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Flexible VC, a New Model for Companies Targeting Profitability

David Teten

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. We detail below the major categories of VC: VENTURE CAPITAL TYPOLOGY. FLEXIBLE VC VS. OTHER VENTURE CAPITAL MODELS.

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Bridging the gap between tech startups and the Fortune 500

David Teten

1) Corporate Venture Capital. Most VCs (including ff Venture Capital ) collect money from independent limited partners in order to form their fund. Some corporations emulate this model by creating their own wholly-owned VC entities, typically with one LP: the corporate balance sheet. 4) Accelerators.

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Applied Venture and the inexorable rise of value-add VC

The Equity Kicker

When I started in venture capital in the late 1990s VCs were regularly lambasted for taking long summer holidays and spending too much time on the golf course. Most investors thought of their job as picking good companies and making sure governance was strong. Business model. Low handicaps weren’t good!

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Why the Blockchain is so disruptive for venture capital

Version One Ventures

And so, we keep hearing how venture capital is about to be disrupted. Decentralized platforms are a mix of a new technology and a new business model. But the tokenization of decentralized business models makes these projects immediately liquid assets: you can buy and sell at any stage (assuming enough liquidity).

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If NYC is going to be a real innovation hub, we can't have our own senators supporting SOPA/PIPA

This is going to be BIG.

Now, there are bills on the table that would basically allow the government to shut down my website—my entire website—for putting up content that someone else has the rights to. Back to Senators Schumer and Gillibrand. Senator Schumer spoke at Internet Week in 2011. It’s an embarrassment, frankly, to our tech community.

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Where Do Venture Capital Dollars Actually Come From? This Visual Explains

Agile VC

Most folks reading this will know that many startups were built in part with the help of venture capital. A smaller portion of the total capital in the VC ecosystem comes from high net worth individuals. The third reason is less in the hands of these institutional investors, and that’s governance.

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Where Does VC Money Actually Come From? [Flowchart]

View from Seed

Most folks reading this will know that many startups were built in part with the help of venture capital. A smaller portion of the total capital in the VC ecosystem comes from high net worth individuals. The third reason is less in the hands of these institutional investors, and that’s governance.

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