Guest Opinions

In part 23 of his series on venture debt, Zack Ellison from Applied Real Intelligence concludes a three-part deep dive on convertible notes, and walks through an example of a convertible note decision tree, complete with scenario probabilities, financial outcomes and expected value modeling.

Here’s how VCs should think about diagnosing, managing and resolving challenges of upside-down cap tables, which undermine stakeholder alignment and threaten the viability of portfolio companies, writes attorney Davis Mello of Bass, Berry & Sims.

In part 22 of his series on venture debt, Zack Ellison from Applied Real Intelligence identifies how investors can structure convertible notes to mitigate downside risk, avoid liquidity traps and better align incentives.

In part 21 of his series on venture debt, Zack Ellison from Applied Real Intelligence explores the fundamentals of convertible notes and why they are a staple of early-stage financing.

In part 20 of his series on venture debt, Zack Ellison from Applied Real Intelligence examines the emerging appeal of lending to non-sponsored, bootstrapped companies.

In part 19 of his series on venture debt, Zack Ellison from Applied Real Intelligence shares how to evaluate VC sponsors to mitigate risk and maximize upside.

While defense tech innovates to protect and deter, peace tech aims to prevent, mitigate or resolve conflict, writes Brian Abrams, founder and managing partner at B Ventures Group.

In part 18 of his series on venture debt, Zack Ellison from Applied Real Intelligence shares the strengths and weaknesses of lending to VC-backed early-stage companies.

In part 17 of his series on venture debt, Zack Ellison from Applied Real Intelligence examines the key areas of legal diligence in venture debt and growth credit transactions.

In part 16 of his series on venture debt, Zack Ellison from Applied Real Intelligence reflects on key investment lessons he has learned.