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Revenue-Based Investing: A New Option for Founders who Care About Control

David Teten

Though RBI will displace some traditional equity VC, its much bigger impact will be to expand the pool of capital available for early-stage entrepreneurs. . However, only recently have early-stage companies started to use this model at any scale. . Investor prospectus . So what is Revenue Based Investing?

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The Achilles Heel of Startup Ecosystems

This is going to be BIG.

By being full time in the community—they can make connections to help market various programs and opportunities. The other reason why development related entities that support startups should be making these introductions is because of some of the indirect roles VCs can play in the startup ecosystem.

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Don’t Pitch A Venture Capitalist Without This Checklist

David Teten

I’ve listed below the points I recommend you cover when pitching your business to early-stage investors, including but definitely not limited to ff Venture Capital. If you are testing the market to see what terms you can get, just say, “We are targeting to raise $X at pre-money valuation of $Y.” Competition.