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Flexible VC, a New Model for Companies Targeting Profitability

David Teten

Similarly, when Flexible VC structures are based off of the founder’s own compensation (often via salary or dividends), investors are specifically tying their returns to the financial success of the founder. The value ascribed by subsequent investors (in a secondary); buyers (acquisition); or the public markets (IPO).

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Cliff Notes S-1: Kayak ? AGILEVC

Agile VC

Now that Google’s acquisition of ITA is closed, following lenghty FTC review, it would appear Kayak is poised to proceed with their IPO in the coming months. =. paying for travel data from ITA or others (customers acquisition spend is not included in COGS). liquidation preference, 6% accumulated dividend (1).

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Three New Types of AngelList Syndicates I Hope to See

Hunter Walker

So far most of the top funded AngelList Syndicates look, well, not surprising. Additionally, funds such as Foundry Group and Google Ventures have taken their own approaches – the former creating a separate early stage entity , the latter encouraging their seed stage partners to create standalone personal syndicates.

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How to Navigate & Attract New Leads in The Dark Funnel

ConversionXL

The parts of digital marketing we can track— email marketing , paid social, content syndication—are the tip of the iceberg. These are signs that dark funnel marketing is paying dividends. Word-of-mouth interactions (e.g., text messages, DMs, video calls, etc.) Events (e.g., industry conferences, marketing meetups, VC groups, etc.).

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