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Helping Your Business Clients Attract Outside Capital Richard C. Bruder, Esq. October 20, 2006 7457 Franklin Road, Suite 250 Bloomfield Hills, Michigan 48301 (248) 539-2030 rbruder@elp-law.com
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Different Stages Attract Different Capital Pre-Seed Founder’s Seed Friends and Family Early Stage Angel Investors Mature IPO/Merger (248) 539-2030 rbruder@elp-law.com
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Bootstrapping Barter Equity Cut personal expenses Buy used Freeload Incubators (or home office) Customers! (248) 539-2030 rbruder@elp-law.com
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What Do Angels Look Like? (248) 539-2030 rbruder@elp-law.com
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How Angels Look At Deals - (248) 539-2030 rbruder@elp-law.com The Five Challenges 1. Technology - Can It Be Done? 2. Development - Can We Make It? 3. Production - Can We Make It Profitably? 4. Market - Will Someone Buy It? 5. Execution - Is This The Team To Do It?
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How Angels Look At Deals - (248) 539-2030 rbruder@elp-law.com The Ten Advantages 1.Management 2.Compelling Idea 3.Proven Concept 4.Market Size 5.Competition 6.Financial Projections 7.Exit 8.Production 9.Marketing Plan 10.Risk Management
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Resources for Entrepreneurs (248) 539-2030 rbruder@elp-law.com
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Where to Find Angels (248) 539-2030 rbruder@elp-law.com
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Typical Deal Structure (248) 539-2030 rbruder@elp-law.com Preferred Stock Convertible Debt
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Basic Legal Issues (248) 539-2030 rbruder@elp-law.com Choice of Entity Founders Agreement What does each provide? What time commitment? What percent ownership? Vesting? Invention Agreement? Non-compete? Securities Law Due Diligence Lite
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Q & A (248) 539-2030 rbruder@elp-law.com
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