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Flexible VC, a New Model for Companies Targeting Profitability

David Teten

His work on VC and small communities can be found at greatercolorado.vc/blog. From RBI, Flexible VCs borrow the ability to reap meaningful returns without demanding founders build for an exit. Lower level of community familiarity. Santa Clara University shares their demand dividend structure. . Of the Inc.

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7 Entrepreneur Questions To Select The Ideal Investor

Startup Professionals Musings

VCs tend to demand more control of your spending and strategic decisions, with required board seats and lower valuations. VCs will be looking for a 10X return on their investment in 3 to 5 years, or 30% annual IRR (Internal Rate of Return). How good are your connections in the investor community?

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How Smart Entrepreneurs Select VC / Angel Investors

Startup Professionals Musings

VCs tend to demand more control of your spending and strategic decisions, with required board seats and lower valuations. VCs will be looking for a 10X return on their investment in 3 to 5 years, or 30% annual IRR (Internal Rate of Return). How good are your connections in the investor community?

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7 Considerations In Choosing A Startup Funding Source

Startup Professionals Musings

VCs tend to demand more control of your spending and strategic decisions, with required board seats and lower valuations. VCs will be looking for a 10X return on their investment in 3 to 5 years, or 30% annual IRR (Internal Rate of Return). How good are your connections in the investor community?

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Zayo Group – One of Boulder’s Amazing Startup Stories

Feld Thoughts

I’m intensely proud of both the amazing startup community in Boulder as well as the many significant companies that have been – and are being – created in the little town of 100,000 people I call home. Boulder is an incredible entrepreneurial community, and I enjoy being immersed in it. “How can Brad help?”,

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7 Criteria To Help Startups Find The Right Investor

Startup Professionals Musings

VCs tend to demand more control of your spending and strategic decisions, with required board seats and lower valuations. VCs will be looking for a 10X return on their investment in 3 to 5 years, or 30% annual IRR (Internal Rate of Return). How good are your connections in the investor community?

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Small business news: the debt ceiling deal. Good for small biz, or not so much?

crowdSPRING Blog

Businesses large and small will continue to struggle as long as demand is soft and business budgets are constrained. Raising the debt ceiling and reducing the budget without additional government stimulus is likely to slow the growth of the overall economy. Cost of capital may increase. Uncertainty may abate.