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From the health crisis to the financial crisis to the looming mental health crisis, we’re facing unprecedented times with these three crisis happening all at once. While I think a lot of amazing efforts are addressing the first two, I’m becoming increasingly more concerned about the latter.

Recently we realized that, along with most investors, we didn’t have a clear set of standard terms and reps that were easily sharable for founders we work with. By the time we get to final diligence and papering a deal, we like to have addressed the following items, and there is nothing worse than spending several cycles going back and forth on what are fairly common items in our business. That is the last thing either party wants!

From day one, GCVF’s mission has been to generate venture returns outside of metro environments using sustainable, repeatable, and profitable investment models. This will lead to growth, job creation, and opportunity for founders and communities regardless of geographical location.

Startup Valuations are an elusive dance where you learn a lot about founders and other investors. More often than not, the valuation conversation is a pretty straight forward one, but in the cases it’s not, it can easily create a lot of anxiety and headaches or even needlessly kill deals.