Office Hours with Vela Wood

Venture Deals Review Ch. 1: The Players


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Office Hours is our podcast covering general issues related to small businesses and startups. Venture Deals Review is a series of Office Hours episodes discussing the book Venture Deals: Be Smarter Than Your Lawyer and Venture Capitalist by Brad Feld and Jason Mendelson.

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In this episode, we review Chapter 1: The Players and discuss the non-monetary value your VC should provide, issues with Friends and Family financing, how the angel investor ecosystem has evolved, and how paying advisors success fees can violate SEC laws.

References
  • Foundry Group
  • Dallas Angel Network 
  • SeriesSeed.com
  • NVCA.org
  • VW Venture Deals Year in Review 2016
  • Seed Round Capital Raise Audit 2013-2015
  • How Much Equity Should I Grant to Advisors?
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