Startup Fundamentals Workshop: Understanding the “terms” in Term Sheets
Join us for our monthly Founders Floor Workshop Series where UX/UI design expert Pek Pongpaet will conduct a workshop on how startups can incorporate the design process into their product development, and learn how to effectively work and communicate with designers including a review of common industry tools such as Sketch, Invision and Principle.
The event starts with a networking reception where dinner and drinks will be provided.
Agenda
6:00pm – 6:45pm – Dinner and networking, demo/sponsor tables
6:45pm – 7:00pm – Intros, demo/sponsor tables mentions
7:00pm – 8:30pm – Speakers program and Q&A
8:30pm – 9:00pm – Meet the speaker, networking
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Date:
Thursday, 08/20/2015
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6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Location:
Founders Floor
2 North 1st St., 5th Floor
San Jose, CA 95113
COWORKING ACCELERATOR
Interested in taking your startup to the next level?
Topic
• understand the structure of, and the provisions that will most likely be included in, a convertible debt, angel and venture financing term sheet
• the differences between seed, angel and venture capital funding
• when and from whom to take money
• when is an amount raised too much or too little, and the perils of both
• the anatomy of a term sheet
• how to arrive at a realistic pre-money valuation
• the impact of term sheets on existing shareholders
• the provisions that will impact control of major and day-to-day decisions at your startup
• the most recent trends relating to:
– liquidation preferences
– participation rights
– anti-dilution provisions
– pay-to-play provisions
– redemption rights
– registration rights
– rights of first refusal
– co-sale rights
Speaker
Roger Rappoport
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Procopio’s Emerging Growth
Roger Rappoport is the leader of Procopio’s Emerging Growth and Technology Practice Group.
Roger has extensive experience in advising startup and emerging growth companies in the Internet, software, telecommunications, life sciences and cleantech industries. His practice is focused on assisting companies at all stages in their life cycle, from inception through seed, angel and venture capital raises, mergers and acquisitions and, drawing on his experience as an entrepreneur of 10 years, the implementation of effective strategies to achieve business objectives and ultimately a successful exit. He also represents investors who invest in these areas,
Roger is a frequent speaker and panelist on topics and issues related to the development and implementation of a company’s formation and funding strategy. Before attending law school, he was the founder of a company .