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Stephanie Spong – Venture Capital Executive Interview

Startup Professionals Musings

Last week at an angel investor forum I was privileged to meet Stephanie Spong, who is a Principal with EPIC Ventures, an increasingly rare early stage VC firm. Stephanie: I am a venture capitalist currently based out of Santa Fe, New Mexico, with EPIC Ventures. Stephanie: I love building companies. Marty Zwilling.

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Who are the Major Revenue-Based Investing VCs?

David Teten

I’ve been a traditional equity VC for 8 years, and I’m now researching new business models in venture capital. RBI normally requires founders to pay back their investors with a fixed percentage of revenue until they have finished providing the investor with a fixed return on capital, which they agree upon in advance.

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Be a Benevolent Dictator (And Eight More Lessons For Getting Your Stalled Start-up Off The Ground)

YoungUpstarts

I was thrilled that what I did employed 50,000 people and did business in every state but Vermont, with international operations in China, Japan, Brazil, and Mexico. Like many successful entrepreneurs and operators at this stage, I live to work rather than work to live.

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Valuing Startup Employee Options

David Teten

Projections were based on dozens of operational assumptions related to pricing, production, marketing spend, etc. Finally, financial assumptions such as capital structure and taxes had to be considered. is an online marketplace of qualified freelancers focused on Latin America (initially Mexico, my native country). Participa.me

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Entrepreneurshit. The Blog Post on What It’s Really Like.

Both Sides of the Table

You probably follow some high-profile entrepreneurs on Instagram and Twitter and see conference pictures of them in Davos, Mexico, Monaco or wherever. Think about it – most entrepreneurs who manage to raise seed money or venture capital usually raise enough money for 12-18 months maximum. Many times it’s less.

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The Venture Capital Secret: 3 Out of 4 Start-Ups Fail

online.wsj.com

SIGNIFICANCE PROMINENT. --> The Venture Capital Secret: 3 Out of 4 Start-Ups Fail. An entrepreneur with a hot technology and venture-capital funding becomes a billionaire in his 20s. The National Venture Capital Association estimates that 25% to 30% of venture-backed businesses fail. NAME David Cowan.

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30 Entrepreneurs Share Their Thoughts on the Future of Entrepreneurship

Hearpreneur

Every waking day, we are having tremendous changes in regulations and technology which greatly affect the way businesses operate. Some entrepreneurs will say the future is definitely bright but to others, some of these changes are meant to work against their expansion and business operations. Thanks to David Reid, VEM Group ! #25-