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The Secret History of Silicon Valley 12: The Rise of “Risk Capital.

Steve Blank

But the biggest innovation was the “carried interest” (called the “carry”.) Aligning their interests with their limited investors and the entrepreneurs they were investing in. In a typical venture fund, the partners receive a 2% management fee. This is where the partners would make their money.

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

Hippoland

Marketing – if you have t-shirts / watches / swag, parties – all of this fits under this budget. I know so many aspiring micro VCs who go into this, because they want to fund more women or minorities or geographies or some vertical that is underfunded. And, if you travel, those costs come from this number too.

Salary 48
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11 Things I've learned from running a micro VC in the last year

Hippoland

Marketing – if you have t-shirts / watches / swag, parties – all of this fits under this budget. I know so many aspiring micro VCs who go into this, because they want to fund more women or minorities or geographies or some vertical that is underfunded. And, if you travel, those costs come from this number too.

Salary 48