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Flexible VC, a New Model for Companies Targeting Profitability

David Teten

Yes, via conversion rights at a valuation cap. Yes, via conversion rights at a valuation cap. As a result, unfounded hockey-stick graphs and unicorn promises give way to financial fluency, realistic expectations, frank conversations about what a business can credibly achieve, and transparency. . Of the Inc. raised from angels.

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The Minimalist Guide To Managing Your Brand Reputation Online

Duct Tape Marketing

The Minimalist Guide To Managing Your Brand Reputation Online written by Guest Post read more at Small Business Marketing Blog from Duct Tape Marketing. Let me tell you, brand value is diluting. Most of the marketing experts unanimously vouch for one factor that gets most conversions, which is openness for customer opinions.

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If You’re Not Sure Whether Your Current Investors Would Give You More Money, The Answer Is Likely “No”

Hunter Walker

I really liked Jason Lemkin’s “ Do You Have a Weak Investor Syndicateblog post from earlier in the summer. I’ll give you an example of a conversation I had with a current portfolio company just this week. Startup CEOs Should Test Strength of Cap Table Every ~6 Months To Know Where They Stand. Long term greedy!!!!

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The 10x Angel. The 0x Angel.

Hunter Walker

If you just need the money, stick unknown angels in an AngelList Syndicate so they have more limited information rights. 10x Angels gather info about the market from non-media sources and only contact the team when it’s actionable, such as “Hey, this PhD was talking about you guys on his blog. Avoid these folks.

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How We Think About Pre-Seeds at NextView

Rob Go

This is the best time to fundraise because that’s when you are able to command a meaningfully higher valuation for your next round to minimize your own dilution. If it looks like early experiments are not going in the right direction, it’s actually easier at this point to have a conversation with us as your investors about what that means.