It’s a competitive world out there. Competition for investor funds is fierce. There is a lot of talk about how to position your product positively against the competition. But how do you compete with the thousands of startup entrepreneurs looking to grab a chunk of the same funding pool? One […]
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Commitment & Determination – What Makes You an Entrepreneur
What makes you an entrepreneur?; this question is simple but very difficult to answer. For a long time, people have studied the science behind entrepreneurial process, what drives a great entrepreneur, the things that make an ordinary person transforms into a job creator. To answer this question, it’s much better […]
Startup Law 101 Series – What Every Entrepreneur Should Know About Business Law
The Startup Law 101 Series is aimed at educating founders and entrepreneurs about the basics of startup business law. Here are my suggestions on this important question. 1. Law is fundamentally a specialty field and entrepreneurs should leave it, for the most part, to the specialists when it comes to […]
How to Calculate Liquidation Preference in a Startup Business Venture Capital Financing Term Sheet
What is liquidation preference? Liquidation preference refers to preferred shareholders’ rights to receive a certain amount for the preferred shares they hold in preference to common shareholders in the event that the company goes into liquidation. The scope of liquidation preference varies between different term sheets. Some may be extremely […]