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The Dos And Don’ts Of Selling Your Business

Duct Tape Marketing

The government, for example, often defines small business by the number of employees. And so willing to make an investment to, to secure that income. Let's talk about some of the deal structures you've seen. I mean, is that considered cash flow or is that considered an expense of the business? So, that's a great question.

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Knowledge Is Power: Convertible Note Financing Terms, Part V

Gust

I have to admit my West Coast bias here, having learned the ropes at a large Silicon Valley firm ; it makes little sense to me to have investor’s counsel drafting documents that are woven into the fabric of a company’s governance and capital structure, with which the company will likely be living for years after the investment is made.

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

Cracking the Code

In this case, fully-burdened is not just the salary, bonus, and benefits of the sales rep, but also allocations for sales engineering support, executive support, marketing expense, and professional service expenses associate with securing the customer. but focus is a good thing.