Startup Funding Espresso – How To Handle Soft Commitments
[audio src="https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/angelconnect/05.how_to_handle_soft_commitments.mp3"][/audio]How To Handle Soft Commitments Hello, this is Hall T. Martin with the Startup Funding Espresso -- your daily shot of startup funding and investing. Investors provide soft commitments to hold their place in a fundraise but delay the actual investment. The soft commitment is not legally binding. Investors…
Startup Funding Espresso – How To Perform Due Diligence on an Investor
[audio src="https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/angelconnect/04.how_to_prrfotm_diligence_in_an_investor.mp3"][/audio]How To Perform Due Diligence on an Investor Hello, this is Hall T. Martin with the Startup Funding Espresso -- your daily shot of startup funding and investing. In raising funding, the founder should be doing as much diligence on the investor as the investor is doing on the…
Startup Funding Espresso – The Basic Due Diligence Process
[audio src="https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/angelconnect/03.the_badic_due_diligence_process.mp3"][/audio]The Basic Due Diligence Process Hello, this is Hall T. Martin with the Startup Funding Espresso -- your daily shot of startup funding and investing. Investors funding a startup must first complete the due diligence process. The objective is to understand all the particulars about the company and the…
Startup Funding Espresso – The Importance of Vesting Shares
[audio src="https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/angelconnect/02.the_importence_of_vesting_shares.mp3"][/audio]The Importance of Vesting Shares Hello, this is Hall T. Martin with the Startup Funding Espresso -- your daily shot of startup funding and investing. Vesting shares means taking shares granted to an employee and having them earned over time. A typical vesting schedule is four years with a…
What Is Reverse Due Diligence
Due diligence is the process of reviewing the condition of a company to be acquired. The purpose is to understand the company's current status, including risks, assets, liabilities, and potential opportunities. Reverse due diligence is when the company being acquired reviews the condition of the acquirer. Here are several reasons…
