Financial Planning
Venture Debt – The Other Green Money
Tuesday, October 23rd, 2007True, Venture Debt is often the funding vehicle of last resort. When the Board is tapped out and a bigger fool cannot be brought into the venture, all eyes turn towards debt.
But wait, debt can be your friend… if deployed wisely.
When does venture debt make sense? To answer this question, let’s analyze a real-world example.
Brian Epstein is Not John Lennon, and Neither is Your VC
Tuesday, June 19th, 2007It was the biggest day in the young Beatles’ fledgling career: an audition with Decca Records. However, rather than showcase such high-energy Beatle originals as “I Saw Her Standing There”, or “The One After 909”, Brian Epstein, the Beatles’ Manager, focused the group’s efforts on sappy show tunes and languid pop standards.
The result was a [...]
Monopoly
Tuesday, June 19th, 2007Along with Dr. Seuss’ “Green Eggs and Ham” and Marcia Brown’s “Stone Soup”, the seemingly innocuous board game “Monopoly” has played a pivotal role in the United States’ rise as an economic superpower.