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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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28 Entrepreneurs Reveal The Entrepreneurs They Consider to be Successful

Hearpreneur

I learned from her that even if finances are an issue, it's worth taking risks if you know your idea would change the market. A very successful entrepreneur and one that is inspiring to me for many reasons are Micheal Dubin, the founder of Dollar Shave Club. 6- Muhammad Yunus. Photo Credit: Monika Nowaczyk. 10- Micheal Dubin.

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What is Sweat Equity Worth?

www.entrepreneur.com

Entrepreneur Homepage Startups Starting a Business Home How-To Guides Startup Basics Business Ideas Business Planning Startup Financing Success Stories Home-Based Business Starting a Business Play Video How to Take a New Product from Just an Idea to a Business (Video). Financing Some Jobs Act Proposals Make Headway.

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What Kind of Workspace Is Best For Your Startup?

mashable.com

Startup life is all about bootstrapping, but you need a place to work, right? “There’s simply no budget for [an office], as I bootstrap the company,&# says Paul Molluzzo, founder of Baby Goes Mobile , a web app that lets parents create a private baby book they can view and update from their mobile phones.

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28 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

My co-founder, Paul Pirner and I were old friends and craft beer lovers who had each decided (independently of one another) to adopt an alcohol-free lifestyle. 18- Desire to be the first Indian beauty/wellness brand to go truly global. Thanks to Danielle Calabrese, De La Calle ! #13- 13- To correct several things.

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Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs: How Do You Bootstrap Freemium Ventures?

ReadWriteStart

One of the discussions that ensued was about how to bootstrap a freemium venture. However, how do you get to critical mass, and how do you finance the period during which this business runs on red ink? How much time do you budget for red ink financing? How long can you go without a salary? Hope to see you there!

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AngelList Launches Docs To Help Startups Sign And Close Seed Rounds Online With Low Legal Fees

techcrunch.com

As CEO and co-founder Naval Ravikant tells me, when he and co-founder Babak Nivi started VentureHacks a few years ago, their goal was to educate companies on how to negotiate venture term sheets. For a seed stage round, legal fees can be upwards of tens of thousands of dollars, which is costly for a bootstrapped startups.