Financing, With Strings Attached – Entrepreneurs say investors often want too much input

In this tight lending climate, entrepreneurs may be tempted by an investor’s offer of cash, even if it comes with strings attached.

Vlad Shmunis, the founder of RingCentral, an Internet company that serves small business owners, has an answer to that offer: Think carefully before you accept it.

By DALIA FAHMY

Full Story: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/29/business/smallbusiness/29sbiz.html?_r=1&adxnnl=1&ref=smallbusiness&adxnnlx=1233248751-5Y77sW32eSjQBZTsiF8fTA