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NZ Universities are spinning out market-ready ventures – what investors should know

NZ Entrepreneur

Pierre Malou, Head of Operations and Acting CEO at Wellington UniVentures. Pierre is Head of Operations and Acting CEO at Wellington UniVentures , the Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington subsidiary tasked with launching new ventures from university research. We welcome engagement in all aspects of our process.

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The Pros and Cons of Rando Rich People Investing in Your Startup

This is going to be BIG.

Governance Moreso than a lot of actual VCs, a lot of high-net-worth folks tend to ask for board representation—even in the super early stages of a company where boards tend to be a little less formal. This is a business and the goal should be to get the best people at every position, regardless of their position on the cap table.

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Flexible VC, a New Model for Companies Targeting Profitability

David Teten

John Berger, Director Operations & Impact Solutions, Toniic , observed that this has clear investor benefits: “ The grace period became a feature because it benefits investors in regions like the US where there can be tax differences between short and long term gains. Governance. Profitable or backed by large VC fund.

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Who are the Major Revenue-Based Investing VCs?

David Teten

The average monthly operating expenses is $70,335. 30% have been operated by females, 70% have been operated by males. 40% have been operated by “visible minorities”, 60% have been operated by “non-visible minorities”. Limited amount of existing debt and a clean cap table”. Growth support.

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Making Decisions in Context

Austin Startup

Your Cap Table is something that deserves constant care and attention. Messy cap tables can come back to haunt you when you do a financing or sell the company. Board and Governance issues arise from day one in most startups. Keep the valuations consistent with company progress. Are the logistics manageable?

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These Two Questions Are All You Need To Understand The Next Few Years of Venture & Startups

Hunter Walker

But you need to remain great and investable while also managing your costs, extending your runway, tightening your operating plan, and so on. The former largely means the folks with operating risk are Series A and beyond tech startups selling to other tech companies. Not buying low quality growth.

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Should You Co-Found Your Company With a Software Development Shop (2 of 2)?

David Teten

portfolio operator VCs, e.g., Andreessen Horowitz, ff Venture Capital, First Round Capital, Google Ventures. Many industries are very difficult to penetrate from the outside, e.g. healthcare, education, government services, and more. mentor VCs, e.g., most VCs. accelerators, e.g., Dreamit, ER Accelerator, Techstars, Y Combinator.