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Flexible VC, a New Model for Companies Targeting Profitability

David Teten

As two fund managers employing Flexible VC, we think it is a healthy addition to the ecosystem and will yield more predictable and stable healthy returns for investors. Too often, investment structures force the management team to make decisions between misaligned growth and investment (return) objectives. Funder Category. Example VC.

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The Silliness Of Recapping Seed Rounds

Feld Thoughts

So they recapitalize the company. The founders usually get wiped out completely, but existing management usually ends up with new options for between 10% and 20% of the company. The term sheet converts all the convertible debt into a post-money valuation of $100, essentially making the convertible debt worthless.

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How to Be an Angel Investor

www.paulgraham.com

Mechanics Angel investors often syndicate deals, which means they join togetherto invest on the same terms. In a syndicate there is usually a"lead" investor who negotiates the terms with the startup. Dont feel like you have to join a syndicate, though. This isyet another problem that gets solved for you by syndicates.