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Put A Coin In It! Invest In Early Stage Startups To See Maximum ROI

YoungUpstarts

With over a decade of hands-on experience in venture capital, Emmanuel is also an expert in M&A and deal structuring. He has acquired extensive experience in coaching, creating, managing, developing and financing more than 200 high-tech startups across several sectors, including the medical and information technologies.

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What Entrepreneurs Should do about Price Fixing

Both Sides of the Table

We discuss deal structures. We discuss things like what the general prices in the market are but not in a price fixing way but in a general commentary way, like “I can’t believe that guy paid 40 pre!&# kind of way. Often it’s to try and persuade people that we’ve found the right model.

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5 Risks Of Buying A Business And Profiting Off The Opportunities They Create

YoungUpstarts

The opportunity: Use this as a negotiating point when bargaining for the deal. If the business IS the business owner, then that person needs to be part of the deal. Structure the buy-out to include an employment contract or consulting agreement, as well as an earn-out.

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Which books would you recommend to a VC analyst-associate?

Gust

Insights from Leading Practitioners on the Art of Raising a Fund, Deal Structuring, Value Creation, and Exit Strategies. The Business of Venture Capital. Raising Venture Capital for the Serious Entrepreneur. Mastering the VC Game. A Venture Capital Insider Reveals How to Get from Start-up to IPO on Your Terms.

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July 4th Linkblog: Don’t Fake FOMO When Fundraising, 50 Cent on Success, Miss Texas on Reproductive Rights,

Hunter Walker

So if I do the deal with Vitamin Water, I don’t really need the money up front. And it changed the way artists look at deal structures. Because until those stages, they were not looking to do deals like that. The big money, on the back end when they sell it, I need to participate in that.

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How VCs Think About Adding New Partners

Both Sides of the Table

In Kara’s case I got to see her work on deal structuring first hand having worked closely with her on her board at P.S. XO. We not only need to be able to help in the trenches with our teams but we also need to have good investment judgment. That turns out to be much more difficult than non-investors often imagine.

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Sell Your Startup with a Mergers and Acquisitions Advisor

The Startup Magazine

Deal structure is equally important, and the right advisor can make all the difference in negotiating the best deal for your startup. They can evaluate buyers based on reputation, history, goals, and ability to complete the acquisition. A good mergers and acquisitions advisor will save you time and money.

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