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Flexible VC, a New Model for Companies Targeting Profitability

David Teten

From RBI, Flexible VCs borrow the ability to reap meaningful returns without demanding founders build for an exit. Every Flexible VC structure allows founders to access immediate risk capital while preserving exit, growth trajectory, and ownership optionality. . We detail below the major categories of VC: VENTURE CAPITAL TYPOLOGY.

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Introducing Bolster Prime and Bolster Ventures (and their back story)

OnlyOnce

On the heels of the announcement we made last month about our Series B financing , we are now announcing the launch of a new program called Bolster Prime and a new venture capital fund called Bolster Ventures. There are now a handful of other firms out there that combine advice for entrepreneurs with capital.

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Pari Passu or F.U.little guy

Professor VC

Mike Markkula presenting Steve Jobs with first investment in Apple I recently watched an excellent documentary on PBS, Something Ventured: Risk, Reward, and the Original Venture Capitalists. Another area where I''m not sure I stand is with some of the more formal referral and syndication programs that are emerging now.

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VCs eating our own dog food: Using technology and analytics to make better investments

David Teten

Private equity and venture capital investors are copying our sisters in the hedge fund world: we’re trying to automate more of our job. . 3) Raise capital. Fund/SPV management services specifically are provided by Assure Services and Proteus Capital. ff Venture Capital hired two full-time engineers to build out Totem.

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ProfessorVC: Angie's List or AngelList?

Professor VC

The fall semester at SJSU started this week and had the first class meeting of my Entrepreneurial Finance class, which was overflowing with students standing, sitting on the floor and begging to get in. While the supply-demand equation will never be completely fixed, the information and accessibility to angel investors is only getting better.

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4 Considerations for Expanding Your Startup to International Markets

mashable.com

In other words, angel investors and early stage venture capital (VC) firms will have different expectations than late stage VC firms. Generally speaking, the European venture capital community is more likely to commit larger investments in more mature companies. Reproduction without explicit permission is prohibited.

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Asset Management Is A Bizarre Industry Ripe For Disruption

David Teten

At my firm, ff Venture Capital, we’re trying our part to rethink how the industry works, and also actively looking for opportunities to invest in companies creatively disrupting this sector, e.g., our portfolio companies Addepar and Indiegogo. I think there are many more opportunities to disrupt the space. Photo credit: JD Hancock.