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What Entrepreneurs Should do about Price Fixing

Both Sides of the Table

We discuss deal structures. Corporations need startups. If you’re a seed fund that raised money from limited partners your fiduciary responsibility is to “make a buck.&# But I bet his broader point was to tone down the rhetoric and stop with inside baseball. Tags: Startup Advice. kind of way.

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Are You Selling Your Company? Be Careful with Financial Buyers!

Scott Edward Walker

Instead of investing in the stock market or in startups (e.g., Moreover, because most financial buyers are set-up as funds (which have their own limited partner investors) that typically expire in 10 years, the return on their investment must happen relatively quickly. How Is the Deal Structure Different with a Financial Buyer?