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Flexible VC, a New Model for Companies Targeting Profitability

David Teten

Our categorization is not a technical one. This structure allows for alignment on the front end, and real-time flexibility for performance metrics,” says Samira Salman , a family office investor and advisor. . Early-stage: Cofounder with engineering/ product background from top-tier university or major technology company.

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How to Scale a Venture Capital (or Private Equity) Fund

David Teten

– Build out low-cost force multipliers such as scouts , Advisors, Entrepreneurs in Residence, Venture Partners, and so on. Another example is Correlation Ventures ($300M+ AUM), a VC firm which co-invests in financings with at least one other new outside VC. This evolves the VC from a server to a router. – Go public.

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How Universities Can Help Students and Alumni Work in the Tech Industry

David Teten

Everyone wanted to work in finance. So universities have realized that for many students, promising a career in technology and entrepreneurship is key to recruiting high potential students. These could be translated into research programs focused on topical regulatory issues related to emerging technologies.