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Flexible VC, a New Model for Companies Targeting Profitability

David Teten

This causes the cost of capital for Flexible VC, often calculated through IRR (similar to an interest rate), can be higher than that of venture debt or traditional RBI. Typically stable, high margins; repeatable sales model; clear path to profitability; and high growth potential. Governance.

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Fund Raising is a Means Not an End

Steve Blank

If you don’t have scale as a goal then you shouldn’t be raising money from angel or venture investors, you should be getting a commercial or government small business loan.). • Search. These are great, but they are not repeatable by a sales organization. What is an IRR? The goal is to scale. (If Why small amounts?

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ESG in Venture Capital: Interview with Blue Future Partners (VC Fund of Funds)

David Teten

Clients typically use it to create and strengthen local community initiatives: bake sales, barbeques, political organizing, etc. . – Forte has developed an innovative structure to finance vocational reskilling at no cost to individuals or governments. Starship was launched by the co-founders of Skype. Firm revenues.

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Fund Raising is a Means Not an End

Steve Blank

If you don’t have scale as a goal then you shouldn’t be raising money from angel or venture investors, you should be getting a commercial or government small business loan.). • Search. These are great, but they are not repeatable by a sales organization. What is an IRR? The goal is to scale. (If Why small amounts?

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Why you should never have a data room — the most counter-intuitive fund-raising advice you’ll ever…

Both Sides of the Table

Or if you’re a VC raising from LPs you have to list all of your deals, your investment value, your carrying value, your multiples, your IRRs, TVPIs, DPIs, etc along with net cashflows plus your previous LPAs. For starters you have to realize that fund-raising is a sales process. and then asking to take a brochure home with you.

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Small business news: the debt ceiling deal. Good for small biz, or not so much?

crowdSPRING Blog

Raising the debt ceiling and reducing the budget without additional government stimulus is likely to slow the growth of the overall economy. State and local government cuts may come quickly. Already some governments are reducing pensions to retired workers and this will continue. Slow growth almost certain.

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ProfessorVC: Bootstrapping 101

Professor VC

His latest venture, Bharosa, was sold to Oracle for a 6X multiple in 3 years to his angel investors, a sweet close to triple digit IRR. The three founders shared a vision, built the exercise machines in the garage, and knocked on doors at health clubs, attended trade shows, and worked the phone to get initial sales.