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A reflection on a decade: 10 lessons after 10 years in VC

Version One Ventures

We all know it’s important to differentiate ourselves individually and not just as a fund. Founders can easily sniff out if you genuinely care about a new area based on innate interest and curiosity versus potential capital gains. Build a personal brand. Be a learning machine; stay curious and weird.

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Why Startups Should Pay Attention to Herman Cain’s 9-9-9

Both Sides of the Table

In case you don’t know, “the “9-9-9 plan” would replace all current taxes (including the payroll tax , capital gains tax , and the estate tax ) with 9% business transaction tax; 9% personal income tax rate, and a 9% federal sales tax.” I do advocate: 1. So my conclusion?

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How Startup Valuations are Driving Company Equity

ReadWriteStart

Dividends paid and capital gains realized on a per-share basis provide ordinary shareholders with a way to participate in the profits stream of the company. To make preferred shares more marketable, different companies issuing the shares include several characteristics that differentiate them from common stock. Common stock.

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Am I just a greedy VC?

VC Adventure

No matter how you feel about Congress’ efforts to change the tax classification of VC profits from capital gains to ordinary income it’s worth a read (and keeping an open mind). My partner Jason has an impassioned post up about the carried interest debate currently taking place in Congress.

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My Top 10 Methods To Make Money Online

Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

The challenge is sourcing good people to do the work, learning what specific offer to make to the market, how to differentiate yourself so you earn good margins, how to market what you offer and how to automate the entire process so it becomes a passive income stream. Selling a service is a real option for making money online.

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Seven critical lessons learned in angel investing

Austin Startup

We already believed in the macro trends of niche brands, retail differentiation (and disruption) in the age of eCommerce, The Long Tail , and consumer tastes and diets shifting faster than big CPG companies could keep up. When Clayton decided to start a Fund after his incredible sale of Deep Eddy Vodka, we knew we had to be investors.

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Founder Liquidity

K9 Ventures

2) The company can repurchase the founders’ Common Stock at the fair market value (FMV) price of the Common Stock, sell an equivalent amount of Preferred Stock, and then give the founder a bonus for the price differential between the Preferred price and the Common price.

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