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Why LP’s Passed on Seed Funds 10 Years Ago (And What’s Happened Since)

View from Seed

Our response was that we were motivated to focus on seed because 1) this is what we enjoy, care about, and are good at and 2) we’re going to make money on carried interest and this was the best way to get there. From an industry standpoint, I think this have turned out to be only partially true. Consider this a hat tip.

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Subprime Credit Levels & How They Affect Loan Interest Rates

YoungUpstarts

It is possible to get a debt consolidation loan with a bad credit score, but interest rates will almost certainly reach the double digits — and, since the purpose of such a loan is to help borrowers pay less in interest all things considered, these higher interest rates make it more difficult to pursue this debt elimination strategy.

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What Makes an Entrepreneur? Cojones (7/11)

Both Sides of the Table

I’ll pay my own moving costs and if we don’t raise the fund you owe me nothing.”. I didn’t negotiate hard on carried interest. I figured that the alternative was that I start my third company with no salary and all risk. I had nothing to lose! And that’s exactly how I got into the VC world.

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11 Things I've learned from running a micro VC in the last year

Hippoland

And, if you travel, those costs come from this number too. If you have an office, that cost fits in here too. There are also fund ops costs that need to be factored into this number too. There are also fund ops costs that need to be factored into this number too. Health care and benefits also fit under this.

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11 Things I've learned from running a micro VC in the last year

Hippoland

And, if you travel, those costs come from this number too. If you have an office, that cost fits in here too. There are also fund ops costs that need to be factored into this number too. There are also fund ops costs that need to be factored into this number too. Health care and benefits also fit under this.

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The Industry Needs to do One Thing to Avoid Regulation: Provide Better Phone Support

Hunter Walker

Software Margins It costs money to staff support team (duh) and if you’re not showing a high margin structure you risk being penalized from an enterprise value multiple. When she asked what would I recommend my response wasn’t about getting rid of carried interest or breaking up the big companies but about customer support.

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Where Does VC Money Actually Come From? [Flowchart]

View from Seed

FoFs are typically structured as limited partnerships similar to a VC fund itself, and they typically charge an annual management fee and carried interest on profits – again just like the underlying VC funds in which they invest.

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