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Arif Bhalwani, CEO of Third Eye Capital, on the ‘Golden Age’ of the Private Credit Market

The Startup Magazine

This can be a viable alternative when traditional credit is less accessible, as it focuses on the strength of your assets rather than your earnings. This could involve leasing out unused space, selling off non-core assets, or finding innovative ways to monetize intellectual property or data.

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Launchpad LA – More Details Revealed

Both Sides of the Table

He had a pile of debt and covenants that made him vulnerable if the debt holders wanted to play rough. We will host “founder dating&# events to help the CEO’s gain access to technology talent and vice-versa. We seek to get some office space to allow the companies to have a “crash pad&# for part or all of their teams.

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Flexible VC, a New Model for Companies Targeting Profitability

David Teten

Every Flexible VC structure allows founders to access immediate risk capital while preserving exit, growth trajectory, and ownership optionality. . Typically promissory note or non-voting common stock, with covenants. Hard covenants with potentially strict penalties. . Our categorization is not a technical one. Governance.

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Who are the Major Revenue-Based Investing VCs?

David Teten

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. Unlike many RBI investors, a full 50% of our investment activity is in non-tech businesses.

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Legal Issues Behind Running A Small Business

YoungUpstarts

You would need sound legal advice from an attorney to ensure that you avoid nasty covenants in the lease. Legal services providers such as Legal Shield give small business owners access to legal protection for a low monthly fee. So is true when leasing the physical space for your business. Intellectual property.

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Back To Biz: The Rulebook For Starting Your Own Business

YoungUpstarts

With consumers having access to online product and price comparison as never before, getting these wrong can have devastating consequences to your business. Restrictive covenants to prevent the seller opening up in immediate competition. Offer a range of other services around your product to make it attractive including: Free delivery.

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Yes, I’d Like $100,000, but What the Heck is a SAFE Note?

Austin Startup

To solve this, VCs and entrepreneurs need a quick and easy way to provide seed funding, without a long, drawn out negotiation, onerous debt covenants, or a crazy valuation that could hurt the investor and/or the entrepreneur. Two sides of the same intractable coin. YC came up with a novel way to do this in 2013 called the SAFE note.