor Awards.
Anthony Ha of TechCrunch covered the awards here (including a video of the ceremony).
Here are the winners of the 2011 Awards;
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Most Disruptive
Ben Horowitz, General Partner, Andreessen Horowitz
Andreessen Horowitz modeled their fund off of the modern talent agencies to provide a big network of value to their portfolio companies, reinventing the VC firm.
Top Rated in the Americas
George Zachary, General Partner, Charles River Ventures
CRV has pioneered the seed-stage investing model that has been copied by most VC firms worldwide, and they continue to be one of the most prolific seed stage investors.
Top Rated in Europe, Middle East and Africa
Philippe Herbert, Partner, Banexi Venture Partners
Banexi is an active early-stage investor in the French startup ecosystem, supporting incubators and other new models to grow the success of European startups.
Top Rated in Asia
Yuri Milner, Founder and CEO of Mail.ru Group
Mail.ru is renown for creating the “DST round,” where companies secure hundreds of millions at multi-billion dollar valuations, changing the entire late-stage market.
Best New Fund Manager
Dave McClure, Founding Partner at 500 Startups
500 Startups has done over 250 investments in less than two years since launching, with deals being done all over the world.
Other finalists included;
- Brad Feld (Managing Director at the Foundry Group)
- Bryan Schreier (Partner at Sequoia Capital)
- Chris Dixon (Founding Partner at the Founder Collective)
- David Skok (General Partner at Matrix Partners)
- David Sze (Partner at Greylock Partners)
- James D. Robinson IV (General Partner at RRE Ventures)
- Jeremy Liew (Managing Director at Lightspeed Venture Partners)
- John Backus (Managing Partner at New Atlantic Ventures)
- John Doerr (Partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers)
- Jon Callaghan (Founder and Managing Partner at True Ventures)
- Joshua Kopelman (Managing Partner at First Round Capital)
- Marc Andreessen (Co-Founder and General Partner of Andreessen Horowitz)
- Maria Cirino (Co-Founder and Managing Director at 406 Ventures)
- Mark Suster (General Partner at GRP Partners)
- Matthew McCall (Partner at DFJ Portage Ventures)
- Mike Maples Jr. (Managing Partner at FLOODGATE)
- Roelof Botha (Partner at Sequoia Capital)
- Ron Conway (General Partner at SV Angel)
- Shlomo Dovrat (General Partner at Carmel Ventures)
- Steven Arnold (Co-Founder and Venture Partner at Polaris Ventures)
Congratulations to the winners, and thanks to everyone who attended! PRIVATE: Members Only

