The 12 Step VC Funding Process

December 20, 2005 by Dane | 1 Comment
In Financing

Venture Capitalist Rick Segal give his 12 steps in landing VC funding:

  1. No harm - no foul 30 minute introduction
  2. Pre-meeting information package
  3. The first meeting
  4. The Monday morning partners meeting
  5. Send more information
  6. Face to Face meeting with more partners.
  7. The second Monday morning partner meeting
  8. The Term Sheet
  9. Due Diligence - Validation time
  10. Third Partner Meeting
  11. The Lawyers
  12. Signing the deal

via Ken Dyck.

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  • SportsBiz on December 28th, 2005 at 12:39 am

    As a lawyer who devotes a significant portion of my practice to emerging companies (and not just in the world of sports), if you wait until step 11 to meet the lawyers, you have waited about 9 steps too late. It is vitally important for any start-up to get the advice and counsel of experienced attorneys before making the first formal pitch to VCs. An experienced attorney can help craft the pitch to reach the VC hot buttons and avoid the trouble spots, keeping the start-ups on the path to success.

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