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Revenue-Based Investing: A New Option for Founders who Care About Control

David Teten

The idea is for us to take advantage of a cost/expense that our borrowers are already incurring (credit card fees) and structure an investment that truly aligns our interests. Credit card fees are provided on a competitive arms-length basis, as is the interest rate on our loans.

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Startups and VCs Should Avoid “Pier” Funding

Both Sides of the Table

The industry jargon for convertible debt is a “bridge loan&# or “bridge financing.&# It’s called a bridge loan because it’s meant to provide enough capital to bridge you from your last round of funding until your next round of funding. But piers are often counter productive.

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The Basics of Small Business Loans [WEBINAR]

Up and Running

The cost: it’s much more profitable for traditional lenders to do a two million dollar loan, or a three million dollar loan than doing a $150,000 loan or $100,000 loan. That’s why for these reasons, some of the banks are and traditional financing sources are not as focused on the small business market. Hopefully that does. Scott: Okay.