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Venture sucks: A plea for help from Lynx’s product manager
This blog is a siren call for help on a noble mission. I’m going to lay out our point of view on the status quo, and our vision for the future. See, I have the greatest job in the world. My mandate in leading product at Lynx is to explore the whitespace between incorporating and selling a technology company, and understand every point of friction along the way that in aggregate lead to this reality: **Almost every startup fails.**
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April 24, 2024
Venture Basics
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SWEAT User Guide
The SWEAT Note is designed to facilitate sweat equity investments between startups and their core service providers in a way that is mutually beneficial to both parties.
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October 11, 2022
Sweat Equity Best Practices
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When is the best time to do a sweat deal?
Founders want to know how to use sweat as a fundraising and recruiting tool along the lifecycle of their business, and service providers want to know when it makes business sense to defer cash revenue for equity.
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January 9, 2023
Sweat Equity Best Practices
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Venture sucks: A plea for help from Lynx’s product manager
This blog is a siren call for help on a noble mission. I’m going to lay out our point of view on the status quo, and our vision for the future. See, I have the greatest job in the world. My mandate in leading product at Lynx is to explore the whitespace between incorporating and selling a technology company, and understand every point of friction along the way that in aggregate lead to this reality: **Almost every startup fails.**
Published on
April 24, 2024
Venture Basics
Benefits of Sweat Equity Investing
Our role is to reduce the friction in sweat equity deals so that the industry may more readily access these benefits.
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February 16, 2024
Sweat Equity Best Practices
Building Out Early-Stage Teams
The success of early-stage companies is completely dependent on a core team’s ability to execute a plan tailored around the founder’s vision.
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November 22, 2023
Growth Playbook
Top Professional Services to Hire for Sweat Equity
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June 29, 2023
Sweat Equity Best Practices
Making the Most of Sweat Equity Service Deals for Fintech Companies
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June 2, 2023
Sweat Equity Best Practices
The Lynx White Paper
Don't Go Alone; the Death of Traditional Venture Capital
Published on
April 21, 2023
Venture Basics
How to Approach Raising Sweat Equity
Starting a business is a daunting task with many unknowns to solve. It’s a deliberate and constant march to advance on the journey of having a successful business, and adding a capital raise to the mix can be extremely overwhelming.
Published on
February 17, 2023
Sweat Equity Best Practices
When is the best time to do a sweat deal?
Founders want to know how to use sweat as a fundraising and recruiting tool along the lifecycle of their business, and service providers want to know when it makes business sense to defer cash revenue for equity.
Published on
January 9, 2023
Sweat Equity Best Practices
How to Approach Diligence in Sweat Deals
Sweat investing is about making winners, not picking them. The unique advantage of sweat investing to “diligence” is that the “investor” will work within the organization. They will likely be instrumental to the success.
Published on
January 9, 2023
Sweat Equity Best Practices
SWEAT User Guide
The SWEAT Note is designed to facilitate sweat equity investments between startups and their core service providers in a way that is mutually beneficial to both parties.
Published on
October 11, 2022
Sweat Equity Best Practices
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