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Flexible VC, a New Model for Companies Targeting Profitability

David Teten

From traditional equity VC, Flexible VC borrows the option to pursue and reap the rewards of an outsized exit. Flexible VC 101: Equity Meets Revenue Share. Equity Ownership. Yes, typically preferred equity. On average, founders own just 43% of equity by Series B , declining thereafter. Flexible VC 102: Variations.

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State of VC 2.0

View from Seed

The three-question framework goes as such: Q: How much tech-related market cap will be created in the next 10-20 years? That’s a bit of a cautionary tale to VC investors today who might think it’s inevitable that the private value they are enjoying in their portfolios will certainly translate to distributions in the near future.

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State of VC 2.0

View from Seed

The three-question framework goes as such: Q: How much tech-related market cap will be created in the next 10-20 years? That’s a bit of a cautionary tale to VC investors today who might think it’s inevitable that the private value they are enjoying in their portfolios will certainly translate to distributions in the near future.

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State of VC 2.0

View from Seed

The three-question framework goes as such: Q: How much tech-related market cap will be created in the next 10-20 years? That’s a bit of a cautionary tale to VC investors today who might think it’s inevitable that the private value they are enjoying in their portfolios will certainly translate to distributions in the near future.

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How to Scale Organic Traffic (Without Writing a Million Blog Posts)

ConversionXL

It’s more than just a distribution channel. The Jobs-to-be-done framework (JTBD) was invented by economist Clayton Christensen and is a great way to identify user intent for a topic and define the right features. For many inventory-driven sites, the JTBD framework is a better alternative to personas.

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Crazy! 189 Answers To The Top Startup Questions On Your Mind

maplebutter.com

Ideally you can pay them based + equity so that you’ll get their attention and focus on the project. 2) Co-Founders are the largest form of dilution (if you’re raising) 3) Everything around LeanStartup / Customer Development 4) Understand the micro economics of your business early. How does that usually work? Just one piece of advice?

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Interview with Sramana Mitra on 1M/1M Program

Life Beyond Code

Once the $1 million revenue milestone is crossed, entrepreneurs find it easier to find additional customers, manage working capital, and access funding, whether it is credit or equity. And finally, we have defined 1M/1M as a framework for capitalism 2.0, a distributed, democratic model of capitalism. RS: What makes 1M/1M unique?