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Flexible VC, a New Model for Companies Targeting Profitability

David Teten

His work on VC and small communities can be found at greatercolorado.vc/blog. Yes, via conversion rights at a valuation cap. Yes, via conversion rights at a valuation cap. Coinvestors: Flexible VC terms have not been standardized, which may make the investment harder to syndicate. Lower level of community familiarity.

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Understanding Different Types of Angel Investors

View from Seed

Pros: Industry-insider who serves as a validator for the rest of the investment syndicate, extremely helpful advice and network connections. Having someone who the founder or founding team has worked with before can be a good validator to other syndicate investors and future investors that they all work well together.

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VCs eating our own dog food: Using technology and analytics to make better investments

David Teten

To learn more about this space, I suggest join an online community I co-founded, PEVCTech. . Data companies focused on early-stage startups include Aingel , fundsUP , Preseries , PredictLeads , and Sploda. The Pocket Negotiator is very early-stage attempt to aid in the negotiating process itself.

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Angel Investing: Know (What Motivates) Thyself

Agile VC

I’ve had similar conversations in the last year or so with other folks looking to begin, or ramp up, their activity as angel investors. 2) Gain Market Insight – Another reason to invest in early stage tech startups is to gain additional market insight and connections to the entrepreneurial community.

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LinkedIn: The Series A Fundraising Story ? AGILEVC

Agile VC

Not long after the product launch we began the initial conversations with VCs for a Series A round. We’re a how-to site and community for small business on marketing. . You can sometimes attract capital from farther away but typically harder to do at early stage. And a third firm “pressure tested” (i.e.

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Why Your Startup's Name Matters

mashable.com

Naming can be one of the most difficult challenges in the early stages of a startup. Before you can even finish your pitch, people are already making judgments of your company, and bad names can be a real distraction to important conversations. Global Syndication Partners. World Videos Featured: Facebook.

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Why Launching a Startup Is More Expensive Than You Think

mashable.com

Join the conversation by adding Mashables Pete Cashmore to your Circles on Google+ Close Welcome to Mashable! No doubt early-stage companies can be started on a shoestring by low-paid entrepreneurs, but when financing a scalable, sustainable product, a free application server won’t make much of a difference.

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