Subject category:
Entrepreneurship
Published by:
Harvard Business Publishing
Version: 24 July 2003
Length: 13 pages
Data source: Generalised experience
Share a link:
https://casecent.re/p/40606
Write a review
|
No reviews for this item
This product has not been used yet
Abstract
Jay Entrepreneur had to decide whether it was worth his time to plow through a 12-page term sheet for a Series A round of preferred stock prepared by HBS Investors, a well-established venture capital firm that did seed, early-round, and mezzanine financings, or to send the sheet over to the solo practitioner he''d hired to incorporate the company he''d formed with his partner, Dr Mark I Tech, inventor of a revolutionary new drug-delivery device. Family and friends had already provided $10,000 for lab space and equipment, and Jay and Mark had maxxed out their credit cards to pay the $7,500 retainer patent counsel required. Time was short, however, because Jay had promised to get back to HBS Investors later that week with any comments or concerns. He also had to decide (with or without the advice of counsel) whether to accept the proposal terms. The teaching purpose is to demonstrate the importance of understanding nonfinancial aspects of venture capital financing (especially the legal aspects) and of reviewing a legal term sheet personally as well as going over it with an attorney.
About
Abstract
Jay Entrepreneur had to decide whether it was worth his time to plow through a 12-page term sheet for a Series A round of preferred stock prepared by HBS Investors, a well-established venture capital firm that did seed, early-round, and mezzanine financings, or to send the sheet over to the solo practitioner he''d hired to incorporate the company he''d formed with his partner, Dr Mark I Tech, inventor of a revolutionary new drug-delivery device. Family and friends had already provided $10,000 for lab space and equipment, and Jay and Mark had maxxed out their credit cards to pay the $7,500 retainer patent counsel required. Time was short, however, because Jay had promised to get back to HBS Investors later that week with any comments or concerns. He also had to decide (with or without the advice of counsel) whether to accept the proposal terms. The teaching purpose is to demonstrate the importance of understanding nonfinancial aspects of venture capital financing (especially the legal aspects) and of reviewing a legal term sheet personally as well as going over it with an attorney.