Hunter Walker

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

Startups, especially early stage startups, are in the weird position of simultaneously trying to reduce known risks while embracing new risks. Support not just sales, but item rental, item exchange and so on. As investors, we hope to help founders see around corners in order to assess and predict outcomes.

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Committed Capital Curation Early Stage Naming 89

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

Much has changed in the past four months of the technology startup world and how outsiders value the business. But I would point out that raising money is an existential event and I think in the coming 12-18 months you may see loss ratios (companies going out of business or selling in fire sales) go up.

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Burn Rate Cap Table Balance Sheet Valuation 150

ithacaVC

MAY 10, 2011

Typically, that might be 2% of committed capital per year paid quarterly. In its simplest form, think of profits as amounts returned to the fund in excess of capital commitments. So, for VC1, that would be $2mm a year. The amount is typically 20% of profits.

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