Early Stage Finance - Preferred Stock, Convertible Notes, and SAFEs

Startup attorney describing the types of instruments that get used in early stage investments of tech startups. Terms of preferred stock discussed are: liquidation preference, anti-dilution, dividend preference, board composition, registration rights, right to participate (aka pro rata or preemptive rights), inspection rights, information rights, ROFR and co-sale, and drag along.

[@epajuo]

Great and straightforward content

[@jpaulmeyer]

Delivering value love it

[@h7opolo]

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[@brigadiergeneral2399]

In other words bootstrap your business and don’t take anyone’s money unless it’s a big funding bet.