FranShares

“We launched last year and had the largest launch ever for an alternative investing platform with over eighteen million in investments, and we have 42,000 signups for our upcoming offerings.”

“Our targets are, like, we're trying to go for around the 20% plus IRR. That's about a split, almost halfway between income, which is paid quarterly, and then equity growth.”

“We funded their second location. It hit profitability in the second month, which is pretty unheard of in franchising, and they just won franchisee of the year in that system.”

“We would love to invest a 100,000 if you'll have us.”

“The hardest thing is getting market awareness. You got to spend a lot on marketing, but if you prioritize those local investors first, they're there for the grand openings. They're bringing people to the grand opening.”

“I also, we got a ton of children's services ones that are coming up soon and pet services, and you either have a child child or a fur child, so like, those are very stable.”

“It's a priced round with preferred equity at a nineteen million post-money valuation. And it's being led by Chicago Ventures.”

“Like, we're in a waste management franchise, and you know, it's got 70% profit margin.”

“I'm out, and too expensive, and just not my space enough.”

“So a nine, a 19 post It's not the end of the world. It's below 25. Still in range. I'm in for a hundred.”

“It's one or two percent every year on the investor, and then for the franchisees, you know, we didn't want to take five or 10% of the raise up front. We find that would hinder their ability to grow. So instead, just like the franchisors, we do a royalty model.…”

“Actually, Kenny, it is a fun to fund because if you, because you're taking a management fee from what I understand from the deck. So you're managing our money and investing it into franchises that qualify, which is exactly what a venture capitalist does.”

“And at the end, she said she was out because of the valuation.”

“Masterworks went for four times their gross investment volume, and we're looking for a little over one.”

“We've already been talking to groups like Franklin Templeton, Fifth Thirds Bank, First Trust, because they want to offer their clients new alternative investments, because right now they're all going into real estate.”

“Investment bankers make too much to make a leap, and brokers, I'm the youngest in the industry by 20 or 30 years.”

“We're raising a four million seed round, of which we already have 2.475 already committed and wired over.”

“You know, what happened was we have done a call and he said, basically, you know, rounds too expensive. We're not going to be able to get that ownership stake that we try and target. So it's not going to be a fit.”

“We've been talking to Bojangles for a while. They got almost a thousand locations, but they're stuck in the Southeast primarily.”

“Because frankly, if they're not, franchise industry won't welcome them.”

“Service businesses are where I see the most opportunity. You know, things like, again, the haircare and automotive space, where you're not having to constantly get inventory, you are, ah, you know, doing a markup for a service, and the profit margins are a lot…”

“Ok, I love fintech too, but I love franchises, and I have no idea why. Me, my last life. So I'm in for a hundred.”