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Build Your Startup on a Vacant Domain Name

David Teten

When I had my idea for a virtual / cloud-based phone system, I could not imagine the ability to work with such a domain, so it was a no-brainer when I had the opportunity to build on the Phone.com domain. If we find the right partner, we can be flexible in deal structures to best align everyone’s interests.

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Build Your Startup on a Vacant Domain Name

David Teten

When I had my idea for a virtual / cloud-based phone system, I could not imagine the ability to work with such a domain, so it was a no-brainer when I had the opportunity to build on the Phone.com domain. If we find the right partner, we can be flexible in deal structures to best align everyone’s interests.

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Cracking The Code: The Bessemer 10 laws of SaaS - Fall 2008.

Cracking the Code

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. For sales, they should be paid on new CMRR with a standard deal structure (such as a one year deal, with quarterly pre-payments), and incentives for more favorable cash flow terms (such as multi-year pre-payments).