From the Operators

Valerie Alexander of Speak Happiness says that a lack of specificity in accelerator transparency reports demonstrates that female founders may not be as well supported as is often claimed in “The Great “We Support Female Founders” Lie Continues…”

Prahasith Veluvolu of Mimir assembled the list of questions that surfaced when first raising money, and not only answered them, but had an investor answer as well in “Founder Tips: Pitch Deck Questions Answered From Both Startup CEO & VC”

Max Ogles cites a 90’s psychological experiment to help explain why startups can flounder (and how to avoid sinking) when they receive a taste of attention in “How To Save Your Startup From The ‘Spotlight Effect’”

From the Investors

Clement Vouillon of Point Nine Capital gives some tactical advice on how to navigate from the term sheet to a completed investment in “An early stage founders guide to working with VCs — from Term Sheet to Signed Deal”

David Bailey of Downing Ventures offers some actionable advice and urges a focus on simplification by using familiar tools as he explains “How to Build Your Startup Without Hiring A Single Person”

From the Lawyers

David Willbe of Lewis Silkin provides some advice on how to read into your potential investors’ opinions on valuations, liquidation preferences, and more in “How to read an Investment Termsheet: the Economic Terms — Further Reading”

News!

Mike Farley of Tile announced that Elisa Steele, former CEO of Jive Software, is Tile’s newest board member.

In case you missed it, Dara Khosrowshahi was confirmed as Uber’s new CEO.

Burning Man is happening this week, so we hope all of our SF friends are enjoying their dinner reservations and shorter lines for coffee at Blue Bottle.

Editor’s note: I lied, here’s the post about “Nickelback — Lessons for Entrepreneurs”

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