Vicinity Views
News, education and insights on investing in public offerings through the Vicinity platform and private early-stage offerings with VentureSouth.
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Small Business Report: A Brick and Mortar Graveyard?
The retail landscape is changing faster than the drive-thru line at Chick-fil-A. And the future for brick-and-mortar, in particular, might seem unclear.
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Campaign Page Walkthrough
Malcolm gives us a general overview of how campaign pages are setup. If you have any questions email us at [email protected] – thanks!
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Risky Business?
We’ve all heard this stat as a warning to both would-be founders and investors. A shot across the bow about the supposedly near-guaranteed failure…
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We’ve Got a Message for Warren Buffet
“It’s an economic war.” Warren Buffet delivered this mic drop moment on his recent CNBC interview with Goldman Sachs’ CEO, David Solomon. During the…
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Going Private, Publicly
Building a portfolio of private investments can feel like sailing out on uncharted waters. “I’m not a financial planner” you might say, why would…
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A Crowdfunding Christmas: It’s A Wonderful Life
“Few movies have aged like It’s A Wonderful Life, the iconic Christmas classic most of us grew up watching. As of December 2, 2020…
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How a Rev Share works…
If you’ve been browsing our campaigns you might have come across a few structured as rev share agreements. It’s a term that gets thrown…
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Breaking into SAFEs
At risk of getting flagged by the FBI, I’m going to lay out the easiest path to break into a SAFE. This method is…
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The Local Business Report: Gyms Are Doing Extra Reps
2020 has been a tough year for most businesses. We’re beginning a Local Business Report series through which we will highlight different industries and…
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Survey Insight
Some of our most common feedback responses were deal-specific questions about the terms, structure & potential returns of an offering.
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Over The Moon About Microinvesting
And while most small businesses aren’t trying to break into the space travel market, they’re still shooting for the stars. These businesses need capital…
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3 Investment Topics for Thanksgiving Table Talk
Happy Thanksgiving! Food, fellowship, football. There are so many reasons to enjoy your Thanksgiving feast. But what about that window of time after you’ve…
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Four myths of angel investing
Thanks to the Upstate Business Journal for letting me discuss some of the myths about angel investing this week. The best way to “bust…
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Executing Exits – feedback and thanks
Bill Payne’s Executing Exits workshop last Wednesday was a big success. Over 130 people – members and guests to this workshop – came to…
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Executing Exits – “our” exits
We are bringing this Executing Exits workshop to the Carolinas for the first time because exits are so integral to angel investing, and so…
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Executing Exits – who should come?
After the first post about exits, a few people asked who should attend the Executing Exits workshop next week. Essentially, everyone: Investors · An…
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Executing Exits – the key ingredients to successful company sales
Angel investors rely on “exits” – essentially someone buying the company in which they have invested (in a liquidation event) – to make money.…
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Back to basics: liquidation preferences pop quiz
Give you answers to the nearest whole dollar. Assumptions: I invested $500,000 to own 1/6th of a company. The company is sold after three…
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Back to basics: liquidation “participation”
What is “participation”? One last complication about liquidation preferences. A liquidation preference may, or may not, be “participating.” What does this mean? If the…
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Back to basics: what is a typical liquidation preference?
The next question is “how much preference” do preferred equity shareholders usually get? The basic answer is “a one x liquidation preference” – or…
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Back to basics: what is a liquidation event?
On the previous post, we said the “preference” is relevant at a “liquidation event.” What does that mean? A liquidation event covers various scenarios…
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Back to basics: what is preferred equity?
What is preferred equity? Angels invest in “convertible preferred equity” rounds. What does this mean? 1) Equity: equity simply means a share in the…
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Back to basics: what is a convertible note?
Back to basics series One of the beauties of angel groups is that they bring together people from all different backgrounds – business-people (from…
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VentureSouth announces its fall 2016 educational events calendar
We look forward to seeing you at some of the educational events coming this year. VentureSouth Announces Fall Education Events Greenville, S.C. – VentureSouth,…