Great post about the pitfalls of VC funding for startups. I hadn't seen or heard of SV-SB before. One addition to make to you list of alternative funding sources is revenue based investment. Check out the writing Jamie Finney does on Substack thru the Innovative Finance Newsletter. This is a great option to boost growth.
Not entirely true on the profitable front. Everyone has different flavors. The longstanding firm, Lighter Capital, works very well with VC, preferring to fill thy gap between Series A & B. Calm Company (fka Earnest Capital) only works with bootstrapped founders. Novel GP and many others don't require profit!
Great post about the pitfalls of VC funding for startups. I hadn't seen or heard of SV-SB before. One addition to make to you list of alternative funding sources is revenue based investment. Check out the writing Jamie Finney does on Substack thru the Innovative Finance Newsletter. This is a great option to boost growth.
Great point! I love the idea of revenue-based investment. Of course this is only a relevant if you've already built a profitable business.
Not entirely true on the profitable front. Everyone has different flavors. The longstanding firm, Lighter Capital, works very well with VC, preferring to fill thy gap between Series A & B. Calm Company (fka Earnest Capital) only works with bootstrapped founders. Novel GP and many others don't require profit!