Business Model Finance Limited Partner Marketing 
David Teten
AUGUST 19, 2019
Does the traditional VC financing model make sense for all companies? I’ve been a traditional equity VC for 8 years, and I’m now researching new business models in venture capital. However, only recently have early-stage companies started to use this model at any scale. . Absolutely not.
David Teten
JANUARY 19, 2021
Similar to the explosion of seed funds in the past decade, we (and some limited partners too ) believe these Flexible VCs are on the forefront of what will become a major segment of the venture ecosystem. The value ascribed by subsequent investors (in a secondary); buyers (acquisition); or the public markets (IPO).
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David Teten
AUGUST 19, 2019
I’ve been a traditional equity VC for 8 years, and I’m now researching new business models in venture capital. Since 2017 we’ve managed $3 million in revenue-based financing, which helps cash-strapped technology companies grow. Unlike many RBI investors, a full 50% of our investment activity is in non-tech businesses.
David Teten
JANUARY 11, 2020
The challenge is that my time and money budget for “influencing”–content creation and marketing– is minimal. Also, since I’m not trying to be a full-time marketer, I can’t use some of the standard celebrity techniques. They’re taking a $1m check from me, or giving $5m to me as a limited partner. Tech stack.
Steve Blank
JUNE 1, 2011
Reinventing the board meeting may offer venture-backed startups a more efficient, productive way to direct and measure their search for a profitable business model. Yet boards of large companies exist to monitor efficient strategy and execution of a known business model. 1) It’s their fiduciary responsibility.
Steve Blank
JULY 15, 2010
The collapse of the IPO market and dysfunctional math in the venture capital community has stacked the odds against you. VC’s invested their limited partners’ “risk capital” in a portfolio of startups in exchange for illiquid stock. Startup lifecycle in an IPO Market. Here’s why. The Golden Age for Entrepreneurs and VC’s.
Steve Blank
JUNE 1, 2011
Reinventing the board meeting may offer venture-backed startups a more efficient, productive way to direct and measure their search for a profitable business model. Yet boards of large companies exist to monitor efficient strategy and execution of a known business model. 1) It’s their fiduciary responsibility.
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