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

David Teten

The popularity of the model can be judged by the fact that the U.S. VC Platform community has grown approximately 120% in the last 3 years. This typically includes: Relationships with relevant service providers in your vertical, often with pre-negotiated discounts: coaches, lawyers, accountants, common software vendors, consultants.

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Why the Future of Tesla May Depend on Knowing What Happened to Billy Durant

Steve Blank

Sloan transformed corporate management into a real profession, and its stellar example was the continuous and relentless execution of the GM business model (until its collapse 50 years later). If you’re following Tesla, you might be interested to know that Sloan wasn’t the founder of GM. What happened to him? But not for Durant.

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Who are the Major Revenue-Based Investing VCs?

David Teten

I’ve been a traditional equity VC for 8 years, and I’m now researching new business models in venture capital. RBI normally requires founders to pay back their investors with a fixed percentage of revenue until they have finished providing the investor with a fixed return on capital, which they agree upon in advance.

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SXSW Pitch Finalist: FilmChain

Austin Startup

Maria Tanjala and Irina Albita , the co-founders of FilmChain. The Forrest Four-Cast: February 16, 2020 Maria Tanjala , co-founder of FilmChain , is passionate about tech solutions that bring transparency and automation to creative industries.

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SXSW Pitch Finalist: Plantible Foods

Austin Startup

Tony Martens , Co-Founder at Plantible Foods , moved his company to San Diego from the Netherlands The Forrest Four-Cast: March 3, 2020 Plantible Foods wants to contribute to a more sustainable and responsible future while meeting the food needs of a hungry planet. All SXSW Pitch events take place at the Hilton Austin Downtown.

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SXSW Pitch Finalist: Flugauto

Austin Startup

Flugauto Co-Founders (left to right): Frank Noppel , CEO, Gerrit Becker , CCO, and Alexander Xydas , COO. For businesses that want to transport cargo, they offer the benefits of a helicopter, including speed and access to remote locations, but at the cost of ground transportation. Georgia Tech and Stanford.

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SXSW Pitch Finalist: Praxis Labs

Austin Startup

Praxis CEO and Co-Founder Elise Smith is passionate about leveraging innovation and disruptive technologies to increase access and opportunity in the pursuit of equity. My co-founders and I all met at Stanford so Palo Alto is really where it all began. All SXSW Pitch events take place at the Hilton Austin Downtown.