Why you need to have a founders’ agreement in place
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- Jun 1, 2015
- 1 min
Pynwheel brings touchscreens home to multifamily real estate
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- May 27, 2015
- 2 min
Qbox leverages $120K Lighter Capital loan to increase gross margin
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- May 26, 2015
- 3 min
4 Reasons Your Startup Shouldn’t Be an LLC
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- May 22, 2015
- 4 min
Beyond Sand Hill Road: Can Debt Be Growth Capital?
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- May 19, 2015
- 2 min
9Mile Labs Graduation Day: 3 Takeaways
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- May 15, 2015
- 3 min
Reality check: Is your startup ready to launch its new product or service?
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- May 8, 2015
- 2 min
What we learned from the 2015 Spring First Look Forum
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- May 1, 2015
- 3 min
What Startups Need to Know About Convertible Equity
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- Apr 22, 2015
- 1 min
Another Lighter Capital client gets acquired: Congratulations to RedSpin!
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- Apr 15, 2015
- 2 min
5 lending tech CEOs discuss small business lending innovation at LendIt
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- Apr 13, 2015
- 3 min
7 Mistakes Startups Make with Taxes
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- Apr 9, 2015
- 3 min
Bootstrapping Your Way to Success: How to Make It ‘Til You Make It
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- Apr 7, 2015
- 3 min
3 Core Values We Believe in SMB Online Lending
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- Apr 1, 2015
- 2 min
Warrants vs. Options: Legalities and Tax Implications for Startups
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- Mar 27, 2015
- 3 min
Your Startup Pitch Deck: A Slide by Slide Overview
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- Mar 25, 2015
- 4 min
4 Metrics to Track When Raising Capital
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- Mar 19, 2015
- 3 min
5 Key Areas to Address in Your SaaS Customer Agreements
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- Mar 16, 2015
- 3 min
How the Lower Cost of Innovation Changed Everything
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- Mar 4, 2015
- 2 min
Lighter Capital provides $300,000 to Building Energy with foundation for growth