Steve Blank
JANUARY 22, 2014
Dino Vendetti a VC at Bay Partners, moved up to Bend, Oregon on a mission to engineer Bend into a regional technology cluster. Part 3: Engineering a Regional Tech Cluster. Late stage large regionally based funds that invest in late stage or mezzanine deals. Focus on capital efficient, scalable startups and founders.
David Teten
JANUARY 19, 2021
From RBI, Flexible VCs borrow the ability to reap meaningful returns without demanding founders build for an exit. Every Flexible VC structure allows founders to access immediate risk capital while preserving exit, growth trajectory, and ownership optionality. . Flexible VC 102: Variations.
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Both Sides of the Table
JUNE 22, 2011
I recently spoke at the Founder Showcase at the request of Adeo Ressi. I said that at the Founder Showcase, too. And this is happening in mezzanine (pre-IPO) deals as well. And for many of these they were (over) funded 7-10 years ago and don’t necessarily all represent great returns for investors or founders.
YoungUpstarts
MAY 14, 2018
Marks, founder and managing partner of High Rock Partners and author of “ Middle Market M & A: Handbook for Investment Banking and Business Consulting “ Conventional wisdom says that a company grows by reaching new customers, increasing its workforce, expanding marketing or launching new products or services. by Kenneth H.
K9 Ventures
APRIL 9, 2014
Top engineering talent today has a bimodal distribution. Series C/D is the new Mezzanine. Opinion VC Mezzanine pre-seed seed Series A Series B Series C venture capital venture landscape Venture Spiral' Hiring costs are up dramatically The cost of hiring top quality talent in the bay area has gone up dramatically.
David Teten
JANUARY 21, 2021
This essay is part of a series on alternative VC: I: Revenue-Based Investing: a new option for founders who care about control. III: Why are Revenue-Based VCs investing in so many women and underrepresented founders? II: Who are the major Revenue-Based Investing VCs? IV: Should your new VC fund use Revenue-Based Investing?
K9 Ventures
OCTOBER 10, 2017
I’ll start with all the questions I can think of, from many different perspectives: founders, LPs, the press, and even other VCs. Unless every aspect of product development is covered by founders who are only receiving equity, there are other parts of building a product that will require hiring highly qualified people.
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