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Flexible VC, a New Model for Companies Targeting Profitability

David Teten

From traditional equity VC, Flexible VC borrows the option to pursue and reap the rewards of an outsized exit. Flexible VC 101: Equity Meets Revenue Share. Equity Ownership. Yes, typically preferred equity. On average, founders own just 43% of equity by Series B , declining thereafter. Flexible VC 102: Variations.

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Flexible VCs With Structures Between Equity and Revenue-Based Investing

David Teten

V: Should you raise venture capital from a traditional equity VC or a Revenue-Based Investing VC? VI: Revenue-based financing: The next step for private equity and early-stage investment. VIII: The Leading Flexible VCs, With Structures Between Equity and Revenue-Based Investing. We plan to raise $2.5m

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How do the sample Series Seed financing documents differ from typical Series A financing documents?

Startup Company Lawyer

After the recent announcement of the Series Seed Financing documents by Marc Andreesen, Brad Feld points out that there are now four sets of “open source&# equity seed financing documents: TechStars Model Seed Funding Documents (by Cooley). Y Combinator Series AA Equity Financing Documents (by WSGR). under $500K).

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How to Work with Lawyers at a Startup

Both Sides of the Table

You never got around to agreeing exact equity splits but you had many conversations about it. You can’t just understand “redemption rights&# in theory. I write about some of the lessons in my post on Startup Mistakes. I wonder how the shunned three are going to feel when you make your millions? And Brad Feld.

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Sorkin and Smith (two very prominent Cornellians)

ithacaVC

Andrew reprinted a memo in Dealbook today that Robert Smith, founder of Vista Equity Partners, wrote to his firm’s employees over the weekend. He said, “We must discover the redemptive power of love. Terrible racist acts have stunned most of us over the last few weeks. If you have not already read the memo, please read it.

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Shark Tank Season 4 week 5 breakdown

Lightspeed Venture Partners

Instead of taking equity, he asked for a $2 per dress royalty until he recovered his capital, then $1 per dress thereafter. How should the entrepreneur think about Kevin’s royalty offer against Lori and Daymond’s equity offer? Kevin’s offer seems to be pretty attractive given that there is no equity dilution.

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The 4 Keys to Building Brand Loyalty with Millennials

Up and Running

Brands can benefit most from digital coupon redemption experiences that are automatic. According to John Caron, CMO at Linkable Networks, “Marketers who consider invisible redemption (card-linked) will win the race to scale digital couponing.”. Millennials want more from their brand’s incentives and rewards as well.