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"Money is Local, Impact is Global" for Angel Investing

Onevest

Studies show that over 80% of funding at Angel groups and Series A VCs goes to businesses in the same city/region as the funders. This post was originally published on the blog of Michael “Luni” Libes. Luni is a 20+ year serial entrepreneur, (co)founder of six companies. Over in the impact investing space, this rule is not true.

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Flexible VC: A new model for startups targeting profitability

TechCrunch

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. .” It has moved from its origins as a tax benefit and can be viewed as a feature that benefits founders.”

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12 ‘flexible VCs’ who operate where equity meets revenue share

TechCrunch

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. More posts by this contributor. Flexible VC: A new model for startups targeting profitability. Jamie Finney.

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From Plan to Benevolent World Domination with the KISS Canvas

Paul G. Silva

The Founder’s Dilemmas brilliantly show you how people problems can kill your company, but doesn’t give a handy way for to quickly compare the different, and often conflicting, incentives of founders, line employees, and investors. In general, a startup wants to validate from the top and work their way down.

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AngelList just closed a $25M fund to back startups based on hiring velocity

TechCrunch

Over the past year, AngelList has grown from a platform that connects angel investors with startups to an end-to-end suite of tools, working on everything from fund operations to founder cap table management. He estimates that about 50% of founders within the fund’s portfolio identify as women.

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

David Teten VC

To help our founders in transition , some of which are interested in becoming scouts. Our goal is to invest in, coinvest with, and/or recruit founders in transition. We found these by looking through firms’ websites, social media , blog posts, etc. Just confusing minority founders even more. Monetizing our deal flow.

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Silicon Valley is a surprisingly clubby ecosystem: FC's Alex Mittal

FundersClub

Being an effective founder means questioning current paradigms, asking ‘Is there a better way to do this—and am I the person to do it?’ That line of questioning led Mittal and co-founder Boris Silver to build FundersClub in the way they did. Why have you switched to the dark side? What's the insight there?

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