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How VCs Think About Adding New Partners

Both Sides of the Table

It is rare to find somebody who matches exactly what I’m looking for in a partner so when you find it you act: Academic rigor (Princeton undergrad, Stanford MBA). As a result we need somebody well networked into these communities already. We didn’t hire a recruiting firm – it was always going to come from our network.

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Flexible VCs With Structures Between Equity and Revenue-Based Investing

David Teten

In addition to a fund, the overall Capacity organization provides direct mentorship, consulting and connects founders to a broad network of talent, diverse forms of capital, and existing resources focused on the post-startup stage of growth. I wanted [a term for] something similar (between debt and equity) but on an extremely small scale.”.

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