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Reinvent Finance

Develop New Venture Models for Tougher Ecosystems

In innovation, perhaps the strongest symbiotic relationship is between entrepreneurs and venture capitalists. Without venture capital, entrepreneurs might have an idea, but no way to get it off the ground. They are willing to sell a portion of their company in return for capital and advice to accelerate it. And, of course, without entrepreneurs, venture capitalists would have no one to do the hard work of building a company.1 Yet this mutually dependent relationship can fall out of balance.

Carlos Antequera is a former entrepreneur turned venture capitalist. He is intimately aware of the idiosyncrasies of the industry and determined to chart a different path. Originally from ...

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