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At Last – An Asset Class Achieving High Ownership at Low Cost

Angel Capital Association

By: Nick Zasowski, Director at Global Startup Studio Network Startup studios are gaining steam across the angel investing landscape. Studios do this by using repeatable frameworks (imagine a factory) to test these ideas and back them with funding and resources in order to launch and grow powerful, scalable startups.

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TechCrunch+ roundup: YC Demo Day faves, thrift shop VCs, cybersecurity product challenges

TechCrunch

Please note that these are for entertainment purposes only, as “we’re not offering investing advice or recommending anyone join or back a startup.” ” Thanks very much for reading. Have a great weekend!

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Why Your Startup Needs a Sales Methodology

Both Sides of the Table

I’m going to set up the framework today and in future posts I’ll drill down into each area. But you can’t count on this so you must create your own compelling events and the only way I know how is a business case / return-on-investment (ROI) study. We called our methodology PUCCKA. Unique Selling Proposition. Compelling Event.

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This Article About Andy Dunn and Bonobos is the Blueprint for Founder Storytelling

This is going to be BIG.

Telling your story isn't just about conveying information about your company--it's about giving someone a framework that makes them feel like they know how to be successful as well. HE/SHE] said, ‘I’d love to invest.’ [AND If anyone is ever going to write about you, you have to give them something to take away. Otherwise, who cares?

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Flexible VC, a New Model for Companies Targeting Profitability

David Teten VC

This is currently the most common investment structure: the Flexible VC investor purchases either equity ownership, or a convertible right to equity, and a right to regularly scheduled payments based on a percentage of revenues. Revenue-share investing. Flexible VC 101: Equity Meets Revenue Share. Gross Revenues (generally 2-8% ).

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Flexible VC, a New Model for Companies Targeting Profitability

David Teten VC

This essay is part of a series on alternative VC: I: Revenue-Based Investing: a new option for founders who care about control. II: Who are the major Revenue-Based Investing VCs? III: Why are Revenue-Based VCs investing in so many women and underrepresented founders? IV: Should your new VC fund use Revenue-Based Investing?

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Ripe For Disruption: The Asset Management Business

David Teten VC

” Reilly: You’ve been co-leading a research project on innovation in the investment management industry , which became an Institutional Investor cover story: “ Asset Managers, Prepare to Have Your Business Disrupted ”. I knew that executing this research, and then publishing it, would attract pertinent investment opportunities. .