Carpel: SaaS financing platforms like FounderPath and Pipe do not require personal guarantees
Ben Carpel · Founder Net worth Map: How to use your SaaS to cash out, diversify without losing control · Nov 15, 2022 · at 18:36
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Ben Carpel compares private SaaS financing products against government-backed SBA loans during a conference Q&A.
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“With Nathan's product, and pipe, and espresso, and lighter, as far as I know, almost every one of them do not have a personal guarantee.”
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