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

photos courtesy of Lisa Hlavinka Art & Photography

NEWS & EVENTS

Lunch and Learn

Presented by Kevin Learned

Nov 11, 2020

Trailhead Boise

Revenue Based Financing

(16 min dur.; starts at 2:42)

Interview with Molly Otter

Oct 30, 2020

Boise Startup Week

Sage Growth Capital Announces Investment in Unity Laundry Systems - 9/23/20

Sage Growth Capital Announces Investment in Prosperity Organic Foods - 5/1/20

Sage Growth Capital Announces Close and Increases Investment in Killer Creamery - 1/7/20

Sage Growth Capital Makes Initial Investment in Killer Creamery - 10/14/19

Sage Growth Capital Forms Revenue Based Fund - 9/3/19

GOOD READS

"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

Primer on Sage Growth Capital Fund

June 23, 2020

1 hour duration

Sage Investment Partner Molly Otter provides an inside look at Sage's fund to the Revenue Based Working Group Speaker Series.

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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.

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Webinar for Angel Investors

March 11, 2020

1 hour duration

A webinar for angel investors around the country on revenue-based finance, how it may complement their investing activities and benefit their portfolio companies.

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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.

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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.

​

Harvard Business Review, Feb. 2008

NEWS & EVENTS

GOOD READS

"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.

​

David Teten Blog

"Do you want to be rich or be king?"

A timeless article on the realities founders face once they have investors.

​

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."

​

Both Sides of the Table, July 2010

WEBINARS

Primer on Sage Growth Capital Fund

June 23, 2020

1 hour duration

Sage Investment Partner Molly Otter provides an inside look at Sage's fund to the Revenue Based Working Group Speaker Series.

Sage Advice: The True Cost of Equity Webinar

June 16, 2020

1 hour duration

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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.

Webinar for Angel Investors

March 11, 2020

1 hour duration

​

A webinar for angel investors around the country on revenue-based finance, how it may complement their investing activities and benefit their portfolio companies.