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Why Internal Ventures are Different from External Startups

Steve Blank

The good news is that corporations have access to resources and capabilities that most startups can only dream of , whether it is free cash flow, a strong brand, a vibrant supply chain, strong distribution, a skilled sales force, and so on. This was more, far more, than the Xerox CEO was paid in those years.

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The Rise & Fall of Great Venture Firms [Part 1] ? AGILEVC

Agile VC

What’s a “fair” split of fee income and carried interest when a partner joins several years/funds after others? How do you deal with a severely uneven distribution of investment success between individuals or groups of partners? they generate $400M in proceeds from that $100M). link] Dave Sandrowitz.

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How to Negotiate a Partner Role at a Venture Capital or Private Equity Firm

David Teten

Sean Seton-Rogers, Partner, Profounders Capital, breaks the conversation into three areas: Control: voting/veto for new deals, share of management company. Compensation : base salary, share of profits of management company, carry. Senior partners take home a lower 15 percent of the carried interest….Summarizing