TechStars Model Seed Funding Documents

http://www.techstars.org/2009/02/07/techstars-model-seed-funding-documents/

by zaveri • 17 years ago

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sachinag2• 17 years ago

Ah, fuck. Now I have to do a compare and contrast to the YC model docs.

[EDIT] Here it is: http://www.sachinagarwal.com/quick-compare-and-contrast-of

[EDIT 2]: Here's the HN thread on my submission of my analysis of the YC documents back when: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=283469

wastedbrains• 17 years ago

What differences did you find?

sachinag2• 17 years ago

Different feel, same instrument is all.

Again, these aren't the documents that YC and TS use for their admitted companies; these are the docs for the round after that. These are actually more useful than the internal YC/TS documents, since you can use these documents for your discussions with angel investors outside of a YC/TS program.

Again, I prefer the Techstars documents because they're more similar to standard Series A/B/C VC documents that I saw in my prior life as a lowly VC Analyst (still bitter I didn't negotiate the Associate title). But thanks to both Y Combinator and Techstars for releasing this stuff. They're both much, much better than the model NVCA documents for a potential angel round. You can't go wrong with either.

mattmaroon2• 17 years ago

What is left for TechStars to copy from Y Combinator? The only thing I can think of is Paul and Jessica's baby, and the logistics behind that are scary.

jacabado• 17 years ago

Well I can't see who is theirs' Matt Maroon, but I don't know if the world can stand two of those! :D That would be too much genius in the world, of course!

ivankirigin3• 17 years ago

More early stage venture firms is a good things. Copying good things, like open legal docs, is a good thing. The only thing I've heard I didn't like was setting deadlines to exclude YC, and I haven't heard definitive specifics on that.

mattmaroon2• 17 years ago

Well, ask around and you'll hear some other things.

rustartup2• 17 years ago

== setting deadlines to exclude YC ==

How they can achieve that having only one session per year - summer, and YC has two?

thepanister2• 17 years ago

By the way, I am so glad that they decided to choose the Silicon Valley instead of Boston..

Although I never been in the Silicon Valley, but if you open my heart, you will see it standing there... LOOOL

thepanister2• 17 years ago

I am talking about Ycombinator, and NOT techstars!!

TechStars Model Seed Funding Documents

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