Collecting links about convertible notes - lists of terms and their explanations, when they should be used, pros and cons for investors and founders.

References
Yokum Taku at Wilson Sonsini posts a good review from the startup lawyer's standpoint, with explanations of the jargon.

Manu Kumar at K9 Ventures - long considered post with good comments

Yokum's post on the SV Angel (Ron Conway) Yuri Milner Y-combinator startup fund

12 July 2011 - updating to add John Greathouse's article on venture debt
14 May 2012 - updating to add @ScottEdWalker's series from Techcrunch


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