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Net and VC Loyalty

BeyondVC

Robert Scoble has asked the VCs to respond to an eWeek article titled Is.Net Failing to Draw Venture Capital Loyalty? There is not much for me to add to this article as we all know that the only loyalty VCs have is to their Limited Partners to generate long-term capital gains.

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LP Conference

BeyondVC

I am not sure how many entrepreneurs understand the structure of venture capital funds but the bottom line is that while VCs manage funds, we ultimately report to our investors or Limited Partners (LPs). At the end of the day, VCs are in the capital gains business.

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Should your new VC fund use Revenue-Based Investing?

David Teten

Greater transparency to limited partners. When It’s a Venture Capital Mark ”. Underaddressed market. John Borchers, Co-Founder of Decathlon Capital, observed, “If you look at the Inc. Taxable as ordinary income , unlike traditional VC which is normally taxed as long-term capital gains.

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