Revenue Stock Technical Cofounder Technical Review 
SoCal CTO
NOVEMBER 1, 2010
I had a recent email dialog with the founder of a company looking for a CTO for their startup. Did they really need a Startup CTO or Developer or both? And do I fit as a Part-Time CTO , Technology Advisor , CTO Founder , Acting CTO ? He needed some kind of CTO and as well Developers.
David Teten
JANUARY 19, 2021
More and more startups are pursuing Revenue-Based VCs , but “RBI” doesn’t fit everyone. Our categorization is not a technical one. Additionally, Flexible VC can accommodate all types of companies, not just asset-lite, tech-enabled companies.”. Flexible VC 101: Equity Meets Revenue Share. Of the Inc. raised from angels.
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David Teten
OCTOBER 1, 2015
You’ve got a great idea and domain expertise, but limited money and insufficient technology resources. I’ve talked with a number of software development shops who are eager to get into the business of cofounding companies, i.e., getting product revenue and equity instead of just consulting revenue. The fine print?
David Teten
MARCH 14, 2018
– Build out low-cost force multipliers such as scouts , Advisors, Entrepreneurs in Residence, Venture Partners, and so on. The firm attracts deal flow by promising a decision (positive or negative) in under 2 weeks, with minimal paperwork and without repeating due diligence. This evolves the VC from a server to a router.
Lightspeed Venture Partners
OCTOBER 7, 2012
I’ve been writing up reviews of this season’s Shark Tank pitches from a silicon valley VCs perspective. Week three’s breakdown covered topics like how hard momentum is to turn around, and how participating preferred stock works. At this point, the very pregnant cofounder was weeping. BACK 9 DIPS.
A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks
MARCH 11, 2014
And when you look at the tools that we use, I mean we’ve made so many technological advances, but really to manage a meeting there’s not a practical tool available. And when you lost customers due to not having project management, your response was to make project management. Edwin: You get a cofounder onboard.
Ben's Blog
APRIL 28, 2010
The macro reason: that’s the way most of the great technology companies have been built. At Andreessen Horowitz, our primary goal is to invest in the great technology franchises. VMware—Diane Greene. (*) While not technically cofounders, Andy Grove and Thomas Watson, Sr. Siebel—Tom Siebel. Sony—Akio Morita.
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