Traditional VC and LP Demands Distort Early Startup Progress
Dennis Kelly · 1403 This Direct Mailing SaaS Company Went From $0 to $135k in MRR Using Hubspot Partner Ecosystem · May 28, 2019 · at 10:06
Postalytics CEO Dennis Kelly explains why he prefers taking small amounts of capital over standard institutional venture funding.
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“We are interested in taking small sips of capital and small sips of outside leverage to grow the business rather than, Kind of take the traditional venture capital approach. And we want to build a business that is aligned around disrupting this business and building long-term value as opposed to, I guess often meeting the needs of limited partners and things that can sort of distort the early progress of a startup.”
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