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Flexible VCs With Structures Between Equity and Revenue-Based Investing

David Teten

(co-written with Jamie Finney, Founding Partner at Greater Colorado Venture Fund. This essay is part of a series on alternative VC: I: Revenue-Based Investing: a new option for founders who care about control. III: Why are Revenue-Based VCs investing in so many women and underrepresented founders?

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SXSW Pitch Finalist: LexSet

Austin Startup

The LexSet Co-Founders (left to right) CEO Francis Bitonti , President Leslie Oliver Karpas , and COO Azam Khan won $250,000 in Verizon’s Built on 5G Challenge The Forrest Four-Cast: March 3, 2020 LexSet serves AI engineers, especially those with limited resources, with a better way to annotate photos. Tell us about something you love.

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SXSW Startups: EnrichHER

Austin Startup

L to R: Tiara Zolniez (Co-Founder & Sales), Dr. Roshawnna Novellus (Co-Founder & CEO), Alisha Griffey (COO) The Forrest Four-Cast: February 4, 2019 Fifty diverse startups will aim to impress a panel of judges and a live audience with their skills, creativity and innovation at SXSW Pitch Presented by Cyndx.

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Opportunity Hub Partners with Capital Factory To Bridge Opportunity Gap

Austin Startup

Capital Factory is so excited to welcome the OHUB community to Austin during SXSW,” said Joshua Baer, founder & CEO. OHUB@SXSW | Opportunity Hub (OHUB) Thursday, March 7 Opening reception and fireside chat with Priscilla Chan, Cofounder, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative 4:00 PM?—?8:00

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Helping Entrepreneurs Get To Where They Want To Go Faster

Duct Tape Marketing

Carolyn serves as the co-founder and CEO of Hello Alice. Hello Alice is a free, data-driven, and multichannel platform helping small business owners on their entrepreneurial journey by providing access to relevant funding networks and technical assistance tools while increasing owner success rates.

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10 Best Cities in the United States for Startups and Entrepreneurs (2018)

crowdSPRING Blog

Despite repeated efforts, only a few cities outside the Valley (New York and Boston) have historically had the critical mix of VC funding, network, and talent to fuel vibrant startup centers. Boulder, CO. Foundry Group’s founder Brad Feld noted : Entrepreneurs here use a ‘give before you get’ mentality.

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How Lemon Perfect Founder Yanni Hufnagel Hires the Best People

The Startup Magazine

He knows that quality of startup hiring is linked to the tone the founder sets for the company. At The Lemon Perfect Company’s headquarters in Atlanta, Hufnagel says employees are as passionate as he is. Apple co-founder Steve Jobs believed that hiring employees was his most important role at Apple.

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