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How to Value a Startup: A Quick Guide for SaaS Founders
Raising funds? Just want to know how valuation works? Learn how to value your startup with our Quick Guide for SaaS founders.
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The Lighter Summit Returns!
Ask any founder who chooses Lighter Capital, and they will share that we're committed to their success. Access to flexible non-dilutive...
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How To Get Funding from Angel Investors
Who are angel investors? How do you find them? We explain how angel investments work and offer tips to help pre-revenue startups get funded.
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How to 10x your business intelligence with finance automation
By Geoff Charles, Head of Product, Ramp Time is the only asset a business can never fully recoup. For companies looking to become leaders...
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Venture Capital and Startup Fundraising in 2022: A New Environment
Venture capital investments changed dramatically in 2022, as did startup valuations. We explore what's different and the new opportunities a
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How to Navigate a Shifting Funding Market: Tips from a Risk Perspective
You’ve seen the staggering inflation rates. You’ve almost certainly been hit by them – at the gas pump, at the supermarket checkout, even...
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How to Navigate a Shifting Funding Market: Tips from a VC
As you are aware, the startup funding landscape has been changing over the past several months. Rather than funding growth at any cost,...
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Navigating the Great Resignation
Navigating “The Great Resignation” and Lessons from a Lighter Capital portfolio company, by Melissa Widner, CEO Lighter Capital Nothing...
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What Is Lead Velocity Rate (LVR) and How to Calculate Velocity
The world of SaaS metrics is complex — you could spend every day measuring a different metric and quickly become overwhelmed with data...
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SaaS LTV to CAC Ratio Explained
The LTV to CAC Ratio shows how efficiently you're spending money to acquire and retain customers. Learn to calculate this key SaaS metric.
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What is a Product Innovation Strategy? (Definition and Examples)
Your startup is humming along nicely. You’ve established your positioning and product market fit, have a happy and growing customer base,...
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Lighter Capital + Modern Logic 2022 Webinar Series Scaling and Accelerating SaaS Startups
Modern Logic and Lighter Capital Partnership Lighter Capital and Modern Logic, a digital product studio, have teamed up for another...
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What is TTV (Time to Value) in SaaS?
If your business has a SaaS model, you’ll know all too well that the customer journey between the initial point of subscription to...
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What is Product Development Strategy (Definition and Examples)
At a certain point in your business, a growth plateau will be reached. This may happen due to changing market trends, new competitors, or...
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How to Easily Forecast Recurring Revenue Using Clockwork
Clockwork made a solution for forecasting and modeling recurring revenue. Startup founders will want to see how easy it is!
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Inaugural Founder and CEO Summit 2021: More Than Money
With over 10 years of providing revenue-based financing to our clients, we’ve built an impressive portfolio network of SaaS businesses....
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Comparing Startup Financing Options
There are more startup financing options than ever. Compare the pros and cons of these 3 popular VC-alternative funding sources.
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What Is Seed Money and How Do You Get It?
When it's time to get serious and raise seed money for your startup, start here. Learn what it is and how to prepare for a seed round.
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What Startups Need to Know About Seeking Financing During the Pandemic
In the midst of this global pandemic, startups are working tirelessly to keep their business running. For many, that means securing...
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7 Ways Your Startup Can Thrive In A Tough Economy
In the span of a few short months, the entire global economy has changed. The way we work has changed. Even the way we live our daily...
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Why Do Banks Hate SaaS Companies?
Banks don't often lend money to growing SaaS startups. See where SaaS founders should go for capital investments and loans.
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SaaS Revenues: Every Founder’s Accounting Nightmare
Only in your wildest dreams did you think you’d be booking customers left and right, but already within the first few months of your...
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What Is Partner Relationship Management (PRM)
SaaS startups can gain tremendous benefit from forming relationships with other companies in their industries. These relationships might...
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Our Commitment to Supporting Your Financial Needs During COVID-19
We hope you and your loved ones are safe and in good health, and will remain so amid continuing COVID-19 developments. We are all doing...
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