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Flexible VC, a New Model for Companies Targeting Profitability

David Teten

The value ascribed by subsequent investors (in a secondary); buyers (acquisition); or the public markets (IPO). Coinvestors: Flexible VC terms have not been standardized, which may make the investment harder to syndicate. On average, founders own just 43% of equity by Series B , declining thereafter. Volatile, uncapped. Retain 100%.

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If You’re Not Sure Whether Your Current Investors Would Give You More Money, The Answer Is Likely “No”

Hunter Walker

Startup CEOs Should Test Strength of Cap Table Every ~6 Months To Know Where They Stand. I really liked Jason Lemkin’s “ Do You Have a Weak Investor Syndicate ” blog post from earlier in the summer. Lastly, Jason has a single very practical suggestion on what to do if your cap table is tapped out.

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The Summer Solstice And Seed Stage Squeeze

Haystack

If you’ve been following my tweets lately, you’ve read some of my quick musings on the state of the seed market this summer. years is not a long arc – I have not experienced a prolonged down market as a private investor. We know private markets hold the key to 100x or even 1,000x multiples. In short, in my 6.5

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The 10x Angel. The 0x Angel.

Hunter Walker

One reason Satya and I thought we had Product Market Fit for starting Homebrew was behavior we saw as angel investors. Despite being the smallest line on a founder’s cap table, we were often one of the first calls they made when confronted with a problem to solve or opportunity to consider. Avoid these folks.

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How to Fund a Startup

www.paulgraham.com

As a company gets more established,its valuation gets closer to an actual market value. Some angel investors join together in syndicates. Whatkind of anti-dilution protection do they want? The angel now owns 200/1200 shares, or a sixth of thecompany, and all the previous shareholders percentage ownershipis diluted by a sixth.