Our partner Chris begins our series with an overview, below. Editorial comments are also included. One of the distinctions that is critical to understand in order to have effective board meetings is that a board meeting isn’t simply a “live” version of the company’s board reporting package. (And conversely, a board package isn’t simply a […]
As Brad and I have written over time about how to run an effective board meeting, we’ve received one question many times from many of you: How does one create a good board package to accompany the meeting? As with our posts on term sheets, 409A and letters of intent, we thought this subject matter […]
Thanks to a little programming glitch, the location of the OpenCoffee Club was incorrectly stated to be held at Amante Coffee on Broadway in Boulder. It should have been 1035 Walnut in Boulder. Sorry for the confusion Here is the original post.
Question: What’s your take on Convertible Warrants in a Series A round? What are the implications now and in future rounds for the entrepreneur as well as the VC? (Jason) I like my Series A rounds to be simple. The A round is always precedent for future rounds. If you haven’t read our term sheet […]
We’ve decided to start the Boulder version of the OpenCoffee Club. The club is quickly becoming an internation club that has local franchises. Saul Klein was the brains behind developing a forum where entrepreneurs, developers and investors organize real-world informal meetups to chat, network and grow. In other words, people in the venture capital world get […]
Question: While valuing a private company and arriving at a valuation do VCs take into consideration a discount for lack of marketability. If at all, how do they objectively arrive at a figure for such discounts? All of our deals have a lack of marketability in their securities. Startup companies, by definition, don’t have a […]
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