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September 16, 2020 @ 4:30 am - 5:30 am PDT
FreeTerm Sheets 101 for Early-Stage Founders
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Topic:
Don’t let term sheets trip you up. Dentons associate Joe Collingwood and Outward VC Investment Manager Sanchit Dhote explain term sheet basics for the early stage founder, and break down how to think strategically about yours. Register at Founders Network to learn term sheet essentials, including.
- Understanding VCs
- Setting a Valuation
- Liquidation Preferences
- Founder Vesting
- Anti-Dilution Clauses + More
Presenters:
Joe is an associate in Dentons’ Venture Technology Group, Founders’ Network’s legal partner. Joe specialises in providing corporate finance and fundraising advice to start-ups and high growth companies with disruptive technologies and business models.
Joe has had the opportunity to work with start-ups in both London and San Francisco and is passionate about building relationship with and advising start-ups and their founders.
Sanchit is an Investment Manager at Outward VC, a London based venture capital fund focused on Fintech and adjacent areas of Enterprise tech.
Sanchit is a founding team member at Outward and his day-to-day responsibilities include the sourcing, execution, and subsequent management of early stage investments. He has over 7 years’ experience investing in and supporting high growth technology businesses, previously as a seed stage investor with Beacon Capital.
About Founders Network:
Founded in 2011, Founders Network offers lifelong peer mentorship to over 600 tech startup founders globally. Our platform, programs and high-touch service facilitate authentic experience sharing, warm introductions and long-term professional relationships. Additional benefits include over $500k in startup discounts and promotion to 2,000 newsletter readers. Members are located in San Francisco, New York City, Los Angeles, Vancouver, Toronto, London and other tech hubs. Each month our Membership Committee admits a new cohort of full-time tech founders who are nominated by an existing member. Learn more at https://foundersnetwork.com
Confidentiality Policy
All information shared within Founders Network is strictly confidential. We are built on a foundation of trust, and the community takes confidentiality seriously. Investors, members, and staff all share experiences and opinions off the record. In this roundtable forum, we continue to model our fnValues of Reciprocity, Humility, Authenticity and Inclusivity.
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