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Flexible VC, a New Model for Companies Targeting Profitability

David Teten

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. We detail below the major categories of VC: VENTURE CAPITAL TYPOLOGY. FLEXIBLE VC VS. OTHER VENTURE CAPITAL MODELS.

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On the Road to Recap:

abovethecrowd.com

In Silicon Valley boardrooms, where “growth at all costs” had been the mantra for many years, people began to imagine a world where the cost of capital could rise dramatically, and profits could come back in vogue. Competition also has access to capital. Anxiety slowly crept into everyone’s world. 2015 was the exact opposite.

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