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Flexible VC, a New Model for Companies Targeting Profitability

David Teten

(co-written with Jamie Finney, Founding Partner at Greater Colorado Venture Fund. Similar to the explosion of seed funds in the past decade, we (and some limited partners too ) believe these Flexible VCs are on the forefront of what will become a major segment of the venture ecosystem. FLEXIBLE VC VS. OTHER VENTURE CAPITAL MODELS.

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Applied Venture and the inexorable rise of value-add VC

The Equity Kicker

From around 2000, and perhaps coinciding with the need to work harder to win deals as opportunities dried up after the internet bubble burst, individual partners at VC firms began adding ‘helping CEOs win’ to their job descriptions. . Value add strategies make partners at VC firms more personally effective. Building platforms.

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VCs eating our own dog food: Using technology and analytics to make better investments

David Teten

But in business, you want a lot of partners. In the private equity universe, most Partners have primary training as deal-makers, not as managers. See Bessemer Venture Partners’ A comprehensive guide to security for startups. Most of us want one spouse and we’re done. The 11 Steps of Investing in Private Companies.

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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. VI: Revenue-based financing: The next step for private equity and early-stage investment. This is a summary of: Revenue-Based financing: State of the Industry 2020. VII: Flexible VC, a New Model for Companies Targeting Profitability.

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Should you raise traditional VC or Revenue-Based Investing VC?

David Teten

Revenue-Based Investing (“RBI”) is a new form of VC financing, distinct from the preferred equity structure most VCs use. Focus on lower-risk business models; no requirement for a ‘swing for the fences’ model. Most founders who are raising capital look first to traditional equity VCs. But should they?

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ProfessorVC: Can Entrepreneurship Be Taught?

Professor VC

I attended the annual LP meeting for a venture capital firm this week and got into a discussion about the above question. If you have a reputation for cutting corners, not treating employees or partners right, it will become very difficult to do business. I also teach Entrepreneurial Finance at San Jose State.

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Changes in Software & Venture Capital – Part 2 of 3

Both Sides of the Table

I would put my firm, GRP Partners in with the group working with teams in different ways. I believe some VCs have entered the early-stage market as simply an option on future financing rounds. The LP Community Hasn’t Yet Caught Up. My best guess is that new LP funds will be set up in the future to service Micro VCs.