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ESADE Business School Commencement Speech

Steve Blank

The convergence of digital trends along with the rise of China and globalization has upended the rules for almost every business in every corner of the globe. It’s worth noting that everything from the Internet, to electric cars, genomic sequencing, mobile apps, and social media — were pioneered by startups, not existing companies.

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Flexible VC, a New Model for Companies Targeting Profitability

David Teten

Seed-stage compatible: Like traditional equity VC investors, Flexible VCs accomodate early-stage investment risk within their portfolios better than a traditional RBI funder. Eligible for favorable treatment under Qualified Small Business Stock exemption, if structured as equity. Typical business stage. Typical business model.

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ESG in Venture Capital: Interview with Blue Future Partners (VC Fund of Funds)

David Teten

That said, a good number of my past investments have produced a very clear social benefit endogenously, i.e., as a direct result of their business activity. – StratiFi is the first low-cost, intuitive, and scalable portfolio hedging SaaS platform for investors. We ask our Ambassadors: “Do you have access to a media platform?