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How Revenue-Based Financing and Venture Capital Funding Work Together

OPEXEngine

As Chief Credit Officer at Lighter Capital, I work behind the scenes grappling with the data that informs all of our decision-making regarding financing deals, from revenue-based financing (RBF) to term loans and lines of credit. What should VCs make of revenue-based financing? Funding options by stage of growth.

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Scaling Revenue via Indirect Channels and Platform Ecosystems with Stripe, Box and Slack (Video + Transcript)

SaaStr

Niall Wall, Box SVP of Business and Corporate Development alongside Vicki Lin, Stripe’s Head of Ecosystem and Cecilia Stallsmith, Slack’s Director of Platform Marketing discuss scaling your revenue via indirect channels and platform ecosystems. Ceci Stallsmith – Director of Platform Marketing @ Slack.

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Three chief customer officer job descriptions we love

ChurnZero

The role of the chief customer officer has become an essential function in subscription-based business models such as software-as-a-service (SaaS), where customer retention is paramount and requires executive-level leadership. SaaS businesses, meanwhile, benefit from predictable streams of recurring revenue.

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How Revenue-Based Financing Works and What RBF Providers Care About

Chart Mogul

Revenue-based financing is quickly becoming a popular way for startups to raise funds without sacrificing equity. This is a guest post by Brian Parks, Managing Partner at Bigfoot Capital. Or, maybe you haven’t and are still thinking your only options are to bootstrap or pursue angel and/or venture capital. What is RBF?

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How Revenue-Based Financing Works and What RBF Providers Care About

Chart Mogul

Revenue-based financing is quickly becoming a popular way for startups to raise funds without sacrificing equity. This is a guest post by Brian Parks, Managing Partner at Bigfoot Capital. Or, maybe you haven’t and are still thinking your only options are to bootstrap or pursue angel and/or venture capital. What is RBF?

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Why We Created a Slack Community for SaaS and Software Professionals

FastSpring

More established professionals and businesses (less students and early-stage startups). Less focus on venture capital or funding rounds. That’s true: Elements such as a global business focus and experienced professional moderators (that’s me!) That includes: A global focus. Professional moderation.

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between the covers??

ProfitWell

This book is an invaluable read for those building a company or in a leadership position. And how to be vulnerable in a leadership role. Ben Horowitz is the co-founder and general partner of Andreessen Horowitz, a private venture capital company. How are churn and new revenue trending over time? About the author.