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Startups – Beware The Changing Palo Alto Investment Model

YoungUpstarts

As well as hubs of tech innovation springing up all over the United States – locations in Utah and Colorado, for example – the world is also getting behind tech. Germán Montoya is Co-Founder and Chief Strategy and Creative Officer at Rokk3r Labs.

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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

Many of these events can be isolating for startup founders or leaders of growing companies; without name recognition or existing relationships, they struggle. Carter and his co-founder, Michael Lovitch, established The Baby Bathwater Institute to provide entrepreneurial support they didn’t see available elsewhere.

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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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Perfectly Executed Crowdfunding Campaign

Growthink Blog

It turns out that Jeremy Smith from Provo, Utah, not only followed these 14 steps to a "t", but really perfected them. Then, about 2 minutes into the 2:45 minute video, co-founder Sean appears and says “thanks for watching” and explains how he and his team has “poured their lives” into the project or years.

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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. I can’t wait for you all to meet her. Be sure to RSVP for the event here.

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