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Flexible VCs With Structures Between Equity and Revenue-Based Investing

David Teten

His work on VC and small communities can be found at greatercolorado.vc/blog. V: Should you raise venture capital from a traditional equity VC or a Revenue-Based Investing VC? VI: Revenue-based financing: The next step for private equity and early-stage investment. II: Who are the major Revenue-Based Investing VCs?

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Launching a Portfolio Acceleration Platform at a Venture Capital or Private Equity Fund

David Teten

I’ve recently advised a number of emerging private equity and VC funds who are wrestling with the question: What are the highest impact steps they can take to support their portfolio companies? . Almost every private equity and venture capital investor now advertises that they have a platform to support their portfolio companies.

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Why Small Community Lenders Have Your Back

Up and Running

The odds of a startup getting a loan from the largest banks in America aren’t favorable. But don’t fret—community lenders are helping small businesses. Meet the community lenders. Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) are one type of community lender. Big banks favor big loans. in Maine.

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DEI driving positive outcomes: From talent to partnerships to community

Board Effect

As the debate about the aftermath of the 2023 Supreme Court ruling on affirmative action relating to institutions of higher education continues, many opinions have cascaded on both sides affecting attitudes and policies toward diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI). The benefit of this transformation is profound. Employees are motivated.

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10,000 Startups – Startup Weekend Next

Steve Blank

A partnership of Startup Weekend , Startup America , TechStars and Udacity , Startup Weekend Next brings four weeks of amazing hands-on training learning to build your startup to cities around the world. It doesn’t take equity and just has a small fee that varies by city ($140 to $299), to cover event operations and expenses.

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2022 Predictions

Eric Friedman

4/ Streaming equity – venture funds + employee stock becomes more liquid. America and the world got into high gear and I got vaccinated in April 2021 and even boosted. 7/ SaaS roll-ups and micro-private equity become huge. If communities are a moat , now they are even more important to protect. I was totally wrong here.

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The Adam Gant Interview: Idea-Powered Solutions to the North American Housing Crisis

The Startup Magazine

The idea at the center of his real estate revolution is “shared equity,” a concept he devised after years of research and international travel. Adam Gant: Today’s housing crisis, which affects not just North America but also many other places around the world, is an example of market imbalance, or the ways markets can become distorted.