TAG: Pressure
10 Tips on Negotiating with VC's
TheFunded.com Advice
Posted by fnazeeri on 2008-08-18
Tags: Negotiation Pressure
I saw a question on TF about negotiating w/ VCs which prompted me to write this blog post yesterday.
So you have just finished months of grueling investor presentations and due diligence and finally one (or hopefully more) VCs have signaled their interest in negotiating the terms of an investment in your startup. This interest may be in the form of an actual term sheet that they've sent to you or a call/meeting/email indicating they would like to make an offer but want to talk about terms before shooting something over the transom.
First, congratulations, you are now in a *very* select group of startups. Having been on both sides of the table, here is my list of tips for entrepreneurs negotiating with VCs:
[Full article is here: http://www.altgate.com/blog/2008/08/1...]
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