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What Is Venture Debt and How Should Startups Use It?

View from Seed

It can be lower cost and can either buy more time or accelerate growth. It’s generally got a lower cost compared to equity capital and can help support growth. If they can’t, then we want to know more about the existing investor syndicate, so we’re not the only ones at the table. What are some pros and cons?

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Flexible VC, a New Model for Companies Targeting Profitability

David Teten

That said, nothing is cost-free. More complex cost of capital calculation. This causes the cost of capital for Flexible VC, often calculated through IRR (similar to an interest rate), can be higher than that of venture debt or traditional RBI. Transaction costs. Legal costs typically $5K-$50K . Cost of capital.

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Venture Outlook 2016

Both Sides of the Table

“A surge in prices, more than warranted by fundamentals & usually in a particular sector. More than warranted. And what many people don’t realize is that most syndicates get what is known as “deal-by-deal” carry. Importantly there will be a real cost for founders of the crowdfunding boomlet.

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Press Releases are NOT Dead [But Different]

Growthink Blog

There are three core types of press release distribution services, that vary mostly based on their cost as follows: Free services: There are several free press release distribution services including: PR.com I-Newswire.com PRlog.org The benefit of these sites is that they are free, and that they post your release on their sites.

Syndicate 101
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16 PR Strategies Every Small Business Should Stop Using Right Now

Up and Running

First, let me state that I do recommend the use of press releases when they are warranted. You’re better off working with an experienced freelance PR professional who can put out a press release, blog posts and get you local media coverage at a lower cost. – Grant Gordon , Solomon Consulting Group. Press Release Avalanches.

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Understanding a VC’s Seed Funding Policy is Critical

Both Sides of the Table

This can be on a subjective or objective basis but it’s basically a deal that we are strongly persuaded by the team, the product and/or the traction that they are heading in a direction that warrants more investment. Like Brad Feld I’m syndication agnostic but I have a slight preference toward working with others.