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The Changing Venture Landscape

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And the loosening of federal monetary policies, particularly in the US, has pushed more dollars into the venture ecosystems at every stage of financing. What Has Changed in Financing? However, to be a great VC you have to hold two conflicting ideas in your head at the same time. Of course we can’t. By definition?—?I’m

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Remind Me Why I Love You? (Why “In Person” is Everything)

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At night I had a group dinner where I met 6 new entrepreneurs and hung out with some old friends from law firms, banks and other VC funds. Because you have a unitary focus on financing your company or you die you seem not to miss a beat in thinking about the last meeting and the funder has been whipsawed in 20 directions.

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Flexible VC: A new model for startups targeting profitability

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David Teten is founder of Versatile VC and writes periodically at teten.com and @dteten. Jamie Finney is a founding partner at Greater Colorado Venture Fund , where he blogs about his work on VC and small communities. From traditional equity VC, flexible VC borrows the option to pursue and reap the rewards of an outsized exit.

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How to Find a Job as a VC Scout: Compensation and Which Firms Are Recruiting

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The easiest way to work with and for VC funds is to become a part-time scout, getting paid for sourcing investments. How to find a job as a VC scout. VC recruiters list and compensation data. How to negotiate a partner role at a VC or private equity firm. Syllabus for how to launch, manage, and invest a VC fund.

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The Surest Sign You’re Winning is When Goliath Takes a Swing at You

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The deal fell through at the last minute and ADT chose not to continue financing the company, which was forced to shut down. And while that sounds like a marketing ploy — as my friend I can tell you he says it privately when he’s at my house and when you’d imagine a VC would be telling him to raise prices.

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5 tips for scaling your green startup during a funding drought

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CB Insights forecasts a roughly 20% drop in total VC investments from Q1 to Q2, leaving ambitious young companies scrambling to fight for scraps. Whether it’s dedicated impact funds or value-based venture capital firms, funders tend to back companies that have demonstrated their ability to scale.

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Who Should be on Your Startup Board?

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A-round venture capital firms will almost certainly make it a requirement that they get a board seat upon financing. Further, if you don’t trust that VC to serve on your board then why would you take money from them in the first place? The place most good founders & funders settle is in setting up an “independent board.”

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