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The 10 Forms of SaaS Capital: From Inception to Exit

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Sweat equity and credit cards, personal lines of credit, direct cash investment into the business in the form of an equity stake or a related-party loan to the company, deferring cash-pay compensation. Future capital providers love to see that you’ve invested more than your time into your endeavor. Venture Capital.

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Why Execution Matters

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It’s not because VCs like high compensation packages and dilution. Maybe, to pick a trivial example, Europeans don’t want to buy your compliance software because it’s weak on supporting European regulations [4]. The whole Silicon Valley model is about isolating and removing risk from the equation. ” [3].

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From Slooooow Growth to Hypergrowth with Collibra and Insight Partners (Video + Transcript)

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Felix will share insights on how he founded Collibra in Belgium, successfully relocated the company headquarters to New York City, and raised $233 million total in venture capital to become a unicorn company. It was initially compliance focus. Look, this is not just about compliance, it’s about every vertical.