| How Much Money to Raise? | May 01, 2007 |
Michael Cline
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Accretive, LLC |
Endeavor's Entrepreneurs' Summit |
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| Video 9 of 16 from this talk |
- 01:56Managing the Tradeoff between Venture Partner and Financial Terms
- 02:04Raising Money outside Silicon Valley
- 04:13How to Pick a Venture Partner
- 01:52Advice about Term Sheets
- 03:39What to Expect and to Avoid in Term Sheets
- 01:44Replacing Yourself as CEO
- 01:28Leadership Is the Scarce Input for a Startup
- 03:49How to Attract Great Talent
- 04:01How Much Money to Raise?
- 01:20Cautions about Raising Too Much Money
- 01:52Option Pools and Sharing Wealth with the Team
- 02:30Setting Valuation
- 01:53Creating Real Value: Substance over Form When Raising Money
- 02:40Using Agents to Help Raise Money
- 02:40Venture Funding Challenges in Emerging Economies
- 01:21Which Investors Add Value
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Michael Cline and Jason Green, Founding Partners at Accretive Technology Partners and Emergence Capital respectively, argue that when raising money, entrepreneurs should raise enough money to get past essential proof points in the business. Furthermore, Green emphasizes that entrepreneurs should be focused on raising enough money to flush out the key risks in the business.
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