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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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The One ICO Marketing Checklist You Need To Succeed

YoungUpstarts

Initial coin offerings or ICOs are one of the hottest opportunities in the world of blockchain and tech for companies and teams to get needed funding without sacrificing equity or long wait times. Also, while having a white paper and one pager is good, it takes more than that. Why ICOs Fail.

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Why Average VC Returns Don’t Really Matter

Agile VC

Typically it’s when Cambridge Associates releases their benchmark data on the VC asset class ( here’s a 2010 example article from TechCrunch ) or an organization like the Kauffman Foundation publishes a white paper ( a 2012 example article from Business Insider here ). What about fund of funds (FoF), you ask?

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The Impact of Community

Duct Tape Marketing

This community of practice, in fact, our investors who bought half the company, the growth equity firm, they came to attraction community event. (04:51): Consumers are tired of this clickbait, this spam, these popups, these ads sharing personal data to access crappy white papers seeing the same thing over and over.

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Unintended Consequences: When SAFE and Convertible Notes Go Awry

Pascal's View

Unfortunately, what the CEO/founder forgets most often is that the notes have a multiplier effect in the post-money calculation; the more notes and the further the cap is from the new priced equity, the greater the variance between actual and nominal pre- and post-money valuations. It’s going to be great!”.

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[Interview] Donato Sferra Of Toronto’s Hillcrest Merchant Partners

YoungUpstarts

Building extensive experience in the financial service industry over a twenty year career, Donato Sferra began his financial career as an equity research analyst at TD Securities, specializing in auto parts, solar and automation. It all helps to kickstart the brain.

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New Book by Professor Mannie Manhong Liu and Pascal Levensohn– Venture Capital: Theory and Practice, published by the University of International Business and Economics Press, Beijing

Pascal's View

Mannie and I share a strong interest in research in the field of venture capital and private equity. In recent years, many universities have followed, teaching venture capital as an elective course. In October 2010, our new textbook will become available.