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Cliff Notes S-1: Kayak ? AGILEVC

Agile VC

AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. Now that Google’s acquisition of ITA is closed, following lenghty FTC review, it would appear Kayak is poised to proceed with their IPO in the coming months. =. One can infer valuations based on per share prices of preferred stock and oustanding common shares (~5.3M

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Flexible VC, a New Model for Companies Targeting Profitability

David Teten

Our categorization is not a technical one. Additionally, Flexible VC can accommodate all types of companies, not just asset-lite, tech-enabled companies.”. Eligible for favorable treatment under Qualified Small Business Stock exemption, if structured as equity. Flexible VC offers you this. Founder retains control.

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How to Fund a Startup

www.paulgraham.com

I wassurprised recently when I realized that all the worst problems wefaced in our startup were due not to competitors, but investors.Dealing with competitors was easy by comparison. Angels whove made money in technology are preferable,for two reasons: they understand your situation, and theyre asource of contacts and advice.