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#StartupTipOfTheDay, a book containing 365 tips to boost a startup, has been published and is available as a Kindle e-book and a...
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- Mar 20, 2020
- 3 min
Taking Care of Your Startup in and after the Pandemic
Over the last week, I have been in discussions with many founders figuring out how we should prepare for the changing environment. In...
- Mar 2, 2020
- 3 min
Which Is Harder: Being an Investor or Being a Founder? And Why?
A while ago I was speaking at the iNOVUSS tech event in Riga. After my presentation, I did an interview with one of the organizers....
- Feb 18, 2020
- 5 min
Incentivizing Deal Leading - Lead Investor Compensation
Leading an investor syndicate requires a lot of work and expertise. And quite often the syndicates are struggling to find a volunteer to...
- Feb 4, 2020
- 5 min
Investment Documents - Syndication Agreement
In the final part of my investment documents -series, we take a look at the syndication agreement. While this is an agreement between the...
- Jan 27, 2020
- 4 min
Investment Documents - Investment Agreement
While the term sheet and the shareholders’ agreement are quite familiar documents to the founders already in the early stages of the...
- Jan 20, 2020
- 11 min
Investment Documents - Shareholders' Agreement
A key document in investing in a startup is the shareholders' agreement. Known also as the SHA this document governs the roles and...
- Jan 14, 2020
- 4 min
Investment Documents - Term Sheet
A term sheet is typically the first document to be signed between the investors and the startup. In this article we take a look at some...
- Jan 13, 2020
- 2 min
Introduction to Investment Documents
As a lawyer by training (but not by heart), I often end up working with the investment documents. As it sometimes causes confusion what...
- Dec 10, 2019
- 5 min
Portfolio Strategies - Diversification
Investing in early-stage companies carries a very high risk. While on average investors can expect 20% to 30% annual returns to their...
- Nov 18, 2019
- 3 min
A Simple Guide to Angel Branding
In my earlier article I wrote about the importance of the investor´s visibility in getting a good deal flow. However, most angel...
- Nov 6, 2019
- 4 min
How to Get Great Deal Flow?
In order to make good investments, an angel investor needs access to great deal flow. In this article, we take a look into how an angel...
- Oct 31, 2019
- 4 min
Exit Does Not Happen, It Is Made
Exits do not just happen. While many companies are bought, the best exit requires that the company is sold. And selling a company...
- Oct 24, 2019
- 3 min
Valuations and Values
Pre-money valuation, post-money valuation. Equity value, enterprise value. Fully-diluted, non-diluted. Founders, investors, and...
- Oct 15, 2019
- 4 min
Saving Cap Table - Tools to Make the Startup Investable Again
My previous article was about the importance of an investable cap table. However, every now and then I see companies that would otherwise...
- Oct 10, 2019
- 3 min
Cap Table Management in Funding Rounds
Having a healthy cap table is important in order to ensure the investability of the company going forward. In this article we look into a...
- Oct 1, 2019
- 4 min
Running a Round – Tips on Successful Funding Round
Startups will usually need several funding rounds before they are ready or exit. An active investor can play a key role in helping the...
- Jun 10, 2019
- 4 min
Funding International Growth
When looking for expansion beyond borders, one of the constraints to growth is funding. Typically, expanding into new markets requires...
- Apr 8, 2019
- 3 min
To Protect or Not to Protect – Strategies in IPR Strategies
Often the competitive edge of a startup relies on its intellectual property. However, not so often is the IPR strategy of the company...
- Jan 21, 2019
- 4 min
7+1 Red Flags – Why an Investor Passes a Great Opportunity
Finding the right investment opportunities means also passing the wrong ones. In this article, I go through the most common red flags...
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