Emergence Capital

Brian Patterson of Gunderson Dettmer On Early Stage Financing and How To Structure Convertible Notes

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Sinopsis

Brian Patterson, Partner at Silicon Valley law firm Gunderson Dettmer, chats with Emergence’s Joe Floyd about how to best structure seed financing. In this conversation, Brian and Joe cover a number of topics including: - What are the best ways to structure early stage seed financing? What’s the difference between a convertible note and a SAFE, and when should a startup choose one or the other? - For those companies that raise on convertible notes, how do you approach board structure and governance? - What happens when people have outstanding notes and the fundraising environment turns? What are some lessons that entrepreneurs should know in those situations?