This is another in a series of postings that relate to Fred’s and Brad’s various postings about venture capital funding. (Please note I have added an 11th item in response to a comment by Jack Sinclair, Return Path’s VP of Finance and my partner in crime on all transactions for the past five years.) I think the most important part of the venture financing process is negotiating the term sheet. Although they’re only 2-3 pages long, term sheets contain summaries of all the critical aspects of a financing, and once they’re signed, the remainder of the financing process is significantly more “automatic.” Based on the financings I’ve seen and worked on – both as a VC and as an entrepreneur…