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This Week in VC with Dana Settle of Greycroft Partners

Both Sides of the Table

Our guest this week on #TWiVC was Dana Settle , partner at Greycroft Partners , a venture capital firm with offices in New York and Los Angeles. We also talked about the emergence of New York City as the “hot” new area of entrepreneurship, VC and innovation driven by the quantification of the online advertising industry.

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Flexible VC, a New Model for Companies Targeting Profitability

David Teten

In all these cases, capital is provided to fuel forecasted growth without creating a commitment to a particular vision for future funding rounds, exit goals, and associated blitzscaling. Coinvestors: Flexible VC terms have not been standardized, which may make the investment harder to syndicate. The State of Flexible VC.

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Asset Management Is A Bizarre Industry Ripe For Disruption

David Teten

At Harvard Business School Alumni Angels of Greater New York , we have put a lot of energy into educating our community about the returns potential and process of angel investing. In angel investing, a proactive approach will directly increase your returns.