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Tech & VC: The Foundation (Notion Page) by Paige Doherty
Tech & VC: The FoundationHW & Resources
Presentations
- Slideshare -Â Building an Investor Pipeline Spreadsheet
- Google Presentation -Â Secret Playbook v11.2019
Readings
Why Venture Capitalists Don’t Sign NDAs by Sergio Marrero of Rebel One Ventures
Finding the right investors with Troy Henikoff of MATH Venture Partners.
Two Emails Every Early Stage Founder Should Master by Silicon Valley Bank
Pre-seed, Seed, Series A, B, C: How startup fundraising works by Chuck Pettid & Republic
a16z Podcast: How To Raise Money from a Venture Investor by Scott Kupor and Frank Chen at Andreessen Horowitz
The Ultimate Ultimate VC Toolkit by Sergio Marrero of Rebel One Ventures
The Top 10 Podcasts on Venture Capital by Sergio Marrero of Rebel One Ventures
Data Room
Data RoomDue Diligence
Investor Dating - 40+ Questions Investors Ask Founders by Sergio Marrero of Rebel One Ventures
Due Diligence Checklist by Sergio Marrero of RBL1 Ventures
Convertible Debt/SAFE vs. Equity
Video - MATH 101: Convertible Debt/SAFE vs. Equity with Troy Henikoff of MATH Venture Partners
Additional resources
Crowdsourced documents for seed stage (term sheet, agreement)
Venture Deals standard forms of documents
Investor Pitch Deck
Article - The Art Of the Investor Pitch Deck: How To Make a Presentation That Will Get Noticed with Techstars
Article - How To Create An Early-Stage Pitch Deck For Investors via TechCrunch
Investment Memos
The Investment Committee Memorandum by Sergio Marrero of RBL1 Ventures
Term Sheet
How To Read A Startup Term Sheet by Kamir Kothari at Silicon Valley Bank
YouTube Video - Venture Deals Talks Term Sheets and Liquidation Preferences with Jason Mendelson
YouTube Vide - NYU Startup School: Anatomy of a Term Sheet
Video - “The Economics of Term Sheets,” with a16z Managing Partner Scott Kupor’s (Secrets of Sand Hill Road: Venture Capital and How to Get It)
Article - 8 Questions to Ask During Term Sheet Negotiations
Deterministic Unissued Options Pool Calculations by Andrew Parker
Financial Modeling
Video - MATH 101: Financial Modeling Part 1 - What is a Financial Model? with Troy Henikoff of MATH Venture Partners
Video - MATH 101: Financial Modeling Part 2 - The Power of a Financial Model with Troy Henikoff of MATH Venture Partners
Video - MATH 101: Financial Modeling Part 3 - Modeling Your Expenses with Troy Henikoff of MATH Venture Partners
Video - MATH 101: Financial Modeling Part 4 - How Fundraising and Dilution Impacts YOUR Equity as a Founder with Troy Henikoff of MATH Venture Partners
Founder-Investor Fit
VC Guide - Anonymous fund & investor partner reviews by founders for founders. NPS scores for VC's.
VC Rank - A list of venture firms for your startup's next round. Building your investor target list with NewStackVC
Podcast episode The Term Sheet feat. Brad Feld | The Full Ratchet
Fundraising CRM / Pipeline
- Google Sheet -Â Enterprise Fundraising CRM - v1.2020
- Airtable -Â Fundraising CRM & Database
Investor Databases & Rosters
- Airtable - Connect Share
- Airtable - Roster of rosters (a lot more investor rosters)
- Website - VC Rank - Curates a list of the best-fit VC firms that match your venture's stage & sector
VC Investment Process
The RBL1 Ventures VC Investment Process by Sergio Marrero
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