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Flexible VCs With Structures Between Equity and Revenue-Based Investing

David Teten

With a portfolio that includes food, tech, and services, the fund is industry-agnostic and focused on the overlooked and underrepresented with high-margin business models. We identify great innovative companies with solid business models and help them determine the right growth path for their businesses.

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On Bubbles … And Why We’ll Be Just Fine

Both Sides of the Table

And this is happening in mezzanine (pre-IPO) deals as well. Huge structural under-employment in much of the country and full employment in some niche tech markets where it’s impossible to hire developers, designers or sales professionals. Those with strong business models suddenly stand out when the tide goes out.

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Flexible VC, a New Model for Companies Targeting Profitability

David Teten

Typical business stage. An already proven business model and its already valuable assets. Typical business model. Typically stable, high margins; repeatable sales model; clear path to profitability; and high growth potential. Pre or post-revenue. Years of unprofitable growth with ongoing VC subsidy.

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The 5 Key Stages of Equity Funding

Growthink Blog

Mezzanine Financing Most companies that raise equity capital and are eventually acquired or go public receive multiple rounds of financing first. Nevertheless, this is when you get the startup money to kickstart your business with the bare essentials needed to begin making and fulfilling your first sales. Pre-Seed Funding 2.

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Scaling the Chasm

Seeing Both Sides

Business Model: running a lot of experiments - pricing, packaging, value proposition. People: things are going well - everyone gets excited when the cash register rings after a few big sales. first sales person, first marketing professional). The focus now is building a repeatable, scalable sales machine. .

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Think Your Start-up Is Venture Worthy? Think Again.

techcrunch.com

Researchers polled experts in lending, mezzanine capital, private equity, venture capital and private businesses themselves. Especially since even Youtube is still struggling to try find a viable business model. you are right about link sale forum not having good quality links. dasein Yeah, I agree.