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A Venture Capital History Perspective From Jack Tankersley

Feld Thoughts

Exabyte, one of Colorado’s hottest deals, was formed in 1985; Connor Peripherals (fastest growing company in the history of technology manufacturing, four years to $1 billion in revenue) raised its first round in 1987. “By Most losses happen when you combine Market and Product risk – take one, not both, and take it with a proven entrepreneur.

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Go early, go late, or go home

BeyondVC

Combine this relative value with the fact that many tech companies, particularly large software companies, derive 50-70% of their revenue from annual recurring maintenance and you have an opportunity to buy out many of these businesses due to their predictable cash flow.

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Planning for a Harvest - Startups and angels: Along the way to success

Tim Keane

But.for a company with investors who expect a "harvest," just as things get good on the revenue side, the strategic plan for the companys future becomes very important. What can we do to their revenue? What can we do to their revenue? A new customer emerges - the buyer of the company. How much synergy? April 2013.

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