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3.4 Dumb or Dumber?
Fund: EDF Ventures
Posted by MrPortfolio on 2008-08-22
Wow! As EDF Ventures moves forward with a suit against an anonymous poster on thefunded, more and more information comes to light about how dumb this firm is. It's incredible!
The head of the firm, Mary Campbell, actually admits that she never heard of thefunded until recently, yet she heads the Michigan branch of the NVCA. Does she live under a rock" Then, she justifies the suit along with her genius cohorts by saying that it is "patently untrue" because EDF has never worked with a CEO more than once! Outside the fact that this is a damming and dumb admission, it may not be relevant, since I thought lawyers and limited partners could be members of thefunded... Hey, maybe it's your biggest dealflow source that levied some criticism... Maybe a limited" Ooops.
It gets even dumber, because Mary Campbell has said that the expensive and high profile litigation to protect their image (which completely backfired) is a "low priority" for the firm. Umm, usually when things go this wrong, they become a high priority. If all this were not enough, the media is publishing their deal terms, which has got to be embarrassing to portfolio companies. I can't wait to see the stories about why the various "good partners" left.
So, let me get this straight about EDF. They are suing a dealflow source because they have never worked with an entrepreneur more than once in a low priority case to defend their image that has massively backfired, causing more and more dirt on the firm to be dug up and embarrassing their portfolio... Dumb or dumber" You decide.
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Deal Terms:
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- Participating Preferred Stock
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- Redemption Clause
- Cumulative Dividends
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