Ben & David take their turn at the "power ballad" of VC blogging/podcasting, explaining how venture term sheets work. From valuation to pro rata rights to founder vesting, we leave no stone unturned in this episode. If you're a founder, work at a startup, or are considering doing one of those someday, this episode is for you!Sponsors:Koyfin: https://bit.ly/acquiredkoyfin Be sure to follow the Acquired Podcast:Acquired.fm@AcquiredFM Links from the Show:Acquired LP: Lyft EpisodeAcquired LP: Demystifying Corp Dev (Sara Adler)AR&D Letter of Intent to DEC Brad Feld: Venture DealsCooleyGo.comGAAPJeff Bezos, Vesting, and The Divorce Perkins Coie AcceleratorSeriesSeed.comStandard Series Seed Term Sheet [Link in Bio]
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