Raising Money outside Silicon Valley

Lecture Description

Jason Green, Founding Partner at Emergence Capital, suggests that outside Silicon Valley entrepreneurs may need to approach the fundraising process differently simply because there are fewer VCs and less capital available sometimes. Green argues that outside Silicon Valley and perhaps even in the Valley, the best course of action is to have to option to say no?that is to not raise money because the business is self sustaining.

Course Index

1. Managing the Tradeoff between Venture Partner and Financial Terms
2. Raising Money outside Silicon Valley
3. How to Pick a Venture Partner
4. Advice about Term Sheets
5. What to Expect and to Avoid in Term Sheets
6. Replacing Yourself as CEO
7. Leadership is the Scarce Input for a Startup
8. How to Attract Great Talent
9. How Much Money to Raise?
10. Cautions about Raising Too Much Money
11. Option Pools and Sharing Wealth with the Team
12. Setting Valuation
13. Creating Real Value: Substance over Form When Raising Money
14. Using Agents to Help Raise Money
15. Venture Funding Challenges in Emerging Economies
16. Which Investors Add Value