Initially made available by Y Combinator (YC) in 2013 and subsequently updated in late 2018, the SAFE investment instrument was intended to improve on the highly popular convertible note used…
Read MoreInitially made available by Y Combinator (YC) in 2013 and subsequently updated in late 2018, the SAFE investment instrument was intended to improve on the highly popular convertible note used…
Read MoreIn a previous article I explained what convertible notes are and when they are commonly used (see article titled Convertible Note Basics). Now I’d like to dive into one of…
Read MoreAre you scratching your head trying to figure out how convertible notes work? They are form of convertible security that is so commonly used for pre-seed and seed rounds of…
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