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Re: TechStars Model Seed Funding Documents

#2
Ah, fuck. Now I have to do a compare and contrast to the YC model docs.

[EDIT] Here it is: http://www.sachinagarwal.com/quick-compare-and-contrast-of

[EDIT 2]: Here's the HN thread on my submission of my analysis of the YC documents back when: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=283469

Re: TechStars Model Seed Funding Documents

#3
post #2

Ah, fuck. Now I have to do a compare and contrast to the YC model docs. [EDIT] Here it is: http://www.sachinagarwal.com/quick-compare-and-contrast-of [EDIT 2]: Here's the HN thread on my submission of my analysis of the YC documents back when: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=283469

What differences did you find?

Re: TechStars Model Seed Funding Documents

#5

What is left for TechStars to copy from Y Combinator? The only thing I can think of is Paul and Jessica's baby, and the logistics behind that are scary.

Well I can't see who is theirs' Matt Maroon, but I don't know if the world can stand two of those! :D That would be too much genius in the world, of course!

Re: TechStars Model Seed Funding Documents

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post #2

Ah, fuck. Now I have to do a compare and contrast to the YC model docs. [EDIT] Here it is: http://www.sachinagarwal.com/quick-compare-and-contrast-of [EDIT 2]: Here's the HN thread on my submission of my analysis of the YC documents back when: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=283469

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Re: TechStars Model Seed Funding Documents

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What is left for TechStars to copy from Y Combinator? The only thing I can think of is Paul and Jessica's baby, and the logistics behind that are scary.

More early stage venture firms is a good things. Copying good things, like open legal docs, is a good thing. The only thing I've heard I didn't like was setting deadlines to exclude YC, and I haven't heard definitive specifics on that.

Re: TechStars Model Seed Funding Documents

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post #2

Ah, fuck. Now I have to do a compare and contrast to the YC model docs. [EDIT] Here it is: http://www.sachinagarwal.com/quick-compare-and-contrast-of [EDIT 2]: Here's the HN thread on my submission of my analysis of the YC documents back when: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=283469

What differences did you find?

Different feel, same instrument is all.

Again, these aren't the documents that YC and TS use for their admitted companies; these are the docs for the round after that. These are actually more useful than the internal YC/TS documents, since you can use these documents for your discussions with angel investors outside of a YC/TS program.

Again, I prefer the Techstars documents because they're more similar to standard Series A/B/C VC documents that I saw in my prior life as a lowly VC Analyst (still bitter I didn't negotiate the Associate title). But thanks to both Y Combinator and Techstars for releasing this stuff. They're both much, much better than the model NVCA documents for a potential angel round. You can't go wrong with either.

Re: TechStars Model Seed Funding Documents

#10

What is left for TechStars to copy from Y Combinator? The only thing I can think of is Paul and Jessica's baby, and the logistics behind that are scary.

More early stage venture firms is a good things. Copying good things, like open legal docs, is a good thing. The only thing I've heard I didn't like was setting deadlines to exclude YC, and I haven't heard definitive specifics on that.

Well, ask around and you'll hear some other things.
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