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RESOURCES
"Do you want to be rich or be king?"
A timeless article on the realities founders face once they have investors.
The Founder's Dilemma
Harvard Business Review, Feb. 2008
"Do you want to be rich or be king?"
A timeless article on the realities founders face once they have investors.
The Founder's Dilemma
Harvard Business Review, Feb. 2008
NEWS & PODCASTS
ACA's The Angel Next Door:
Surprising Lessons Learned About Revenue Based Financing
Interview with Denise Dunlap
Interview with Molly Otter and Jonathan Benjamin
GOOD READS
"How do you decide which investor you should target and raise capital from?"
Article includes links to several cost of capital calculators to help you decide the right capital structure for your business.
Fundraising Hacks: What type of capital should you raise, and how do you meet investors?
David Teten Blog
"Does the traditional VC financing model make sense for all companies? Absolutely not."
A series of articles on the emerging class of revenue-based investors which will soon become a major segment of the venture ecosystem.
Revenue-based Investing: A new option for founders who care about control
David Teten Blog
"Do you want to be rich or be king?"
A timeless article on the realities founders face once they have investors.
The Founder's Dilemma
Harvard Business Review, Feb. 2008
"The truth is I didn’t really understand just how screwed I was until I understood how each term in the term sheet could be used to screw me."
Want to Know How VCs Calculate Valuation Differently From Founders?
Both Sides of the Table, July 2010
WEBINARS
ACA Webinar Series:
Revenue-Based Financing
March 9, 2022
1 hour duration
Sage Partner, Kevin Learned, and K&L Gates Partner, Gary Kocher, discuss how RBF can help investors diversify their portfolios and increase their returns by enabling returns to start flowing much sooner than a traditional equity investment.
Learn About Royalty Financing for Growth
(starts at 13:35)
Interview with Kevin Learned
Jan 12, 2021
Sage Advice: The True Cost of Equity Webinar
June 16, 2020
1 hour duration
A webinar for entrepreneurs and investors on the true cost (sometimes hidden) of equity capital. Includes interviews with two successful entrepreneurs on their experiences both bootstrapping and raising equity.
(16 min dur.;
starts at 2:42)
Interview with Molly Otter
Oct 30, 2020
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