Preparing for Funding Ep7: Seed Round
Office Hours is our podcast covering general issues related to small businesses and startups. Preparing For Funding is a series of Office Hours episodes about getting your company’s legal house in order before taking on funding.
We have recut this series to reflect updates in law and venture trends in the last 5 years. Listen to Ep7 Recut here.
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In this episode, we discuss what constitutes a seed round in Dallas and contrast the three potential structures of a seed round – equity, convertible note, and a SAFE.
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