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 Stage
source
   Description & Components
 
4  
   
Term Sheet
owners 1.    Description of Shares

owners 2.    Investment Unit

owners 3.    Number of Units

owners 4.    Price per Unit

owners 5.    Voting of Shares

owners 6.    Board Representation

owners 7.    Shareholder Value

owners 8.    Dilution Restraints

owners
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9.    Liquidity Assurances

owners
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10.    Future Participation Rights

owners
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11.    IPO Registration Rights

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12.    Penalties

fin team 13.    Use of These Proceeds

 Stage
source
   Description & Components
 
5  
   
Due Diligence
CFO 1.    Balance Sheets (Audited 2 years, minimum)

CFO 2.    Operating Statements. (Audited 2 years, minimum)

board 3.    Governance (By-laws, Minute Book, Standing, …)

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4.    Existing & Contemplated Legal Agreements (Debt Agreements, Titles/Leases, Prior Financings, Employee, Vendors, Customers, Patents, …)

CEO 5.    References (Customers, Personal Character)

6    Closing
board
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1.    Subscription Agreement (Closing Date, Escrow Account, Max./Min.)

counsel 2.    "Blue Sky" Registration & Approval

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3.    Closing Package Contents & Executed Subscription Agreements

CFO 4.    Clearance & Acknowledgement of Proceeds

board 5.    Acceptance of Proceeds

counsel 6.    Issuance of Ownership Certificates

owners 7.    Board Election (if appropriate)
"source"

 Abbreviations 

  • source:  The current source of the information or decision power.
  • owners:  The shareholders of the organization raising capital whose approval of impacts on their equity is usually required by the By-Laws.
  • board:  The board of directors of the organization raising capital.
  • fin team:  The professional team that often meets and submits deliverables and usually consist of insiders, including founders, and outsides. It is customary for the the CFO and/or the CEO to lead this group.
  • CEO:  The Chief Executive Officer who has the long term responsibility; invariably the Chairman or President
  • CFO:  The Chief Financial Officer; often serves as the Treasurer, also.
  • counsel:  The organization's inside and/or outside legal counsel.



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