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Flexible VC, a New Model for Companies Targeting Profitability

David Teten

(co-written with Jamie Finney, Founding Partner at Greater Colorado Venture Fund. From traditional equity VC, Flexible VC borrows the option to pursue and reap the rewards of an outsized exit. Flexible VC 101: Equity Meets Revenue Share. Equity Ownership. Yes, typically preferred equity. Of the Inc. Example VC.

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30 Entrepreneurs Explain What They Love About Being an Entrepreneur

Hearpreneur

Thanks to Jason Polk, Colorado Relationship Recovery ! #11- Thanks to Lauren Edwards-Williams, Legend IP Consulting ! #26- Most importantly for me, I can pull out my meditation mat, sit down, cross my legs and meditate silently in the middle of my office with no one telling me to get back to work. 11- Being accountable for outcomes.

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Zayo Group – One of Boulder’s Amazing Startup Stories

Feld Thoughts

We have 3 offices in Colorado, with our headquarters on the 2nd floor of 29th Street mall. Dozens of recent graduates of Colorado’s university system are Zayo-ites. I am excited to see this innovative energy spreading across the front range, through Startup Colorado and other initiatives. We paid them $8.7M

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Series Seed Financing Documents

www.seriesseed.com

We went with equity because ivestors would prefer to get equity for the following reasons: 1. One of the reasons notes have become so popular is that the equity documents were too expensive. Good idea, I think this will benefit lots of startups and some angels. Posted by: toby | 03/01/2010 at 09:52 PM. Will try and fix today.

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How To Launch a Startup and Avoid Ending-up in Jail

Scott Edward Walker

Not only are there key contractual issues that must be buttoned-down (like vesting and IP assignment ), but also there is a minefield of laws and regulations that must be complied with. Colorado state law, for example, makes criminal libel a felony carrying up to 18 months in prison and a fine up to $100,000 for the first offense.

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How to Find the Top VCs for the Investment You Need

Up and Running

According to Pitchbook, the data and technology provider for the global private equity and venture capital markets, the year’s total for this region was a record $2.4 Colorado isn’t typically top of mind when it comes to venture capital firms, but there are more located in the state than many entrepreneurs are aware of.