Venture deals : be smarter than your lawyer and venture capitalist

Intro -- Venture Deals -- Contents -- Foreword -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: The Art of the Term Sheet -- Chapter 1 The Players -- The Entrepreneur -- The Venture Capitalist -- Financing Round Nomenclature -- Types of Venture Capital Firms -- The Angel Investor -- The Syndicate -- The Lawyer -- The Mentor -- Chapter 2 How to Raise Money -- Do or Do Not-There Is No Try -- Determine How Much You Are Raising -- Fundraising Materials -- Short Description of Your Business -- Executive Summary -- Presentation -- Business Plan -- Private Placement Memorandum -- Detailed Financial Model -- The Demo -- Due Diligence Materials -- Finding the Right VC -- Finding a Lead VC -- How VCs Decide to Invest -- Using Multiple VCs to Create Competition -- Closing the Deal -- Chapter 3 Overview of the Term Sheet -- The Key Concepts: Economics and Control -- Chapter 4 Economic Terms of the Term Sheet -- Price -- Liquidation Preference -- Pay-to-Play -- Vesting -- Exercise Period -- Employee Pool -- Antidilution -- Chapter 5 Control Terms of the Term Sheet -- Board of Directors -- Protective Provisions -- Drag-Along Agreement -- Conversion -- Chapter 6 Other Terms of the Term Sheet -- Dividends -- Redemption Rights -- Conditions Precedent to Financing -- Information Rights -- Registration Rights -- Right of First Refusal -- Voting Rights -- Restriction on Sales -- Proprietary Information and Inventions Agreement -- Co-Sale Agreement -- Founders' Activities -- Initial Public Offering Shares Purchase -- No-Shop Agreement -- Indemnification -- Assignment -- Chapter 7 The Capitalization Table -- Chapter 8 Convertible Debt -- Arguments For and Against Convertible Debt -- The Discount -- Valuation Caps -- Interest Rate -- Conversion Mechanics -- Conversion in a Sale of the Company -- Warrants -- Other Terms.