Signed term sheet. Congratulations — you’re now at the beginning of the hard part. The period between term sheet and close is where most deal momentum is lost: documents that stall in review queues, approvals that nobody tracked, diligence requests that turned into email archaeology projects. This guide maps the actual deal timeline so you … Continue reading “Deal Timeline: What Actually Happens Between Term Sheet and Close (and What Slows It Down)”
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What Investors Look at in the First 10 Minutes: Designing a Data Room That Passes the First Test
Investors don’t evaluate businesses in a vacuum. They evaluate them in comparison to ten other companies they looked at this week, under time pressure, with an inbox full of follow-up questions from portfolio companies. The first ten minutes of reviewing your materials is a filter, not an analysis — and the filter is: “Is this … Continue reading “What Investors Look at in the First 10 Minutes: Designing a Data Room That Passes the First Test”