Business Model Deal Structure Founder Programming 
YoungUpstarts
NOVEMBER 13, 2012
The founders sold the two year old company to eBay in 2005 for $2.6 They devalued the company and sold 70% of the business to private investors in 2009. Questionable business model. Negotiating a different deal structure could have prevented the price from dropping. Highly profitable. Low barrier to entry.
David Teten
JANUARY 21, 2021
This essay is part of a series on alternative VC: I: Revenue-Based Investing: a new option for founders who care about control. III: Why are Revenue-Based VCs investing in so many women and underrepresented founders? VIII: The Leading Flexible VCs, With Structures Between Equity and Revenue-Based Investing.
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