Office Hours with Vela Wood

46:00 | Jan 16th, 2020

Kevin was interviewed by The Insider's Guide to Finance podcast about properly navigating your company through the stages of financing. You can see the original post here: https://creativereturn.ca/...Show More

24:23 | Apr 2nd, 2018

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. See "Episode Website" for show ...Show More

14:40 | Mar 20th, 2018

In this episode, we discuss why we're not big fans of accelerators, the types of accelerators we do think provide value and are worth participating in, and the clauses to watch out for in an accelerat...Show More

17:38 | Mar 15th, 2018

In this episode, we discuss qualifications for accredited investors, how to find angel investors, how angel syndicates work, which metrics you need to know for a pitch meeting, and how to respond to g...Show More

21:08 | Mar 8th, 2018

In this episode, we discuss what makes a great pitch deck, the best uses of an appendix, how to get warm introductions to investors, and restrictions on general solicitations. See "Episode Website"...Show More

17:53 | Mar 6th, 2018

In this episode, we discuss how to mitigate the risks of Friends & Family funding, which include disproportionate valuations, violating SEC and state securities laws, and messy cap tables. See "Epi...Show More

25:18 | Feb 26th, 2018

In this episode, we discuss the difference between vesting and reverse vesting, confidentiality agreements and assignment of intellectual property, restricted stock and 83(b) elections, ROFR, and Clas...Show More

26:33 | Feb 19th, 2018

In this episode, we discuss why your company's legal matters, lifestyle businesses v. venture-backed businesses, whether you should form your entity as a corporation or LLC, implications of the new ta...Show More