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Invite Friends Blog Sree Vijaykumar From the Editor's Desk Several unicorn founders are facing the tough dilemma of a dirty term sheet vs a down-round. A down-round is when investors reduce the valuation of a company compared to the last fund-raising round. A dirty term sheet is when there are terms like guaranteed IPO returns, ratchets, PIK Dividends, liquidity rights buried in the investment term-sheet. A dirty round is a lot more dangerous than a down-round because of the complexity of possibilities that could 'explode' in the future. Future investors could get spooked by dirty terms and refuse to invest. A high paper valuation on dirty terms could also mislead founders, employees and past investors on what the true worth of their shares are. Entrepreneurs are scared about employee morale when faced with a down-round. However, the alternative - a higher valuation, with dirty terms hidden in the deal might be even more dangerous - Comment Digital Infosys blasted over poor servicing of Corporate Affairs Ministry portal; faces risk of losing out on full payment for the project Pressure is mounting on Infosys to get MCA project in order even as Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant launched a withering attack on Infosys on Twitter. Advt: SELL 24X7 on ShopClues   Digital Snapdeal-backed PepperTap shuts grocery delivery ops, lays off 150 staffs Nuvo has a presence in 32 cities in the country and works with e-commerce players like Snapdeal, Patym and Shopclues. Digital DoT amends unified license; soon dial mobile numbers from WhatsApp, Skype The move is expected to benefit operators wanting to offer VoLTE services that will help them decongest their networks in metro areas Announcing the Bengaluru edition of Techcircle Startup 2016; registrations open now The Bengaluru edition of Techcircle Startup will provide a comprehensive insight on the startup ecosystem in and around Bengaluru bringing together cutting-edge and disruptive early-stage startups, current and potential investors, angels, seed funds, incubators, accelerators & mentors, along with many of India’s most active VC/PE funds. 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