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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. That said, nothing is cost-free. More complex cost of capital calculation. Flexible VC offers you this.

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Yahoo! vs Facebook: Lame Lawsuit, Good Timing ? AGILEVC

Agile VC

CEO Scott Thompson alluded to their plan a couple weeks ago but the IP lawsuit itself was only official late afternoon yesterday (and now public). ’s claims of IP infringement or offer a litigator’s perspective of Yahoo! Thompson reportedly dealt with this IP lawsuit personally along with Yahoo!’s link] Harry.

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The Creator Economy is rising, but challenges abound

VC Cafe

To get $1 in the bank, creators have to generate $2 (taking into account platform costs, creation costs, promotion, taxes, etc). Copyright, or the lack thereof – it’s hard for creators to prevent illegal distribution of their IP. As a consumer, I am in awe of the creativity and talent of emerging creators.

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Series Seed Financing Documents

www.seriesseed.com

It would be helpful to get a California standard employee manual, employee contract/agreements, IP ownership release to company, and confidentiality. All of those cost us as much if not more in legal time than the seed round. My quest is to simplify financing for seed stage investments. I echo Peter's request.

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Startup Resources

www.vccafe.com

IP Location Tools. tells you how much adwords cost. hire low-cost international engineering talent. Seed Stage Valuation Guide. NESTA : They invest in early-stage companies, inform and shape policy, and deliver practical programs that inspire others to solve the big challenges of the future. Xtranormal.

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Out of the Crisis #14: Robert Rhinehart on the Corona Initiative, accelerating basic research, and finding a cure faster

Startup Lessons Learned

What's the cost of delay? Robert Rhinehart : The cost of delay is deceptively enormous, especially when it comes to people's health. So the cost of delay is immense. Eric Ries : It comes back to cost of delay, doesn't it? Robert Rhinehart : A lot of it comes back to cost of delay. I never really got it.

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Channel your Inner VC to Understand Startup Valuations

www.currentlyobsessed.com

Deals come in all shapes and sizes, and seed stage funds like First Round Capital and programs like TechStars provide flexibility Explosive growth companies and multi-time successful founders get atypical deals The other terms (besides valuation) matter too!