Lewis Geffen discusses US venture capital trends and how they have migrated from the West Coast to the East Coast and vice versa. For example, East Coast investors have become more “company-friendly” with their terms, due to a change in mindset among successful investors who want to follow the West Coast model. This shift has prompted a decline on the East Coast in the use of accruing dividend provisions and participating preferred stock. Additionally, there are some trends migrating from East to West for different reasons, including See more +
