Valuation Tool: Download Forms

First, you need to have Adobe Reader X installed. Because we use some of the Adobe platform痴 special XML data features, other PDF readers won稚 read our forms. If you don稚 have it, you can download it from Adobe here.

Also, make sure that even if you have Adobe Reader X installed, it's the program that actually opens our forms. For example, MacOS X痴 Preview will open PDF files by default.

Second, you need to download and fill out the RSCM forms. Save them to your hard disk by (a) right-clicking and selecting Save Link As if you're on Windows or (b) Control-clicking and selecting Download Linked File if you're on MacOS:

[Update 10/21/2011:  An incorrect rights management setting caused all Founder Forms downloaded from 10/13 to 10/21 to be read-only.  Please redownload the Founder Form.]

1. A Founder Form for each founder. (Max of 5)
2. A Startup Form for the entire company.

By downloading either form, you agree to our Terms of Use.

(Why Do We Use the Adobe XML-PDF Platform?)

For this application, we have to coordinate separate founder submissions from multiple people and allow them to collaborate on a single company submission. Based on our previous experience building HTML-based form systems, we feel this is precisely the type of use case they handle poorly.

Moreover, when we go live, there will be a second round of forms. They'll be rather long because they'll capture all the details necessary to verify founders' backgrounds. We'll also need signed copies before we write a check. This is the type of situation where we think PDF works well and it seems best to use a single technology if possible.

We like the Adobe XML-PDF platform because its extended features make it easy for us to create dynamic forms and then extract the data. However, if lots of potential founders don稚 like the resulting user experience, we値l obviously reconsider.