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Please see the attached case and help me so that I can do the following problems:
1. Examine the first-round financing in terms of amount raised and valuation. What concerns, if any, would you have had from Sabeer`s and Jack`s perspective and from Steve`s perspective?
2. Evaluate DFJ`s proposed first-round term sheet from Sabeer`s and Jack`s perspectives. In particular, consider the sections concerning vesting schedule, employee reserve pool, liquidation preference, conversion, right of first offer, co-sale, anti-dilution, lock-up, and any other terms you think merit consideration.
3. What are the advantages and disadvantages of the contingency clause in the third-round financing from the entrepreneurs` perspective?
4. What are the issues Sabeer should consider in deciding among the fifth-round financing options? How should he proceed?