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Flexible VC, a New Model for Companies Targeting Profitability

David Teten

Seed-stage compatible: Like traditional equity VC investors, Flexible VCs accomodate early-stage investment risk within their portfolios better than a traditional RBI funder. Eligible for favorable treatment under Qualified Small Business Stock exemption, if structured as equity. Founder retains control. Cash collateral.

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How to Fund a Startup

www.paulgraham.com

So if youre going to sell cheap stockto eminent angels, do it early, when its natural for the companyto have a low valuation. Some angel investors join together in syndicates. Sometimes angels deal terms are as fearsome as VCs.Other angels, particularly in the earliest stages, will invest basedon a two-page agreement.

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Not Building a Unicorn

Austin Startup

This is most clearly highlighted in the “unicorn” boom we all saw over the past few years, where founders raised very large rounds, with terms very onerous to the underlying common stock, hoping they could eventually justify billion dollar valuations to skeptical acquirers or public market investors.