3rd annual Australian Lighter Summit, a full-day gathering for CEOs, founders, startup leaders to connect, learn and collaborate.

We hosted our 4th annual Lighter Summit in Boulder, CO. We brought together CEOs, founders, startup leaders to connect, learn, & collaborate

Two of entrepreneurs’ favorite topics are growing and scaling a business. The words are thrown around a lot, and the enthusiasm with which they’re used often exceeds the accuracy. Many people use the words growth and scaling in business interchangeably, but there's a crucial difference. We explain.

Don't let opportunities pass you by! Check out these SaaS-friendly funding solutions to extend your runway and help your startup grow.

You’ll need to present your financials to prospective investors to get funding for your startup. Here's how to prepare.

Explore the latest SaaS benchmarking trends. We analyze private B2B SaaS startup revenue growth rates, salary costs, churn, and more.

Launching a business is hard, but fundraising may be the most brutal part of the process. Here are 5 strategies to help you endure.

Follow these principles for building aggressive, yet realistic financial projections for your startup when raising capital from investors.

Equity dilution is part of growing a successful startup. The name of the game is striking a balance between funding growth and preserving your ownership stake as a founder. Preventing dilution entirely isn’t realistic or even ideal, but it does pay to minimize it. Learn 10 strategies, from organic growth to negotiation, for minimizing excessive ownership dilution.

Learn to navigate startup equity dilution with our easy-to-follow guide. We show you how equity dilution works and how to assess its costs.

Hot on the tail of our 3rd Annual U.S. Summit, we are thrilled to share the highlights of our 2nd Australian Summit in Melbourne.

Our Summit offers founders dedicated space and time to effortlessly expand their networks and to tap into the Lighter Community brain trust.

Here are three tips for shaping a startup culture that ensures your team can reach its goals without falling apart in tough times.

As startups grow and age, employee satisfaction becomes a problem more often than not. Here's how to buck that trend.

SaaS startup financials often report cost of goods sold wrong, or don't account for it at all! Here's how to get it right.

How are gross profit margin and net profit margin different? Learn how to calculate each of them and why healthy margins are important.

Lighter Capital’s step-by-step survival guide helps tech startups navigate cash flow and funding to keep growing in a shaky economy.

Picking the right location is essential to creating successful company offsite retreats. Get our tips.

Taking a unit economics approach helps you steer your SaaS company in the right direction, with a focus on driving profit and growth.

What is venture debt and how does it work? Learn the basics so you can avoid bad funding deals that put your business at risk.