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Flexible VC, a New Model for Companies Targeting Profitability

David Teten

More and more startups are pursuing Revenue-Based VCs , but “RBI” doesn’t fit everyone. Flexible VC 101: Equity Meets Revenue Share. By tying payments to actual revenues, founders and investors remain aligned around the company’s real-time performance, good or bad. Of the Inc. 5000 companies, only 6.5% raised from angels.

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Announcing K9 Ventures, L.P. – a seed stage fund

K9 Ventures

– a seed-stage fund. is a $6.25M fund that is designed to do concept and seed-stage investments in technology companies. Either protectable IP or at least hard IP. Direct Revenue : The company must have a direct revenue model. K9 Ventures, L.P.

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The Creator Economy is rising, but challenges abound

VC Cafe

Trend to watch : an equivalent to MCNs (Multi Channel Networks) on the early days of YouTube where creators band together to generate economies of scale (and share revenue). Copyright, or the lack thereof – it’s hard for creators to prevent illegal distribution of their IP.

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In a Strong Wind Even Turkeys Can Fly

Both Sides of the Table

Since that date the S&P 500 is up 2.45% while Accenture stock is up 206% with revenue of $23 billion and a market cap of $32 billion. It’s why as an investor I look for talented teams with long-term vision, a unique point-of-view, differentiated IP and a desire to build something enduring.

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The Four Main Things that Investors Look for in a Startup

Both Sides of the Table

Everyone has their own definition of momentum (user numbers, revenue, channel partners, biz dev deals, whatever). Mostly by early stage investors talking about getting smaller exits. What about Product / IP? But if you identify investors with whom you’d like to work here’s my advice: 1. That’s not an M?

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Out of the Crisis #14: Robert Rhinehart on the Corona Initiative, accelerating basic research, and finding a cure faster

Startup Lessons Learned

That's why the Corona Initiative is a Public Benefit Corporation--a for-profit company dedicated to the public good that aims to fund its research with its revenues. Any venture capitalist will tell you, "That's why we take a wide spectrum of that at the seed stage." I just thought of it as I just really like revenue.

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How to Start a Startup

www.paulgraham.com

Usually you get seed money from individual rich people called"angels." the seed stage, investors dont expect you to have an elaboratebusiness plan. But its hard to raise money with an IP cloud over your head, becauseinvestors cant judge how serious it is. A rich companyis one with large revenues.

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