Duct Tape Marketing

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

3:57] If I’m that solo owner and I’ve been paying myself a nice salary and there’s maybe 10% profit at the end of it – is that considered cash flow or is that considered an expense of the business? [6:34] Let's talk about some of the deal structures you've seen. 09:23): Sure.

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David Teten

JANUARY 21, 2021

All Earnest investments are made using the Shared Earnings Agreement (SEAL) – a custom salary/profit share structure, aligned with how most bootstrapped founders are compensated. The fund specializes in “micro-SAAS,” often investing to help the founder go from part-time to full-time on their business or make a key hire.

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

JUNE 27, 2011

ME: Sure, but maybe that competitor would further validate and grow the market, which could increase your sales and make you even more attractive to a buyer! Deal B gives you 70% of your number, all in cash, all up-front. Do you prefer Deal B? In fact, what if a new competitor pops up in a year and starts kicking our ass?

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Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

JANUARY 21, 2011

Investment in small businesses require knowledge of transactions and the related aspects such as business valuation, due diligence, deal structuring / financing, contracts, etc. Not to mention the quarter million dollar sale of the business as our exit. The lost salary simply doesn’t matter enough anymore at that point.

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Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 10, 2008

Only after reaching $1M in CMRR should you consider hiring European sales and services execs behind customer demand. 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. at 11:09 AM.

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grasshopperherder.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Out of fairness, that’s why they wanted to hire me, to fix that issue. Without receiving a real salary, I’d be wary of signing a non-compete in an area which I have domain expertise in. Lastly and most excitingly , it is very very easy in this structure to cause Company B to go bankrupt. At what price?

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