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Shark Tank 2012 Holiday Episode Breakdown

Lightspeed Venture Partners

Although Sharktank has been running reruns on Fridays the last few weeks, the show ran a Sharktank 2012 Holiday special on Tuesday night. Even after paying the two founders $100,000 collectively in salary, the business still made a profit in the $125,000 to $150,000 range. This was a crazy deal for the entrepreneurs to take.

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Who are the Major Revenue-Based Investing VCs?

David Teten

Unlike many RBI investors, a full 50% of our investment activity is in non-tech businesses. Like other RBI firms, Decathlon does not require warrants, governance involvement, or the types of financial covenants that are often associated with other venture debt type solutions. Monthly repayments as a percentage of revenue.”.

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How should I finance my new venture? - Startups and angels: Along.

Tim Keane

.  If plenty of cash flow regardless of plan for sale/retention of business: Senior bank debt based on cash flow coverage and new assets.    Appropriate covenants. Maybe Small Business Administration guaranteed loan.   If not enough cash flow but with the desire to retain the business --. . 

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The Community Comeback: 14 Ways Local Leaders Are Reshaping America

YoungUpstarts

New businesses are popping up everywhere. There’s a new baseball stadium on the waterfront, and since 2012, the Double-A team the Blue Wahoos have drawn more than 300,000 fans per year to Pensacola. Get creative in your efforts to incubate minority-owned small businesses. percent growth.

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