Mohnot: Invest equity for 20x upside, otherwise use revenue-based financing
Sheel Mohnot · #83 Can Small Bras Be a Big Market? · Mar 3, 2025 · at 19:26
Sheel Mohnot (GP at Better Tomorrow Ventures) discusses the dividing line between equity venture capital and revenue-based financing after Jacqueline Fu pitches Pepper.
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“Are you gonna make twenty-x your money? Then make an investment, equity investment. If not, revenue-based financing.”
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