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1. Terms of Endearment:
Top 10 Things to Remember about
Term Sheets
January 21, 2014
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2. Top 10 Things to Remember about Term Sheets
10. Control Rights vs. Economic Rights
9. Binding and Non-Binding Commitments
8. Workable Protective Provisions
7. Voting Rights – among investors and founders’
rights post-closing
6. Liquidation Preference
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3. Top 10 Things to Remember about Term Sheets
5. Anti-Dilution Protection
4. Founder Stock Terms – vesting and change of
control
3. Board Composition
2. The Trouble with High Valuations
1. Valuation and the Option Pool Shuffle
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4. Adam B. Ghander, Esq.
Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP
155 Seaport Blvd.
Boston, Massachusetts 02210
email: aghander@nutter.com
office: 617-439-2991
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