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Bad Notes on Venture Capital

Both Sides of the Table

It’s like we need a finance 101 course for entrepreneurs. There were no metrics. Him: On metrics. In finance they call it “terminal value” but the truth is the price is as arbitrary at your A round as it is at your seed round. There are a million ways to do quick, easy, low-cost rounds with prices.

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Revenue-Based Investing: A New Option for Founders who Care About Control

David Teten

The idea is for us to take advantage of a cost/expense that our borrowers are already incurring (credit card fees) and structure an investment that truly aligns our interests. Feenix focuses solely on providing longer term growth capital to healthy companies looking to expand.

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Bad Notes on VC

Gust

It’s like we need a finance 101 course for entrepreneurs. There were no metrics. Him: On metrics. In finance they call it “terminal value” but the truth is the price is as arbitrary at your A round as it is at your seed round. There are a million ways to do quick, easy, low-cost rounds with prices. Your A round?