Craig's Startup Investment Terms 'Traffic Light'

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Raising startup capital in Southeast Asia?

Here's a quick guide to terms in an easy to reference format.

So, an investor hands you a term sheet. It's got quite a few terms in there and you're not sure which ones are ok and which ones might be non-standard and hurtful to you and/or your startup. Have no fear, the traffic light is here!

Here's a quick guide to which of the most common terms are standard and which you should push back on.

Feel free to bookmark it.

I'll update as I receive new input and see term sheets coming in to the startups I advise. Try to make all of your docs green lights :)

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