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The Veiled Dance of the Angel Offering

Guest Post By Mitchell Hymowitz

Much has been said about the technical process, business plan, and legal preparation that go into building a start-up company for an angel equity offering. It’s all true, and without it no offering would be successful. But there’s more to orchestrating an offering than a business plan, IP, due diligence documents, and a reasonable term sheet. There’s a bit of stagecraft required. Smoke and mirrors? No, not at all…but there’s a dance to be done. Here are the steps:

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Compare Your Term Sheet Using The Greenline Legal Term Sheet Comparison Tool

Davis Wright Tremaine, StartupLawBlog and Greenline Legal have teamed up to make a powerful tool available to the startup community. It allows you to compare the provisions of your term sheet side-by-side to a number of widely recognized standards.

The assessment helps you:

  • Quickly focus on critical issues.
  • Better understand the terms in a complex deal.
  • Become a more effective and persuasive negotiator.

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Startup America Suggestion of the Day: Angel Investment Tax Credits (Installment 10)

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Senator Mark Pryor has introduced legislation that would give angel investors in qualifying small businesses (broadly defined) a federal income tax credit equal to 25% of the amount invested. You can find the text of the proposed legislation here and quoted in full below.

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