Entrepreneur Corner: Demystifying VC jargon and the birth of Twitter

Here’s the latest from VentureBeat’s Entrepreneur Corner:

Further demystifying the VC term sheet – “Price-based antidilution adjustment” isn’t exactly a term you hear in everyday conversation. Attorney Scott Edward Walker continues his tear-down of the often mystifying language of venture capital term sheets to better prepare and protect you should an investor offer to back your company.

How to launch at SXSW on a shoestring budget – SXSW can be an expensive, chaotic place to launch your startup, but Duck9 CEO Larry Chiang has some suggestions on ways to make a splash without breaking the bank.

A ponytail ain’t a brand – Marketing executive Francis Moran has a unique look – and one that clients remember, but when a potential client told him they thought of getting ‘the guy with the ponytail’ when they needed PR help, he realized there’s a fine line between image and branding.

5 ways to beat Google in the intern-recruitment race – Too many startups don’t compete hard for interns, since they’re outspent by big companies. Nathan Parcells, co-founder of InternMatch.com, says that’s a mistake – and suggests five ways you can turn the heads of college students, who often evolve into your best employees.

The birth of Twitter – Twitter is one of the biggest sites online these days, but it didn’t start that way. Co-founder Jack Dorsey tells the story of how the microblogging site came into existence in this Entrepreneur Thought Leader Lecture given at Stanford University.