Remove Common Stock Remove Community Remove Management Remove Syndication
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Flexible VC, a New Model for Companies Targeting Profitability

David Teten

His work on VC and small communities can be found at greatercolorado.vc/blog. As two fund managers employing Flexible VC, we think it is a healthy addition to the ecosystem and will yield more predictable and stable healthy returns for investors. Their only option is to work with management to try to fix the problems.

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Ten questions the entrepreneur should ask the (prospective) investor

Tim Keane

Are they well regarded in the community? If the investors ideal size is smaller than your need, you ought to ask about syndication. If they don’t like to syndicate, or don’t have a track record of doing it, you will want to consider your options. Fewer investors will take common stock in early stage transactions.

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Not Building a Unicorn

Austin Startup

While I work with a few companies in Silicon Valley, the vast majority of my clients are either in Austin or ecosystems that look much more like Austin than SV; “second tier” tech communities. Large funds write larger checks because they lack the mental/resource bandwidth to actively manage a portfolio of smaller investments.