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Startups – Beware The Changing Palo Alto Investment Model

YoungUpstarts

As an industry, VC essentially acts as a broker between investment banks, who can’t invest in risky startups due to laws on loan interest, and entrepreneurs who desperately need capital. This is boosting access and reach for entrepreneurs to the global pot of available funding. However, this investment model is starting to evolve.

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Who are the Major Revenue-Based Investing VCs?

David Teten

RBI normally requires founders to pay back their investors with a fixed percentage of revenue until they have finished providing the investor with a fixed return on capital, which they agree upon in advance. For background, see Revenue-Based Investing: A New Option for Founders who Care About Control. Bigfoot Capital.

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Entrepreneurs gather in Eden for the first Summit Outside

The Next Web

Half the folks are headed to Utah while the other half are looking for an ice cream truck.”. Told to pack for a camping trip but not much else, 850 like-minded individuals showed up in Eden, Utah last Friday for the first Summit Outside event, hosted by the Summit Series team famous for its weekend retreats like Basecamp and Summit-at-Sea.

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The Future of Entrepreneurship Hinges on Bringing People and Tech Together

ReadWriteStart

But what about entrepreneurs? Many of these events can be isolating for startup founders or leaders of growing companies; without name recognition or existing relationships, they struggle. That means these events — while very instructive — may not be designed to truly help the world’s entrepreneurs. Building for Entrepreneurs.

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Flexible VCs With Structures Between Equity and Revenue-Based Investing

David Teten

(co-written with Jamie Finney, Founding Partner at Greater Colorado Venture Fund. This essay is part of a series on alternative VC: I: Revenue-Based Investing: a new option for founders who care about control. III: Why are Revenue-Based VCs investing in so many women and underrepresented founders?

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Sessions @ The Leonardo with Ann Miura-Ko

Bryce Dot VC

On February 19th, from 6-8pm, we’ll be hosting our 5th installment of Sessions @ The Leonardo with Anne Miura-Ko, Co-Founding Partner at FLOODGATE. ” She has a great sense for founders and markets with a wicked sense of humor to boot. It’s no wonder she’s so sought after by such a wide range of entrepreneurs.

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Sessions @ The Leonardo with Vinod Khosla

Bryce Dot VC

So, I’ve decided to break one of Brad’s golden rules of startup communities and start a new series for local founders and entrepreneurs I’m calling Sessions @ The Leonardo. . My hope with Sessions is to create an event I wished were around when I was just getting started as a career-long entrepreneur.

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