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Flexible VC, a New Model for Companies Targeting Profitability

David Teten

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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VCs eating our own dog food: Using technology and analytics to make better investments

David Teten

Tim Friedman, Founder, PE Stack , said, “If I could offer one piece of advice to today’s managers, it would be to take the time to understand the demands of the modern institutional LP. Russell Rothstein, Founder and CEO, IT Central Station , a product review site, said, “We see VCs on our site very often. 3) Raise capital.

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Understanding the Risks of VC Signaling

Both Sides of the Table

We used the Y Combinator open source term sheet. We signed the term sheet within 48 hours and had funded in under 2 weeks. You were a VP at a company that sold for $200 million making the founder very wealthy. That founder wasn’t one of your angels. They elected to sign my term sheet.