On November 4th, 2010, Randall Lucas will be attending Venture NW 2010 as a representative of RevenueLoan and a champion for the funding model of revenue-based finance. The day-long event will feature presentations from 10 exciting startups from Portland (and surrounding areas).
Category | Small Business News
Revenue Capital as a disruptive funding model
Funding your growth from your future profits is not just a model for American businesses. It is also working in developing nations around the world. In the article Revenue Capital & Disruptive Models (from MIT’s Entrepreneurship Review), leading thinkers at the cutting edge of finance (Arthur Fox and Thomas Thurston) present the argument that, since [...]
An email to RevenueLoan
Andy Sack received an email from someone who is looking for financing through RevenueLoan. Their request for money without diluting their equity stake would seem ridiculous even a few years ago. But this simple exchange shows how things have changed, and the kind of assistance RevenueLoan can provide. Read the email here.
WSJ on the VC vs Angels battle
By Randall Lucas on October 21, 2010 in Revenue Loans, Small Business Loans, Small Business News, Venture Capital
Tomio Geron of the Wall Street Journal’s “Venture Capital Dispatch” blog posted a fascinating article a few days ago about how Venture Capitalists are agreeing to inflated valuations of internet startups, in an effort to fend off Angel Investors from the same deals. Since our niche at RevenueLoan is serving companies that already have $1M [...]
Revenue-based Financing vs Equity (dilutive) financing
Randall Lucas of RevenueLoan contributed a quick, concise article to RevenueBasedFinance.com about the difference between Equity (aka dilutive) financing, and Royalty/Revenue-based Financing. Simply put, it’s the fact that RBF trades growth capital for a part of current revenues, whereas equity trades for the residual long-term value of the business. Read the full article here: Royalty No Dilution [...]
Andy Sack joins VC Crossfire panel on Oct 28
How do companies get the money they need to grow, when venture capital is scarce? On October 28, 2010 at the new Amazon headquarters in South Lake Union, Seattle, four innovative financiers will lead a panel discussion on exactly this topic: Andy Sack – TechStars, Founder’s Co-Op, RevenueLoan Tom Alberg – Madrona Venture Group Bob [...]
