David Teten

JANUARY 19, 2021

From RBI, Flexible VCs borrow the ability to reap meaningful returns without demanding founders build for an exit. That said, nothing is cost-free. More complex cost of capital calculation. Inversely, if the company has slower than predicted growth, the effective cost of capital is automatically lowered.

Cofounder 78

Cofounder Technical Review Equity Dividend 78

David Teten

JUNE 22, 2012

By excising just the tumor and leaving the rest of the organ, surgeons can help patients reduce the risk of early mortality, reduce patient complications, reduce costs of healthcare, and reduce the backlogged demand for kidney donations. Torsh, Inc.’s domestic market.

Programming 128

Programming Accredited Investor Naming New York 128

David Teten

JUNE 22, 2012

By excising just the tumor and leaving the rest of the organ, surgeons can help patients reduce the risk of early mortality, reduce patient complications, reduce costs of healthcare, and reduce the backlogged demand for kidney donations. Torsh, Inc.’s domestic market.

Programming 114

Programming Accredited Investor Naming New York 114

K9 Ventures

APRIL 9, 2014

The low supply and high demand is driving up the valuations and deal sizes. Hiring costs are up dramatically The cost of hiring top quality talent in the bay area has gone up dramatically. At the same time, since the hiring costs are much higher, the companies need to spend more money on recruiting and retaining top talent.

Mezzanine 134

Mezzanine Seed Stage Early Stage IPO 134

David Teten

JANUARY 21, 2021

Jonathan sometimes refers to their investments as “micro-mezzanine” because “mezz is typically structured as a contractual periodic payment, with some equity-like upside, but subordinate to other debt… so most lenders look at it like equity. Details here. Purpose Ventures’ deal structures are bespoke to each company.

Equity 78

Equity Revenue Cofounder Colorado 78

K9 Ventures

OCTOBER 10, 2017

Yes, the infrastructure is cheap (to start), but the human costs have gone up dramatically. In order for a company to attract a full Seed round ($2M – $3M), that company needs to show an almost completed product, an advanced prototype, or some kind of traction/demand metrics. Series C/D is the new Mezzanine.

Seed Stage 82

Seed Stage Finance Later Stage Equity 82

techcrunch.com

FEBRUARY 19, 2010

Researchers polled experts in lending, mezzanine capital, private equity, venture capital and private businesses themselves. The cost of money is steep, and only works in certain verticals, of which software is NOT one. It’s a saturated market, with high costs and lack of innovation. A lot of the stats weren’t surprising.

Venture Capital 62

Venture Capital Technical Review Sweat Equity Valuation 62