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.

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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.