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Flexible VC, a New Model for Companies Targeting Profitability

David Teten

Tim O’Reilly, CEO, O’Reilly Media, argues , “Blitzscaling isn’t really a recipe for success but rather survivorship bias masquerading as a strategy.” Typically promissory note or non-voting common stock, with covenants. Hard covenants with potentially strict penalties. . Profitable or backed by large VC fund. Governance.

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Master of Customer Acquisition, Matt Coffin, On Startups …

Both Sides of the Table

He tells the story of how he was out of cash, stressed out, nobody in LA or Silicon Valley would give him money, he had finally found an investor in Minneapolis but his venture bank was going to shut him down for breaking a “covenant&# in their agreement by not having enough cash in the bank. The answer?

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Unintended Consequences: When SAFE and Convertible Notes Go Awry

Pascal's View

We’ve received numerous constructive comments, both privately and on social media, from attorneys, VCs, and CEOs who are well aware of the problem (including several who are experiencing it in real time). Andrew Krowne and I recently co-wrote an article in Tech Crunch , Why SAFE Notes Are Not Safe for Entrepreneurs.

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Back To Biz: The Rulebook For Starting Your Own Business

YoungUpstarts

A social media marketing strategy is becoming one of the strongest tools in any business’s tool box. There are over 3 billion internet users and of them, over 2 billion use social media sites, actively. Restrictive covenants to prevent the seller opening up in immediate competition. Conveyancing.

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Legal Issues Behind Running A Small Business

YoungUpstarts

You would need sound legal advice from an attorney to ensure that you avoid nasty covenants in the lease. When she’s not busy writing or working on her friends’ group blog, Word Baristas , she’s busy monitoring her social media profiles for opportunities. So is true when leasing the physical space for your business.

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9 Business Acronyms You Need To Know

YoungUpstarts

Most recently, the mass media has been concerned with the Facebook IPO. EBITDA is often used in loans covenants. What You Thought It Meant: Giant Awesome Animatronic Porcupine. IPO stands for Initial Public Offering, and is the first sale of a private stock to the public.

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The Community Comeback: 14 Ways Local Leaders Are Reshaping America

YoungUpstarts

And by and large, they’re doing so under the radar of the national media. Pensacola used a Covenant for the Community to guarantee that contractors would use local minorities in the revitalization of downtown. They’re bypassing traditional methods and finding innovative ways to revitalize.

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