Cost Deal Structure Hiring Revenue 
David Teten
JANUARY 21, 2021
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?
YoungUpstarts
MAY 17, 2019
But every year thousands of entrepreneurs become millionaires by buying and growing businesses without the startup headaches of venture capitalists, zero revenue, and no business processes. The opportunity: Use this as a negotiating point when bargaining for the deal. If you remove the owner, the business struggles and collapses.
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David Teten
OCTOBER 1, 2015
I’ve talked with a number of software development shops who are eager to get into the business of cofounding companies, i.e., getting product revenue and equity instead of just consulting revenue. Help identify key technologist and product hires to transition in-house (week 13 onward, however this can take 1 year).
Duct Tape Marketing
FEBRUARY 16, 2023
07:47): Well, where are they gonna get the rest of the money and what's that gonna cost them? Let's talk about some of the deal structures you've seen. And that's gonna cost me money. You know, it's gonna be very broad, but what you should see is you should see the annual revenue number and the cash flow. (20:06):
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. Great list! Michael Kassing.
Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak
JANUARY 21, 2011
I believe in maxing out tax advantageous vehicles like the 401(k) and Roth IRA, and dollar cost investing over time in no to low load mutual funds, including index funds. Establishing this website cost me less than $2,000 and a ton of man hours, headaches and heart burns to go with it. Where do I get the money to invest in the markets?
K9 Ventures
OCTOBER 10, 2017
Yes, the infrastructure is cheap (to start), but the human costs have gone up dramatically. Unless every aspect of product development is covered by founders who are only receiving equity, there are other parts of building a product that will require hiring highly qualified people. Q: How are most Pre-Seed deals structured?
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