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Mark Hauser’s Hauser Private Equity Spearheads Major Deals in Industrial Sector

The Startup Magazine

On the other side of the spectrum, the idea of finding a unicorn has attracted many investors toward the much riskier venture capital and emerging technologies. In 2016, Hauser Private Equity completed an investment in Stat Health Management, LLC, an urgent care provider with locations throughout Long Island, NY. Healthcare.

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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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Stock Market Drops. Then It Rallies. What Happens Next for Funding?

Both Sides of the Table

I need leaders who manage in good times and bad.To build a large company you need to manage through economic cycles. 2010 was the year of the “super angel&# and 2011 has to date been the year of unbelievably highly priced B,C & D rounds of venture capital. My deal got dragged out and eventually never happened.

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Silicon Valley Frontlines: Two Tales of "Working For Equity"

philipsmith.typepad.com

While there have been times in the last dozen or so years, usually during times of venture capital excess, that cash to founders, early-stage executives and other key employees has matched regular market compensation (still with the upside of the equity), this is not true in the vast majority in the start-up game. Business Management.

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On the Road to Recap:

abovethecrowd.com

These mutual funds “mark-to-market” every day, and fund managers are compensated periodically on this performance. In Silicon Valley boardrooms, where “growth at all costs” had been the mantra for many years, people began to imagine a world where the cost of capital could rise dramatically, and profits could come back in vogue.

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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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The Right Way to Lay People Off

Ben's Blog

outcome with no recapitalization. He said that during his over 20 years in the venture capital business, he’d never seen a company recover from consecutive layoffs and achieve a billion dollar plus outcome. Employees will question managers and ask whether or not a layoff is coming. Step 4: Train your managers.