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B Basic

  • Reading a term sheet9m
  • The fully diluted cap table and vestingPro9m
  • Convertible notesPro8m

A Advanced

  • A round with a SAFE, a pool, and new moneyPro12m
  • Preference stacks across several seriesPro12m
  • Anti dilution, down rounds, and pay to playPro11m
  • FlashcardsPro0/17
  • Basic quizPro80% passes
  • Advanced quizPro80% passes
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Term sheets and deal terms

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Read a term sheet line by line, build a fully diluted cap table, convert notes and SAFEs into a priced round, run a waterfall across several series, and work anti dilution in a down round.

BBasic3 lessons

  1. 1Reading a term sheetA term sheet is a few pages that set the price and the rules. Economic terms decide who gets the money; control terms decide who gets to decide.9 min
  2. 2The fully diluted cap table and vestingProA cap table lists who owns what. Fully diluted means counting every share that could exist, including options not yet granted, and vesting decides which of those shares a person has earned.9 min
  3. 3Convertible notesProA convertible note is a loan that turns into equity at the next round, with interest that converts too. It looks like a SAFE but has a maturity date, and that date can matter.8 min
  4. QBasic quizPro10 questions, 80% passes

AAdvanced3 lessons

  1. 4A round with a SAFE, a pool, and new moneyProReal Series A rounds convert earlier SAFEs, top up the option pool, and sell new shares at once. Solve for the share count first, and the price and every percentage follow.12 min
  2. 5Preference stacks across several seriesProAfter a few rounds, each series has its own preference and seniority. Who gets what in a sale depends on whether the stack is pari passu or senior, and on which holders choose to convert.12 min
  3. 6Anti dilution, down rounds, and pay to playProWhen a company raises at a lower price than before, anti dilution gives earlier preferred extra shares. The formula decides how many, and pay to play decides who keeps the protection.11 min
  4. QAdvanced quizPro10 questions, 80% passes