Can you bet back founders in the earliest stages in some founder-friendly structure that has early DPI and returns? You can help a lot more founders than just two founders a year because you have to return the whole fund.
“So then are there new capital structures that can help scale these types of companies, whether it's, like, revenue based financing or things like like that.”
whether whether they can or can't raise, but it's just tough and you have total flexibility and control. So then are there new capital structures that can help scale these types of companies, whether it's, like, revenue based financing or things like like that. So these are some of the things I've been piloting with, and I know we chat about at this old village as well. Can you bet back founders in this earliest of stages in some sort of founder friendly structure that has early DPI and returns? It's not uncapped, but you're getting returns. You can recycle that and then help found help many more founders than just the two founders, two founders a year because you have to return the whole fund versus here. You can help a lot more founders and, help them get to see strap see strap the escape velocity
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Proposes specific alternative funding mechanisms with concrete benefits. The math comparison (helping many vs. two founders per year) provides a clear framework for thinking about capital efficiency in early-stage investing.
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