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Founders Finding Funding From Friends May Be Fools

Startup Professionals Musings

With “cash flow” obligations, investors receive a percentage of your operating cash flow (if any) until they have been repaid in full, or have achieved a specified percentage return on their investment. Some founders are too focused on quick repayment, and they compromise strategic decisions. Loans are a safer option than equity.

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6 Keys To Managing Funding From People Close To You

Startup Professionals Musings

With “cash flow” obligations, investors receive a percentage of your operating cash flow (if any) until they have been repaid in full, or have achieved a specified percentage return on their investment. Some founders are too focused on quick repayment, and they compromise strategic decisions. Loans are a safer option than equity.

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Want to Know How First Round Capital was Started?

Both Sides of the Table

They have totally changed the way you run a VC firm, investing heavily in systems & events for their founders that are pushing the boundaries of the way our industry works. Howard Morgan earned a PhD in Operations Research/Computer Science in 1968. If you read this blog often you'll know that I'm a huge fan of First Round Capital.

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The Good The Bad And The Ugly Of Funding From Friends

Startup Professionals Musings

With “cash flow” obligations, investors receive a percentage of your operating cash flow (if any) until they have been repaid in full, or have achieved a specified percentage return on their investment. Some founders are too focused on quick repayment, and they compromise strategic decisions. Loans are a safer option than equity.

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Don’t Hurt Friends and Family Investors Who Love You

Startup Professionals Musings

With “cash flow” obligations, investors receive a percentage of your operating cash flow (if any) until they have been repaid in full, or have achieved a specified percentage return on their investment. Some founders are too focused on quick repayment, and they compromise strategic decisions. Tie payments to your cash flow.

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How To Take Money From Friends And Still Be Friends

Startup Professionals Musings

With “cash flow” obligations, investors receive a percentage of your operating cash flow (if any) until they have been repaid in full, or have achieved a specified percentage return on their investment. Some founders are too focused on quick repayment, and they compromise strategic decisions. Loans are a safer option than equity.

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Startup Fairy Tales and Other Tall Tales That Venture Capitalists Tell

Growthink Blog

Usually unbeknownst to all, the decision around pursuing or accepting a venture capital round will be the most important factor in determining the investment return for the founder and the original angel investors in the company. But here is the key – contrary to popular wisdom it is negatively correlated.