What Is Scaling in Business, and How Is It Different from Growth?
Many people use the words growth and scaling in business interchangeably, but there's a crucial difference. We explain.
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Sep 265 min read
SaaS Financing Options to Fund Your Startup in 2025
Don't let opportunities pass you by! Check out these SaaS-friendly funding solutions to extend your runway and help your startup grow.
Sep 103 min read
How to Prep Your Startup's Financial Documents for Investors
You’ll need to present your financials to prospective investors to get funding for your startup. Here's how to prepare.
Aug 67 min read
B2B SaaS Startup Benchmarking 2020-2023
Explore the latest SaaS benchmarking trends. We analyze private B2B SaaS startup revenue growth rates, salary costs, churn, and more.
Jun 44 min read
5 Tips for Surviving Startup Fundraising
Launching a business is hard, but fundraising may be the most brutal part of the process. Here are 5 strategies to help you endure.
May 235 min read
Creating Realistic Financial Projections for Your Startup
Follow these principles for building aggressive, yet realistic financial projections for your startup when raising capital from investors.
Feb 135 min read
10 Ways Founders Can Minimize Share Dilution
Want to preserve ownership while growing your startup? Learn 10 tactics, from organic growth to negotiation strategies.
Feb 1210 min read
The Founder’s Guide to Startup Equity Dilution
Learn to navigate startup equity dilution with our easy-to-follow guide. We show you how equity dilution works and how to assess its costs.
Nov 15, 20233 min read
The Australia Summit. Year Two.
Hot on the tail of our 3rd Annual U.S. Summit, we are thrilled to share the highlights of our 2nd Australian Summit in Melbourne.
Oct 24, 20233 min read
The Lighter Summit Returns. Year Three!
Our Summit offers founders dedicated space and time to effortlessly expand their networks and to tap into the Lighter Community brain trust.
Oct 12, 20234 min read
How to Define and Build Your Startup's Company Culture
Here are three tips for shaping a startup culture that ensures your team can reach its goals without falling apart in tough times.
Aug 30, 20235 min read
Accounting for Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) in SaaS
SaaS startup financials often report cost of goods sold wrong, or don't account for it at all! Here's how to get it right.
Aug 29, 20235 min read
Gross Margin vs. Net Margin: Two Startup Profitability Calculations
How are gross profit margin and net profit margin different? Learn how to calculate each of them and why healthy margins are important.
Aug 17, 20235 min read
Tech Startup Survival Guide: Raising Cash When Funding Dries Up
Lighter Capital’s step-by-step survival guide helps tech startups navigate cash flow and funding to keep growing in a shaky economy.
Jun 20, 20234 min read
Creating Successful Company Offsites — Location Is Everything
Picking the right location is essential to creating successful company offsite retreats. Get our tips.
Feb 21, 20235 min read
What Is Unit Economics in SaaS?
Taking a unit economics approach helps you steer your SaaS company in the right direction, with a focus on driving profit and growth.
Feb 1, 20234 min read
Venture Debt: Exploring Benefits, Risks, and Tradeoffs for Startups
What is venture debt and how does it work? Learn the basics so you can avoid bad funding deals that put your business at risk.
Jan 10, 20235 min read
Debt Covenants Explained: A Guide for Startups
What are loan or debt covenants and how do they work? Learn to steer clear of overly-restrictive covenants and avoid costly violations.
Mar 28, 20223 min read
Navigating the Great Resignation
Navigating “The Great Resignation” and Lessons from a Lighter Capital portfolio company, by Melissa Widner, CEO Lighter Capital Nothing...
Feb 12, 20227 min read
How to Grow Your SaaS from $0 to $50 Million ARR
Learn best practices for growing a SaaS startup from $0 to $50M in ARR, so you can build a winning business roadmap.
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