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Launchpad LA – More Details Revealed

Both Sides of the Table

Applications are due April 6th, 2010, the form is on the website and the Twitter address is @launchpadlad. Encourage the most successful LA tech entrepreneurs who had previously started companies to get involved as mentors, instructors or just informal advisors. We will be selecting 10 startup companies to participate. We connected.

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What is the Right Burn Rate at a Startup Company?

Both Sides of the Table

But the biggest thing to know is this: Companies who are scaling quickly in revenue and with a high gross margin often should invest as much capital in growth as they can manage responsibly because when you find a product / market fit and your company is growing at a very fast scale you want to capture market share before competition sets in.

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Flexible VC, a New Model for Companies Targeting Profitability

David Teten

Our categorization is not a technical one. As two fund managers employing Flexible VC, we think it is a healthy addition to the ecosystem and will yield more predictable and stable healthy returns for investors. Additionally, Flexible VC can accommodate all types of companies, not just asset-lite, tech-enabled companies.”.

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Who are the Major Revenue-Based Investing VCs?

David Teten

Since 2017 we’ve managed $3 million in revenue-based financing, which helps cash-strapped technology companies grow. Investment Criteria: B2B SaaS or tech-enabled services with proven, recurring contracts. Unlike many RBI investors, a full 50% of our investment activity is in non-tech businesses. Bigfoot Capital.

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How should I finance my new venture? - Startups and angels: Along.

Tim Keane

But, this should lead to a thorough, well-planned review of bootstrapping alternatives, since bootstrapping can reduce cash requirements in the pre-cash flow phase.   Appropriate covenants.   Appropriate covenants.  I’ve written a lot about that topic ( [link] ).  and won’t repeat it all here.

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Unintended Consequences: When SAFE and Convertible Notes Go Awry

Pascal's View

Andrew Krowne and I recently co-wrote an article in Tech Crunch , Why SAFE Notes Are Not Safe for Entrepreneurs. The easiest way to do so is via SAFE notes, due to their simplicity, “available online” documentation, no major covenants established to protect the investors, no governance implications at the board level, etc.

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Liquidity for Venture Backed Companies Still Comes Largely in One Flavor—Cash Acquisitions

Pascal's View

My concern, based on my direct experience negotiating half a dozen acquisitions sine 2008 (three in 2012), both inside and outside of technology, is that the negotiating environment for such ‘ acquisition-ready ’ companies is fraught with challenge from the seller’s perspective. I agree with Dennis.