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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. Similar to the explosion of seed funds in the past decade, we (and some limited partners too ) believe these Flexible VCs are on the forefront of what will become a major segment of the venture ecosystem. Of the Inc. 5000 companies, only 6.5% return cap.

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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? And he said ok got it.

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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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Inside Out: Unlearning it all and Building Leadership from Within

Duct Tape Marketing

Scott Stratten has Co-Authored 6 best-selling business books with his business partner and wife Alison and was formerly a music industry marketer, National Sales Training Manager, and a College Professor. And that's not the saying it's blood of the covenant is thicker than water of the womb. President of UnMarketing.

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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 partnering with government the right way. . Businesses will want to come anyway.

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Why Crunch Modes Doesn't Work: Six Lessons

www.igda.org

Ea_spouse received thousands of comments to her original post — followed quickly by major media coverage. From the Work Less Party, Tom Walkers Prosperity Covenant : That output does not rise or fall in direct proportion to the number of hours worked is a lesson that seemingly has to be relearned each generation. Post to Twitter.