Siddharth Kapoor, founder and CEO of H-Soft Mumbai, reflects on his meetings, as he left the office VC Ventures "in Mumbai. After several months of intensive pitching it to run multiple different investors, he finally had a term sheet in hand. Even to this huge milestone, Kapoor knew that it was only the beginning of a long process of raising money. He only had three days to get back to Sharm and specify whether they want to start the process of care. At the time he was familiar with some of the terms of the venture equity investors have invested in their contracts, many others were completely alien to him. Which conditions were important? Which it should focus on negotiation? He also knew that the money was only part of what venture capital investors brought to the table. Was VC Ventures the right partner for your business? Kapoor knew that busy few days before him, as he thought over all these questions before you go back to Vikram Sharma. "Hide
by Ramana Nanda Source: Harvard Business School 1 pages. Publication Date: May 30, 2012. Prod. #: 812169-PDF-ENG
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