Nathan Latka

CEO, at Founderpath. Investing in Software Founders out of our 3rd fund ($145m). 216 portfolio companies.

We'll invest $1b in SaaS founders without taking equity. Check out Founderpath.com to see how much capital you can get. 

Podcast has 11m downloads
Book hit WSJ Bestseller list
Frequent cable to discuss SaaS/valuations/public markets
10,000 read Latka Magazine (shipped each month)

Now lending money to founders: Founderpath.com

CEO, Chief Investment Officer

Founderpath provides Debt Financing to Software Companies (B2B SaaS) out of our 3rd ($145m) fund.

Funding criteria:
$1-$20m in recurring revenue
Been in business for at least 2 years
B2B SaaS with predictable revenue
Founder owned and led

Sample terms:
$1-$5m Term Loan
Interest rate as low as 16%
No warrants or personal guarantees
Payback over 48 months
12-24 interest only period
These terms may change and are for discussion purposes only. Non binding. Not intended to be an offer.

Next Steps:
Signup at Founderpath.com
Connect your billing tools
Get an offer quickly

Me: you hit $180m revenue, raised $380m... did you make money?
CEO: I only owned 2.6% at IPO, then filed Chapter 11

Going for broke is a high stakes game. 

Very LOW chance of founder making real $

Jared Yaman your transparency just saved founders ten years learning the same lesson themselves. Thank you!

LMK if you want full interview

CEO @ Founderpath (I invest in companies)

Notice anything about this Founderpath engineering team photo?

Look closely:

Many of our eningeers are ex founders. 

They understand the value of saving founders time. 

I push them: Underwrite this deal.

They embrace it and always spot something new we can optimize. 

It's why I love our tuesday morning sessions 🚀 

Challenge is always the same:
How do we get accurate data from Founders?
How do we use that data to wire them capital as fast as possible?

Looking for capital?

Test our speed for yourself!
Visit Founderpath.com

PS: Names removed on purpose. Engineers hate being bombarded with copy/paste messages from linkedin recruiters ;)

Love you dudes!

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How does no one know this founder?

$14m bootstrapped! 

https://lnkd.in/gfQEAXn4

Open video: How He Built a $14M/Yr SaaS in a Boring Niche (And No Investors) on youtube.com

How He Built a $14M/Yr SaaS in a Boring Niche (And No Investors)

He launched a coffee shop, hit $80k/mo in 3 months. Woah

Me: You don't pay sales reps a base salary. How many make good money?

CEO: "more than half make $300k/yr"

🤯 

First time I've heard of top sales reps takingn 100% commission work.

Its working for this founder. 

LMK if you want full interview

Stephanie is super impressive. 

Her "Tiny Grocer" did $3.5m last year:

Its anything but Tiny.

She understands something fundamental:

Retail isn't about grabbing bread and soup. 

In a world where we all get upset reading X.....

She knows every brick and mortar needs to create an experience.

She does $1.6m at her onsite restaurant

Yes: Inside the grocery store. 

She's way ahead of everyone else. 

POwered by her 25 years at whole foods

... and her early experiments at the Deli there.

I offered her $500,000 on the spot.

I can't wait for you to see this episode of The Deal

(search on YT)

Want the early version?

Click Like
Comment "in person is the future" or "tiny for the win!"
I'll DM you a preview link tomorrow at 6pm EST

Me: you quit Melio and gave up stock. then they sold for $2.5b. any regrets?
CEO: "i left seven figures on the table" 

He is all in on Ledge

You're reading this wondering:

"When should I leave my cushy job"

Copy Tal Kirschenbaum:
Bet on yourself
Go for it!
1 year cliff, 4 year vest? let it go :)

LMK if you want full interview

Edward Czech

Indie Health

Focused on provider independence in healthcare. Will share more soon!

CEO + founder

Founderpath

Running sales, marketing, and customer success. 

Founderpath gives B2B SaaS founders non-dilutive capital in under 24 hours.

$60m deployed to 130 founders as of July 2022.

Founders keep their equity and pay us back over 24-48 months. 6,500 other B2B SaaS founders use our free tools (valuation calculator) and engage in our community (Founder slack/Live events).

Funding Criteria
- B2B SaaS Company with predictable revenue
- Min MRR of $5k/mo
- Been in business 12 months
- Seeking $10k-$5M

Get an offer in 2 minutes and compare your terms by signing up for free at Founderpath.com

VP, Revenue

GlossGenius

Strategic growth channels, partnerships, and new products. 

Develop and optimize a variety of growth initiatives/channels for the company.

Backed by Bessemer Venture Partners, Shopify, and other leading investors and operators.

Grew number of partners in ecosystem from 5 to 75+
Built out partner success
Grew partner driven revenue 150% in 2021
Built team from 1 to 4
Involved in more than 10 hires across design, bizops, marketing, and BD

Director, BD + Sales

Mergeable

Data and automation-driven, Customer Lifecycle Management solution for sales and customer success teams.

Responsibilities and Achievements:

• Fundraising, investor relations, sales, and business development
• Pitched the product and our vision to customers, investors, and advisors
• Conducted interviews with 100+ prospective customers and partners, identifying
strengths and weaknesses of SaaS billing and customer experience products
• Integrated and analyzed our beta clients' customer data, making recommendations
to sales and customer success teams
• Generated revenue and closed on pre-seed capital

Traction Technology Partners

In my role as GM, I was responsible for the management, operations, and success of the Velocity Network (General Catalyst + CRV). I spent the majority of my time meeting with the GC/CRV portfolio companies and enterprise decision makers from the largest companies in the world including the Fortune 50, driving new business for their portfolio companies. 

We have an unparalleled track record of analyzing technology trends and picking technology winners. 
Coupled with our deep global network of the world’s top startup founders, venture capitalists, incubators, and engineers, we can bring to bear the right startups, products, and technologies to solve our clients’ hardest problems.

GM/VP + Founding Team

CloudHealth by VMware

CloudHealth (acquired by VMware for >$500 mill), employee #6, eliminates the complexity of cloud management through an integrated platform that gives users a comprehensive view of their entire cloud environment. 

Responsibilities and Achievements: 

• Achieved #1 in individual sales worldwide consistently, contributing to CloudHealth's revenue from <$50k through ~$25million
• Cultivated and managed an alliance with #1 revenue-generating partner worldwide, growing into a multi-million dollar relationship
• Drafted technical requirements for features while on the Product Management team
• Spearheaded a strategic relationship with a $50 billion PE firm, providing cloud infrastructure consulting to portfolio companies
• Analyzed customer/partner infrastructure data to aid with capacity planning, data center migration, and cost management
• Communicated with diverse executive stakeholder groups - finance, technology, operations, and engineering - effectively engaging with the largest users of AWS, GCP, and Azure on both technical and non-technical matters
• Worked cross-functionally with Customer Success, Product Management, and Implementation leads to manage and drive successful adoption of the technology

Sales, BD, + Product

Actifio

Actifio (acquired by Google) replaces siloed data management applications with a radically simple, application-centric, SLA-driven approach.

Responsibilities and Achievements:

• Trained our strategic service providers (SPs) and system integrators (SIs) on data management and the Actifio sales model
• Onboarded ~7 partners, providing guidance and program leadership on the roadmap
• Sourced the largest deals at the company, including two $1million contracts
• Supported the #1 revenue-generating region in the world

Channel + Business Development

I am currently focused on enabling more independence in healthcare.

More recently led business development and growth for GlossGenius, the premier business management platform designed specifically for the beauty industry. My contributions have been instrumental in scaling the company, reaching our Series A, and positioning the brand to continue to dominate.

Previously, I spent time in business development, sales, product management, and customer success for leading enterprise startups such as CloudHealth (acq. by VMware) and Actifio (acq. by Google). I also did work for top venture capital firms, including General Catalyst and CRV, to drive go-to-market for their portfolio companies.

Open to talking to anyone interested in promoting independence in healthcare!

Founder

Building products that enable healthcare providers and their patients to achieve better outcomes.

After a ~3-year run building GlossGenius and then spending a bit of time helping companies fund their businesses with Founderpath, I'm focusing my energy on building a new company in 2024.

Current areas of interest: We (working with a couple of folks) are currently exploring retirement and eldercare.

Shoot me a DM or email (e.czech16@gmail.com) if you want to catch up!

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