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Revenue-Based Investing: A New Option for Founders who Care About Control

David Teten

I’ve been a traditional equity VC for 8 years, and I’m now researching new business models in venture capital. Though RBI will displace some traditional equity VC, its much bigger impact will be to expand the pool of capital available for early-stage entrepreneurs. . He said, . “[W]e

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13 Of The Biggest Mistakes Entrepreneurs Make (That May Not Seem Like Mistakes At All)

YoungUpstarts

You can pour your heart and soul (and life savings) into a venture, do all your due diligence, toil 80- and 90-hour weeks, and just when you’re on the verge of a breakthrough, a dark horse competitor sweeps in and decimates your market share. If you lose a customer due to price or other circumstances beyond your control, then fine.

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Why a 50/50 Split is Almost Never Right for Co-Founders by @DaveParkerSEA

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We aim to help launch 1,000 technology companies per year in over 50 cities worldwide. Applications to the Seattle Founder Institute are also due this Sunday, February 26th: click here to apply. Let me start by saying I think the only wrong answer in how to split co-founder equity is 50/50. Washington DC. Sydney Spring 2012.