David Teten

JANUARY 19, 2021

(co-written with Jamie Finney, Founding Partner at Greater Colorado Venture Fund. Similar to the explosion of seed funds in the past decade, we (and some limited partners too ) believe these Flexible VCs are on the forefront of what will become a major segment of the venture ecosystem. FLEXIBLE VC VS. OTHER VENTURE CAPITAL MODELS.

Cofounder 78

Cofounder Technical Review Equity Dividend 78

David Teten

JANUARY 21, 2021

(co-written with Jamie Finney, Founding Partner at Greater Colorado Venture Fund. With a portfolio that includes food, tech, and services, the fund is industry-agnostic and focused on the overlooked and underrepresented with high-margin business models. His work on VC and small communities can be found at greatercolorado.vc/blog.

Equity 78

Equity Revenue Cofounder Colorado 78

abovethecrowd.com

FEBRUARY 24, 2015

As another example, consider that most public marketplace companies, such as ebay or GrubHub, report revenues on a “net” basis rather than gross (approximately 80-90% of revenues go to supplier partners, so this is the proper conservative representation). If you want to know if the business model truly hunts, you must pay careful attention.

IPO 40

IPO Liquidation Preference Valuation Technical Review 40

ConversionXL

OCTOBER 30, 2019

At this stage, a HubSpot customer might have hired a HubSpot partner to boost their marketing. Metric examples: Product affinity; Referral or affiliate revenue; Loyalty rewards redemption rate. Depending on your business model, it can be tricky to define. First, the model has to assume the definition of a “lifetime.”

Retention 101

Retention Metrics Churn Rate Acquisition 101

Professor VC

DECEMBER 8, 2015

one company running out of cash and another with cash but searching for a business model). I was a Limited Partner in Angel Investors II (Ron Conway's angel fund) that was an investor in Confinity. Both companies offered home security and automation services through partners. At the IPO, Musk held a 14.2%

Merger 28

Merger LP IPO Redemption 28

ConversionXL

OCTOBER 30, 2019

At this stage, a HubSpot customer might have hired a HubSpot partner to boost their marketing. Metric examples: Product affinity; Referral or affiliate revenue; Loyalty rewards redemption rate. Depending on your business model, it can be tricky to define. First, the model has to assume the definition of a “lifetime.”

Retention 48

Retention Metrics Churn Rate Acquisition 48