David Teten
JANUARY 19, 2021
(co-written with Jamie Finney, Founding Partner at Greater Colorado Venture Fund. From RBI, Flexible VCs borrow the ability to reap meaningful returns without demanding founders build for an exit. By tying payments to actual revenues, founders and investors remain aligned around the company’s real-time performance, good or bad.
Both Sides of the Table
SEPTEMBER 13, 2014
In this case it warrants a personal email (or better yet a phone call) from you and a Herculean effort to reschedule the meeting. They came from New York. I’m not talking about two people from the same company (like co-founders) or two partners at a VC firm. Recently a team flew to meet me.
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David Teten
AUGUST 19, 2019
I’ve been a traditional equity VC for 8 years, and I’m now researching new business models in venture capital. 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. Key elements: . “We
Startup Lessons Learned
SEPTEMBER 30, 2008
So what does CTO mean, besides just "technical founder who really cant manage anyone?" ► August (2) SXSW Case Study: SlideShare goes freemium ► July (4) Case Study: kaChing, Anatomy of a Pivot Some IPO speculation Founder personalities and the “first-class man&# th. I always assumed I wouldnt manage anybody.
David Teten
OCTOBER 1, 2015
Should you co-found your company with a software development shop? incubators, e.g., the many options in New York. intrapreneurs, e.g., the employee of GE who is tasked with launching a new business. incubators, e.g., the many options in New York. What are the terms of their relationship with the founder?
Both Sides of the Table
MAY 16, 2010
In this case it warrants a personal email (or better yet a phone call) from you and a Herculean effort to reschedule the meeting. They came from New York. I’m not talking about two people from the same company (like co-founders) or two partners at a VC firm. Recently a team flew to meet me.
Startup Lessons Learned
OCTOBER 5, 2009
If not, maybe an investment in that direction would be more warranted. If not, maybe an investment in that direction would be more warranted. If we’re practicing continuous deployment, we can be confident that we’ll be able to rush an emergency fix into production without risking introducing further problems.
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