David Teten

JANUARY 19, 2021

(co-written with Jamie Finney, Founding Partner at Greater Colorado Venture Fund. 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. FLEXIBLE VC VS. OTHER VENTURE CAPITAL MODELS.

Cofounder 78

Cofounder Technical Review Equity Dividend 78

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 22, 2011

And this is happening in mezzanine (pre-IPO) deals as well. Or worse yet they may never get financed. Raise at “ the top end of normal &# but not so high that future financings in a corrected market become impossible. Those with strong business models suddenly stand out when the tide goes out. Have a cushion.

Saudi Arabia 309

Saudi Arabia Valuation IPO Technical Review 309

David Teten

JANUARY 21, 2021

(co-written with Jamie Finney, Founding Partner at Greater Colorado Venture Fund. VI: Revenue-based financing: The next step for private equity and early-stage investment. This is a summary of: Revenue-Based financing: State of the Industry 2020. VII: Flexible VC, a New Model for Companies Targeting Profitability.

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Equity Revenue Cofounder Colorado 78

Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 24, 2009

always focus on the business model and assumptions, but there are too many unknowns to put much faith in the future cash flow projections. I was a limited partner in Angel Investors, LP, Ron Conways fund in the late 1990s. I also teach Entrepreneurial Finance at San Jose State. Back to the survey.

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San Jose Angel Investor Venture Capital Mezzanine 33

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 29, 2011

I would put my firm, GRP Partners in with the group working with teams in different ways. I believe some VCs have entered the early-stage market as simply an option on future financing rounds. Maybe Micro VCs will get larger and emulate a multiple-partner strategy like True Ventures or First Round Capital.

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Venture Capital Software LP Early Stage 296

techcrunch.com

FEBRUARY 19, 2010

Tweet View Comments Sarah Lacy Feb 19, 2010 Pepperdine has a new study out that attempts to shed some light on the clubby, shadowy world of private finance. Researchers polled experts in lending, mezzanine capital, private equity, venture capital and private businesses themselves. A few more stats make that picture look worse.

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Venture Capital Technical Review Sweat Equity Valuation 62

Seeing Both Sides

JANUARY 13, 2015

Business Model: running a lot of experiments - pricing, packaging, value proposition. Financing: holy crap - we are running out of money in 6 months! Financing: The "hopes and dreams" financing stage is over. Financing: Is our market big enough to support another round (which puts the exit bar even higher)?

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Mezzanine IPO Finance Business Model 20