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The Startup Game
startupgameJust read The StartUp Game - pretty good. This an interview with Bill Draper - father of Tim.
The difference back then? Everything was small and very informal. We met with entrepreneurs and wrote on yellow pads of paper, “You take 50 percent for your blood, sweat and tears; we’ll take 50 percent for all the money. If we need more people, we get washed down equally. If you need more money, we get washed down equally…” That was a starting point for a deal. I’d give him the paper and tell him to think about it (Yes, the entrepreneurs were always “hims” there were no “hers” back then…) I’d tell him to call other people we’ve done deals with before so he could do his due diligence on us. If the deal was a go, we would write up a term sheet (but we didn’t call it a “term sheet,” it was really just legal papers.)
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