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Flexible VCs With Structures Between Equity and Revenue-Based Investing

David Teten

This essay is part of a series on alternative VC: I: Revenue-Based Investing: a new option for founders who care about control. II: Who are the major Revenue-Based Investing VCs? III: Why are Revenue-Based VCs investing in so many women and underrepresented founders? IV: Should your new VC fund use Revenue-Based Investing?

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Cracking The Code: The Bessemer 10 laws of SaaS - Fall 2008.

Cracking the Code

Be prepared to cross the desert - SaaS requires R&D and sales expense up front for a multi-year stream of revenue, so it demands enough investment capital to fund 4+ years of runway. Farming is also often overlooked, but can help grow customer accounts and revenues from 30% upwards (if successful). Great list! Michael Kassing.

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Piercing the Corporate Veil of Sweat Equity

grasshopperherder.com

I think it’s difficult, if not impossible, to value a pre-revenue company with any reasonable accuracy. The company did have some revenue and paying users, but not enough to make any judgement on the company’s future prospects. You don’t have a defensible business model. I’m wrong all the time.

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Why Leave A Six Figure Corporate Job For Internet Entrepreneurship?

Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

Because investing in real property doesn’t demand too much out of your pocket, you can utilize your cash in several investments and amplify your cash flow, the money left from rent payments collected after subtracting your mortgage, taxes, association fees, insurance and all other operating expenses.