Well, except I think the SBA loan programs are pretty d*mn close.
A thread on OPM from the good ole' US government:
SBA loans... a quickie 😜
- Can get loans up to 90% of your qualifying biz purchase price
- Govt backs a portion of your loan
- Max usually $5M
- Loots of new benefits during Covid to read up on
They're basically copies of what big PE firms do with their partner lending firms.
#2 - Use a loan broker
- There are groups that go search for your best loan for you like @multifunding
- They add a cost on top but especially for your 1st deal may be worth it
DO NOT use a lender that hasn't done SBA before...
- Just MHO but murdered me before in a deal
- Everyone likes to tell you yes, then have you pay to figure it out.
Listen I'm not trying to say this is all easy, but it is simple
It's not rocket science, it's just work, that pays when done right.
HMU below w/ your SMB Q's
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I beseech thee... if you learn one thing, learn to structure deals.
Nothing else has made me more $
WARNING: This is technical - but I'm not here to entertain you, I'm here to mutually grow.
Let's go to school eh?
EVERYONE IS OBSESSED W/ The VALUE of a Business.
OMG - how much did @TheHustle or @MorningBrew sell for?
I guarantee that # is less interesting than the terms.
Devil is always in the deal details.
Know how to work the details, you'll own the deal.
Remember this:
Every deal has two aspects Price & Terms.
My saying, "You can have your price and my terms, or my price and your terms... but you can't have both.
My boring businesses make 10x+ more than my angel investments.
😶 None of this "It's like Uber for X" nonsense.
⌛No waiting 10 years to MAYBE become @Jason w/ 8 fig exits
🔥 No seeing all ur $ burn on next BIG thing
💰Payouts day 1 for private deals
What if we create a fund/syndicate... to invest in cash-flowing boring businesses.
Ya, I'm going to do that.
It's basically PE. But usually, PE is for people who look like this...
Instead, it's for us.
I'm working on a syndicate, or rolling fund (structuring 1st deal so we'll see).
It will be focused on CASHFLOW. Not binary potential upside.
Who the F am I & lessons from running 3 funds w/ $1Billion+ in AUM:
1) If you want:
- ideas on boring $ businesses
- roadmaps for investing unconventionally
- pushback on idiocy
We might be buds, a 🧵:
2) I sit on the board of a $200M Cannabis fund & am a partner (EEC)
- Done 67 deals to date
- Truth: cannabis is HARD. Not a fast way to make $. Need great operators and lots of oversight. We do deals $10-50M+ in ARR.
Lesson: They really do let anyone get featured 😂
3) On the board of a $6.5B+ HF (I'll keep 'em private bc ya know WallStBets)
- These guys are so smart it's painful
- Why I don't play public markets... if I have to compete vs them, no shot
Lesson: Don't play other people's games