The key tenet of revenue-based finance is that we, the investor, are aligned with you, the entrepreneur in revenue growth, all the while you maintain your ownership equity, because you believe it …

A year ago in the Harvard Business review Yale University Professor of Economics Robert H. Schiller proposed a, mostly theoretical, new take on national finance: 

"Countries should replace much …

Here's an really good (if not slightly over-simplified) analysis of customer acquisition cost vs. life time value and how those two interact to guide how to price your SaaS product. …

By now we've all seen the CB Insights Seed Investing Report. and numerous follow-up reports, analysis, commentary and advice (and more advice, and... even more) …

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Long time, no bloj. Well, that's because I had the distinct pleasure of getting Salmonella earlier this summer, which knocked me out for ~3 weeks. Then, I picked up a sweet cold …

Elad Gil posted an excellent analysis yesterday, following on from Chris Dixon's post in March, on VC signaling regarding seed-round investments. He mentions 'bridge financing' (such as a …

Some times when working with entrepreneurs we get feedback that revenue-based finance (RBF) feels expensive. I've heard this enough times now, and seen enough poorly-informed comments on blogs and …

By my calculations, the IRR on the $50MM equity investment that closed and funded exactly one-week prior to the Facebook acquisition announcement, which doubled the investors' money, is: …

This week we launched a new feature on our website creatively called: "Design-A-Loan" ! With a minimal amount of data and a couple clicks of the mouse, you can design the financing option that …

HiveMine, the Seattle-based enterprise expertise identification (people, documents, and conversations) and exchange solution provider and Lighter Capital portfolio company, was recently named as one …

We're excited and honored to have been selected as a finalist in the WTIA's Annual Awards. We announced our selection in a press release today which I've copied below.

Thanks, WTIA!

Lighter Capital …

Last week we were pleasantly surprised to see ourselves featured on the CBS Early Show in a piece by Carmen Wong Ulrich discussing the "Best Alternative Loans for Small Businesses". As startups and …

Remember this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDk_ZfYuyfY&t=48s ? Well, I feel like ol' Cy Sperling. My wife and I moved to a slightly larger house this week in preparation for our first …

2:27 through the end... could not have said it better myself. Hat Tip to BFeld where I saw this --> …

In the past few weeks I've noticed a few recurring questions that I wanted to answer, for all to read. Some of this info is touched upon in our FAQs, but 1) some of it isn't, and 2) I'll trust you …

Today we announced the end of our Capital Countdown promotion and announced that HireAHelper has won our Explosive contest.  Here's an excerpt of what we said: The competition offered up to …

Ever feel guilty about sneaking a chocolate? Vibrant Chocolate is your savior – Mike Arcuri, Vibrant’s CEO packed his gourmet chocolates with vitamins so you can feel better about having …

If you've paid much attention to Facebook ads or you watch your local news, you've probably heard of "Small Business Saturday" (SBS), an holiday shopping day created by American Express, now in its …