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If you have taken venture capital money and your investors want a change, they are likely to get it.
While several of these fledgling companies have used Kickstarter and other funding websites to help them get on to their feet, others have taken venture capital or simply used their own money to bootstrap their operations into the black.
And not only is the company profitable, but Zoho has never taken venture capital investment.
Late last week, we also learned that the London startup has taken venture debt from U.S.-based Triplepoint Capital, according to a regulatory filing.
Interestingly Plista hasn't taken venture money yet and may not need it as it devotes part of its team to consulting while working on the project.
But cleantech became a dirty word following the cratering of startups that had taken venture capital, as well as significant amounts of government loans, grants, subsidies or tax credits.
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In other words, the rights negotiated by entrepreneurs when taking venture capital money really matter.
When you take venture capital money, you grow on the investors' terms, come what may.
"We're just saying you can take venture capital out of Silicon Valley".
A founder who takes venture capital gets the opportunity to grow but also risks losing control of the company.
It might require boards that take venture capital money to consider the founders and their interests before taking the next round.
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