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Flexible VC, a New Model for Companies Targeting Profitability

David Teten

(co-written with Jamie Finney, Founding Partner at Greater Colorado Venture Fund. From RBI, Flexible VCs borrow the ability to reap meaningful returns without demanding founders build for an exit. By tying payments to actual revenues, founders and investors remain aligned around the company’s real-time performance, good or bad.

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Who are the Major Revenue-Based Investing VCs?

David Teten

I’ve been a traditional equity VC for 8 years, and I’m now researching new business models in venture capital. RBI normally requires founders to pay back their investors with a fixed percentage of revenue until they have finished providing the investor with a fixed return on capital, which they agree upon in advance.

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10 Tips for Making your Startup More Attractive for Investors [Presentation]

VC Cafe

Very cool concept and I want to thank the founder Adil Mohammed for inviting me to take part in it. It doesn’t mean that you should change your business model because one person suggested it, but listed to the feedback and if you see similar patterns over and over again, make changes. Patented Technology? Be a salesman.

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Saving Universities From Extinction No Easy Task

YoungUpstarts

Goldberg, founder of ThreeJoy Associates, Inc. and co-author of “ A Whole New Engineer ” . The business model is ready for a fall. Structure change efforts to both insist on innovation and respect governance. Goldberg, Founder of ThreeJoy Associates, Inc., by David E.

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52 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

I am the founder/coach of Never Settle Coaching, LLC a coaching business. I began my business in 2014 because, well, it was just time. Something similar happened during a salary negotiation seminar years later. So I cut the corporate cord and co-founded Finespun Clothing. 12 – It was Just Time.

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9 Ways To Make Sure Your Small Business Is Better Off Four Years From Now

YoungUpstarts

No matter who occupies the White House, entrepreneurial small business owners will have to rely on who we’ve always relied on to be successful: ourselves, our employees, and our customers. Whoever heads up our government will have only a minimal impact on the small businesses that form the backbone of our nation.

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French Tax Law for Start-ups: Ringing the Alarm Bell

Cracking the Code

This post is a translation of the article: « Pigeons » : le cri d'alarme d'un fonds américain published on LaTribune (12/10/2012) and is a response to the proposed tax law proposed by the government of Francois Hollande, suggesting to tax all capital gain at the same level than salaries or 60%.

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