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Revenue-Based Investing: A New Option for Founders who Care About Control

David Teten

I’ve been a traditional equity VC for 8 years, and I’m now researching new business models in venture capital. I believe that Revenue-Based Investing (“RBI”) VCs are on the forefront of what will become a major segment of the venture ecosystem. Investor prospectus . Alternative Capital Summit. One-Page Term Sheet.

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Don’t Pitch A Venture Capitalist Without This Checklist

David Teten

I’ve listed below the points I recommend you cover when pitching your business to early-stage investors, including but definitely not limited to ff Venture Capital. We are particularly focused on low CapEx high operating leverage businesses. ff Venture Capital Fundraising Venture Capital'

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Probable and Improbable Lobbying Wins: The 1,000-stockholder Rule

Gust

Yet the content industry (principally represented by RIAA and MPAA) has been relentless in pushing for UGC site operators to be deputized in a copyright police state in the interest of fighting piracy. Without these two laws (or their equivalent), the social media revolution of the past decade would have been stillborn.

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