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Spring 2012 Chicago
Applications: Oct 14, '11
Sessions: Oct 17, '11 - Feb 07, '12

Vision

Our vision is to Globalize Silicon Valley by creating and fostering local startup ecosystems in promising markets across the globe. We aim to help launch 1,000 technology companies per year in over 30 cities worldwide.

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Sponsors

Much Shelist is a full-service law firm serving start-up, small and mid-market businesses, and venture capital investors, private equity funds and family offices that invest in them and support their growth.  The firm advises early-stage technology and growth enterprises in start-up matters and venture capital transactions.  Much Shelist continues to support those enterprises as they grow by providing advice on the full spectrum of legal and business matters a start-up or growth-stage company is likely to encounter, including issues related to employees and other service providers, intellectual property rights and licensing, and negotiations with vendors and strategic partners.  The firm also represents clients in litigation, mergers and acquisitions and other extraordinary matters.  Much Shelist is headquartered in Chicago and has a branch office in California.

Events

Join us for a free event to meet local startup founders, and learn about FI.

• Seattle Startup Ideation Bootcamp (Feb. 21, 6:30 - 8:30 PM)
• Guadalajara Startup Ideation Bootcamp (Feb. 22, 6 - 9 PM)
• Redmond Startup Ideation Bootcamp (Feb. 23,  6:30 - 8:30 PM)
• Denver Startup Ideation Bootcamp (Feb. 27, 6 - 9 PM)
• St. Louis Startup Ideation Bootcamp (Feb. 29, 6 - 9 PM)  
• Los Angeles Startup Ideation Bootcamp  (March 6, 6 - 9:30 PM)  
• Budapest Startup Pitch Bootcamp (March 8, 5:30 - 7:30 PM)  
• Lisbon Startup Ideation Bootcamp (March 15, 6 - 9 PM)  

See all of our upcoming events here. 

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It's important to understand the details and negotiate favorable terms that align the interests of the entrepreneurs with the investors during the fundraising process. However, as Barry explains in the video below, “it’s worth taking a less attractive term sheet to work with investors you like.”

Barry Silbert is an angel investor and the Founder and CEO of SecondMarket – the largest secondary market dedicated to creating liquidity for illiquid assets. Barry was a category winner of Ernst & Young's Entrepreneur of the Year Award, a winner of Crain’s Entrepreneur of the Year Award and was included on Treasury & Risk’s list of the 100 Most Influential People in Finance.

In this talk from last year’s New York Founder Institute, Barry shares insights into the funding process he gained from angel investing and raising several rounds of financing with SecondMarket. He explains how to negotiate terms that align entrepreneurs and investors, creating a competitive process to close investors, and walks through an Angel and Series A term sheet in detail.

Applications for the Spring 2012 New York Founder Institute are due on Saturday, March 4th. Click here to apply. 

If you like the video below, follow Barry on Twitter @BarrySilbert.