How to Structure Venture Capital Term Sheets for a Win-Win Deal
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This FREE event is sponsored by Polsinelli. The featured speaker is Jason Gordon, a Polsinelli venture capital attorney.
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During this webinar you will gain an understanding of venture-capital term-sheet negotiation, so you can negotiate a term sheet that is a win-win. The webinar will cover:
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What is a venture capital financing
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How venture capital financings fit into the business model of emerging-growth companies
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What venture capital fund investors look for in an investment
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What strategic investors look for in an investment
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The difference between what the two types of investors
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The costs and benefits of having only one type of investor in a round.
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The costs and benefits of having both types of investors in a round.
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What you should look for in a venture capital investor
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Why it’s critical to run pro forma cap tables before financings
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The terms commonly negotiated in a venture capital term sheet
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How to handle requests for side letters
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Common legal mistakes in raising capital
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And much, much more
Come with your questions and get ready to be excited to negotiate venture capital term sheets!
About the Speaker
Jason Putnam Gordon is a results-oriented corporate attorney practicing in the Venture Capital and Emerging Growth Companies group in Polsinelli’s San Francisco office. Jason has a passion for working with experienced entrepreneurs and executives to make their vision a reality.
In his practice, he regularly represents companies throughout their life cycle in matters related to venture capital financing, strategic corporate relationships, corporate formation, complex mergers and acquisitions, sales, and divestitures. With industry focuses on consumer goods and technology, because of his broad skill set and deep network, Jason regularly works in wide array of verticals including artificial intelligence, virtual reality, augmented reality, video games, software, hardware, life sciences, the internet of things and agricultural technology.
Jason works with companies based locally, elsewhere in the U.S. and internationally. Jason brings a unique skill set to the negotiating table and to litigation-minimization strategies in the boardroom. He started his career as a federal law clerk in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania and then continued as a litigator handling corporate, securities, intellectual property, and commercial litigation before establishing a transactional practice.
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How to Structure Venture Capital Term Sheets for a Win-Win Deal