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Term sheet basics: valuation and dilution

Pre-money, post-money, dilution and option pools, with a worked example, plus the other terms that matter.

A term sheet is a short, mostly non-binding summary of an investment. Once signed, lawyers turn it into the final documents. Most of the important negotiation happens at the term sheet, so understand every line.

Pre-money and post-money

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