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May 23, 20174 min read
How Venture Capital Is Like a Hamster Wheel
Entrepreneurs fighting to reach $1M in annual revenue have a one-track mind. Ask one how they plan to raise capital to meet their sales...
May 25, 20161 min read
The Law of Startups podcast features BJ Lackland
Our CEO, BJ Lackland, was recently featured on the Law of Startups podcast with Joe Wallin, Principal at Carney Badley Spellman, and Mike...
Apr 22, 20162 min read
Three reflections on the future of online lending from LendIt
Last week, three colleagues and I attended LendIt in San Francisco. It was a great way to connect with 4,000 other people working in...
Apr 15, 20163 min read
The State of Startups in Seattle
I joined the Lighter Capital team just over a month ago as VP of Business Development and it’s been an absolute blast. We have a great...
May 22, 20154 min read
Beyond Sand Hill Road: Can Debt Be Growth Capital?
Sand Hill Road in Menlo Park, California is the epicenter of VC. While many tech founders dream of scoring a deal with one of...
Apr 15, 20152 min read
5 lending tech CEOs discuss small business lending innovation at LendIt
This week the Lighter Capital team has the great opportunity to be in New York, sponsoring the LendIt conference. LendIt is the largest...
Apr 7, 20153 min read
Online Lending and 3 Core Values We Believe In
We are proud to announce that Lighter Capital will be a sponsor of this year’s LendIt Conference , which is the world’s largest annual...
Jul 10, 20132 min read
SEC Allows General Solicitation for Fundraising
The SEC has just (finally, over a year after the overarching act was signed) ruled on, and approved Section 201(a) of the Jumpstart Our...
Mar 29, 20133 min read
Applying Revenue-Based Finance Theory to Cyprus and the Debt Crisis
A year ago in the Harvard Business review Yale University Professor of Economics Robert H. Schiller proposed a, mostly theoretical, new...
Nov 14, 20112 min read
Top 4 Crowdfunding Websites to Follow
Crowdfunding seems to be the new way to go in raising money and a cool tool for entrepreneurs. You get a platform to share your story,...
Feb 17, 20112 min read
The Cracks Widen in the VC Funding Model
A couple of recent articles are showing the ever-widening cracks in the venture capitalist model of funding. Basically, the VC idea is to...
Jan 13, 20112 min read
2011: The Year in Disruptive… well… everything!
The hurdles to creating fantastic new software are falling fast, and it is now easier than ever to get your ideas out of your head and...
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