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Flexible VCs With Structures Between Equity and Revenue-Based Investing

David Teten

—– Earnest Capital invests in bootstrapped companies to help them unlock more growth. All Earnest investments are made using the Shared Earnings Agreement (SEAL) – a custom salary/profit share structure, aligned with how most bootstrapped founders are compensated.

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Are Investors Being Unreasonable? - Startups and angels: Along the.

Tim Keane

Ask any of us who've experienced significant down rounds based on some or all of these things, and one begins to understand the cautionary nature of deal structures.    If the entrepreneur can bootstrap.   (People I know are tired of hearing this, but we did bootstrap RTMS, Inc.

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How to value your company for sale (Part 2)

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

There are plenty of folks who wouldn’t sell their company for a billion dollars; Jason Fried and Joel Spolsky are public examples from the bootstrapped startup world. One of the best ways to arm yourself going into negotiations is to know this number and be prepared to blow up the entire deal if it cannot be met.

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