The enforceability of restrictive covenants, particularly non-compete agreements, can be very difficult for employers to navigate, especially for companies in their “start-up” phase. Technology companies in particular face challenges in
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  1. Get comfortable with your potential investor. The identity of the investor is the most important item of a term sheet, and canSeed Money for Piggybank make or break a relationship.
  2. Be prepared to share control and information, and to listen. People who think they know it all – don’t.
  3. Realize that valuation is only a component of an economic deal. Unrealistic expectations are often an excuse for investors to move on. Preferences can have a more material economic impact than valuation.
  4. Non-economic issues can be more important in the long run, such as veto rights, ability to influence exit, control over new investors, etc.
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