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"Jarryd, I don't have that capital to buy a $2.5m dollar business?"
But, teaming up with investors, you actually do.
"How do I structure the deal & terms?"
My friends, it goes like so (this was a real deal).
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The decision process of a venture capitalist
youtube.comSpent 7 hours researching a true master of small cap private equity:
- 586 transactions
- Acquire $1 million to $10 million EBITDA companies
- Average deal $12 million
- 72% IRR
- 7x cash on cash returns
He had two rare public... See more
PrivateEquityGuy (Mikk Markus)x.comETA - Entrepreneurship through Acquisition
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Shripriya Mahesh
@shripriyaramanan
Filmmaker. Investor. Believer that tech can make our world better

12 ideas from Don Valentine (founder of Sequoia)
1. There are two things in business that matter, and you can learn this in two minutes- you don’t have to go to business school for two years: high gross margins and cash flow. The other financial metrics you can forget.
2. The… Show more
if you have a young family or are in a saturated industry, it’s going to be harder, and if you like what you do but you don’t really like ‘business stuff’, it will be very hard indeed. For most people, the answer will be a lifestyle business with a team of 3–12 people, a Key Person of Influence at the helm and lots of digital assets.