Download Due Diligence Checklist - Funding and Venture Capital

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This product is used for two purposes. The first is as a guide to seeking funding from making a decision through completing the deal. The second is as a due diligence checklist used for used in connection with seeking funding or venture capital. It is as much a guide to successful funding preparations as it is a checklist for uncovering possible cracks in a funding deal.

Contents: Guide (4 pages & 78 tips), Due Diligence Questionnaire
Format: MS Word, and PDF
Distribution: Immediate Electronic Download

Funding and Venture Capital Guide

Determine Whether Venture Capital is Appropriate

Consider Alternative Sources Of Capital:

Bootstrapping By Providing Services For Hire
Relatives
Friends
Angel Investors (Former Successful Entrepreneurs In The Industry)
Corporate Partners
Equipment Leasing Firms
Banks

Find the Right Firm - Ask the right questions

Stage Focus - e.g. Does the firm invest in companies that have not achieved revenue yet?
Geographic Focus - e.g. Does the firm invest in companies in the Southeast?
Industry Focus - e.g. Does the firm invest in Internet companies?
Size Of Investment Criteria - e.g. Does the firm invest as little as $500,000?
Return On Investment Criteria - e.g. Is the market large enough to create a 40% annual rate of return for investors?
Investment Style - e.g. Does the firm like to take a roll-up-the-sleeves, "hands-on" approach or a passive advisory approach?
Sizing up the firm:
1. Do they bring value?
2. Are they experienced?
3. What is their track record of supporting other portfolio companies?
4. Have they been through difficult as well as good times?

This example represents only a small fraction of the overall Funding and Venture Capital Questionnaire which is included in the download.