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Flexible VC, a New Model for Companies Targeting Profitability

David Teten

When the company hits potholes, Flexible VC investors usually don’t have the nuclear options of firing management and/or doing a recapitalization. Early-stage: Cofounder with engineering/ product background from top-tier university or major technology company. Their only option is to work with management to try to fix the problems.

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Stock Market Drops. Then It Rallies. What Happens Next for Funding?

Both Sides of the Table

On the positive side, corporate profits are up, their balance sheets have been repaired and they have recapitalized themselves to have lower amounts of debt relative to equity. We have the inability to hire engineering in Silicon Valley or brand sales people in NYC but the country still has very high structural long-term unemployment.

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