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New Meetup on Building Tech Tools for Private Equity+VC Investors

David Teten

My colleague Sebastian Soler, software engineer at ff Venture Capital, is leading the launch of a new Meetup with me. I’ve just launched a new Meetup and online community I’m heading up with David. I asked him to write a guest post: Hi!

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How Venture Capitalists and Government Can Promote Entrepreneurship

David Teten

By contrast, as a venture capitalist, I can report that almost all of our portfolio companies are desperate to hire talented software engineers, and eager to hire in a range of other roles. New York has an extremely active Meetup culture; almost every night there are 3-10 tech-focused events.

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Middle-East-Meets-West Provides An Edge For B2B Tech Companies

YoungUpstarts

In addition, San Francisco is within striking distance of other major US B2B tech markets, like New York and Chicago. A technical office in Israel enables tech companies to find and hire engineers and data scientists with meaningful, real world experience. In the US, most software engineers enter the workforce following college.

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Flexible VCs With Structures Between Equity and Revenue-Based Investing

David Teten

IV: Should your new VC fund use Revenue-Based Investing? VI: Revenue-based financing: The next step for private equity and early-stage investment. VII: Flexible VC, a New Model for Companies Targeting Profitability. in idea-stage and side-hustle founders using a Convertible Income Share Agreement, or CISA.

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After Raising $6.7M For Startups And Winning SEC Approval, AngelList Opens Up Investment Platform To More Companies

techcrunch.com

From 2004 to 2007, she helped lead Congresswoman Carloyn Maloney’s community outreach and relations efforts in New York City. New York City. New York City. The New York Times Releases Its Headline-Reading Google Glass App. She graduated from Columbia University in 2003, where she was.

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Convertible Equity, A Better Alternative To Convertible Debt?

techcrunch.com

From 2004 to 2007, she helped lead Congresswoman Carloyn Maloney’s community outreach and relations efforts in New York City. There has been no shortage of controversy and criticism around the convertible note, a popular investing vehicle that’s used by seed stage and angel investors. → Learn More. Crunchboard.

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What Makes a Successful Startup Community? Is it Possible to Build One Where You Live?

Both Sides of the Table

If you’re working with early-stage companies you need to be spending quality time with them which means you need to be nearby. Local Press / Websites / Organizational Tools – New York has an amazing startup scene and the energy and momentum is palpable. If you’re super hot / successful you can resist.

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