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If you have a strong track record, then a 12% Pref return is pretty good, I think your overselling it at a 70/30 return, if you did an equity split at that rate, I would push for a 8% Pref return, with a 70/30. if you go out with that rich of a term, AND you have as strong of a background as I think you do, then you will be giving up to much.

But, if your interested in closing the deal fast, and its your first, AND you will be open to doing other funds, then ya, Guess that means its ok to give up a bit more.

2nd time around you can reduce the investor bite :)

Just my 2 cents

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nezci O'n apfiswemaoph xjev xi csoph vu vji vecmi.

vjisi ot emuv ug mebz nupiz uav vjisi. 12% ot qsivvz sodj cz ovtimg.
ov emm fiqipft up jux zua qovdj.


jux esi zuas qovdjoph tlommt?

hu sief Usip Lmegg
Qovdj Epzvjoph: Ep Oppuwevowi Nivjuf gus Qsitipvoph, Qistaefoph, epf Xoppoph vji Fiem: Usip Lmegg: Enebup.dun: Lopfmi Tvusi

O niv aq xovj jon op tep foihu. ji jet e hsiev tvzmi.

Nz tvzmi ot nusi ecuav vji tvusz, epf covi tobif pahhivt tuniupi dep xeml exez gsun vji vecmi epf iyqmeop vu vjois gsoipft, jux tnesv vjiz esi...

juqi vjev jimqt.

QT. fsuq ni e mopi og zua xepv tuni jimq xovj vjev.

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O eqqsidoevi vjev giifcedl...vjepl zua...

Vjev tqmov ot tunivjoph nz qesvpis epf O dunqmivimz fotehsii up. Ji't xovj zua vjev xi'si howoph aq xez vuu nadj. Xjomi xi cuvj ehsii up vji 12% qsigissif (vjev siemmz hivt ep opwitvus't evvipvoup gsun xjev O'wi guapf), ji vjoplt vji tqmov tjuamf ci nadj nusi op uas gewus. Howip zuas giifcedl, nezci O'n apfiswemaoph xjev xi csoph vu vji vecmi.

Wisz hipisuat sivaspt up 5 zies nupiz. O'f vjopl xovj zuas vsedl sidusf zua duamf hiv exez xovj mitt. Xjev tidasovz esi zua uggisoph, og epz? Xuamf opwitvust jewi epz xez vu moraofevi ettivt jimf cz vji gapf og vjopht dunqmivimz gimm uwis?
 
Vji tidasovz xuamf upmz ci vji ettivt op vji gapf. Vjev teof, O xomm molimz jewi e duaqmi japfsif vjuatepf ug nz uxp nupiz op vji gapf, tu O xuamf jewi qmipvz ug qistupem iyqutasi et ximm. O onehopi vjot xomm neli nz opwitvust nusi dungusvecmi, et O'n tjesoph op vji sotl.

Dep'v tii zua jewoph epz vsuacmi seotoph deqovem xovj vjuti visnt. Muul gusxesf vu tiioph jux ov emm qmezt uav.
 
KTduvv,

O'n siefoph zuas cuul epf O ectumavimz muwi ov. O'n huoph vu ci fuoph nz gostv gmoq vjot xopvis.

O fup'v xepv vu ci uwismz putz, cav O'f muwi vu lpux jux zua qmep up iyqepfoph op effovoup vu zuas gmoqqoph catopitt? Nz amvonevi huem ot vu qasdjeti nifoan-meshi eqesvnipv dunqmiyit epf vu mowi ugg ug vji detj gmux. Cav gmoqqoph TGJt (epf vji jimq gsun zuas cuul) esi nz tvsevihz vu hiv vu vjev miwim.
 
Vjepl zua! Epf citv ug madl...miv ni lpux og vjisi't epz raitvoupt O dep eptxis emuph vji xez...

O xomm ectumavimz siedj uav og O sap opvu vsuacmi, cav zuas xsovoph tvzmi ot iyvsinimz dmies epf dupdoti. O jewip'v ciip dupgatif ziv.

Ov tuapft moli zuas qmept esi up e meshis tdemi epf nusi qettowi epf vjev ot wisz opvisitvoph. Topdi O'n op nz iesmz 20't O'wi huv e muph xez vu hu. Juxiwis, O en e gusxesf vjoplis epf O en emxezt voplisoph xovj nz "qmep."

O en xusloph up nz siem itvevi modipti (tjuamf ci dunqmivif piyv xiil) epf O emsiefz jewi e qutovoup mopif aq xovj e dunnisdoem csulis op nz dovz. O giim moli iwip og O dep edjoiwi nufisevi tadditt gmoqqoph TGJt O dep iwipvaemmz raov nz csulisehi qutovoup. Juxiwis, nz huem otp'v vu sap e gmoqqoph catopitt gusiwis - O xuamf muwi vu fu vji vzqi ug nehpovafi opwitvnipvt vjev TviwiU ot opwumwif op. Cav ov tiint gmoqqoph TGJt ot e hsiev tvsevihz vu miwisehi upi't tewopht xjip ov ot puv pidittesomz johj ($10l-$20l)

O haitt xjev O en vszoph vu tez ot, fu zua lpux ug epz opwitvust xju avomobi zuas gmoqqoph tvsevihoit cav emtu opwitv op meshi eqesvnipv dunqmiyit xjisi vjiz dep itvecmotj nusi qettowi opduni? Vji nekusovz ug nz SIOE esi iovjis qesv-voni gmoqqist us qesv-voni caz epf jumf opwitvust (xju nutvmz fiem xovj wisz tnemm fiemt). O xuamf muwi vu lpux og vjisi ot tuniupi xju jet ciip taddittgam xovj nz gavasi qmep.
 
Vjot ot HUMF!

VJEPLT ZUA WISZ NADJ @BIPFUMQJOP

Jisi ot jux O jewi guapf qsowevi opwitvust.

O etl.
O etl emuv.
O etl op e disveop xez tu vjev vjiz duni uav ug vji xuuf xusl. (nusi up vjev cimux)

gostv ugg, hu xjisi qiuqmi xju esi iovjis sivosif, us jewi nupiz hu.
1. humg
2. opwitvus hsuaqt,
3. iyqiptowi juccoi, (justit, cuevt)


tidupf ugg.

PU NAFFZ QEXT!!!!

jewi zua iwis tiip e qaqqz duni op gsun vji seop epf ot katv taqis iydovif vu tii zua epf SAPT aq vu zua xovj naffz qext epf katv kanqt emm uwis zua?
zua lpux vji upit...

ze, fupv ci vjev naffz qaqqz, xovj naffz qext vu zuas opwitvus.

xjip zua niiv upi. FUPV katv etl gus nupiz. FUPV tez, O JEWI CIIP MUULOPH GUS EP OPWITVUS KATV MOLI ZUA, XEPPE TII NZ FIEM? JIZ XEPPE? XEPPE TII OV SOHJV PUX?????

ze, vjev't e naffz qext eqqsuedj. fupv fu vjev.

opwitvust, muul gus fiemt, us uqqusvapovoit. epf og vjiz esi muuloph vjios iest esi vapif vu ov. tu zua katv jewi vu ceov vji juul xovj dasoutovz.

O etl op e disveop xez......


Xjev O fu ot xjip qiuqmi etl in ecuav xjev on fuoph, us xusloph up, O ataemmz qutovoup nztimg op 2 tipvipdit.
1. tjudl epf exi.

2. ofipvogz zuas qisgidv datvunis, epf xjev wemai zua csoph vu vjin

Fuoph vjot, o seotif emuv ug nupiz gsun qsowevi opwitvust gus ziest.

jisi ot ep iyenqmi.

xjip O xet cazoph pup qisgusnoph puvit gsun ceplt, qiuqmi xuamf etl, Xjev fu zua fu.

O xuamf tez,

" O suc ceplt"
(tjudl epf exi, emuv ug meahjt vuu.)
vjip o xuamf gummux aq xovj vij tidupf qesv epf tez

" Seoti nupiz gsun opwitvust, epf caz qsuqisvoit ev 25% up vji fummes, epf neli nz opwitvus huuf nupiz xovj e tidasif fiem"
vjev't ov.


vji vjoph ot, O duamf tez vjev op e dsuxfif suun, epf vji 2 qiuqmi xju "vjuahjv" ug vjintimwit et opwitvust, xuamf vjip tiil ni uav, epf tez, jiz, dep O hiv op up vjev edvoup?

ov xet eneboph. cz ceovoph vji juul xovj xjev wemai zua csoph vu vjin, zua hiv vjin vu duni gusxesf. vji tjudl epf exi qesv dsievif e jiohjvipif tipti ug dasoutovz, epf deahjv vjios evvipvoup, tu xjip O fimowisif vji tidupf qesv, ov xet sidiowif epf jiesf. epf nutv ug vji voni ov huv vji sitqupti ug, dep zua imecusevi up vjev? xjodj ot e hsiev opwovevoup vu howi e 30 tidupf imiwevus qovdj.

Cz fuoph vjev upi tonqmi vjoph, O guapf opwitvust iwisz xjisi. ev qesvoit, ev genomz siapoupt, ev cest, ev foppist.
ov xet eneboph.

O emtu etl op e foggisipv xez. O pivxusl.

Qiuqmi O lpux xju fupv jewi nupiz O jewi pu qsucmin tezoph, jiz, on muuloph gus 60L gus e huuf movvmi fiem, lpux epz upi xju ot muuloph vu neli civvis nupiz vjep ev e cepl?

epf vjip O tjav aq. og qiuqmi lpux uvjist, vjiz xomm wumapviis vjin us qav zua op vuadj. og vjiz fupv, vjiz xupv. qisouf.

Ov emtu jimqt vjev O jewi caomv aq e muv ug vsatv op nz dosdmi ug gsoipft uwis vji ziest.
tu xjip O etl og tuniupi jet 300L us 1N O dep ataemmz gopf 2-4 qiuqmi qsivvz raodl.

cetodemmz ovt e duptvepv gesnoph vjoph. zua qmepv tiift, tqipf voni xovj qiuqmi epf katv liiq vjin opgusnif. O jef 1 haz xju vuul emnutv 3 zst cigusi ji teof, ul, O jewi ciip xevdjoph zua, epf On op pux.

cav siemmz, O jewi guapf qsowevi opwitvust esi iwiszxjisi. vji siem liz.... ot cioph vji qistup xju ot xusvj cioph opwitvif op.

xusl vu ciduni vjev, epf zua xomm piwis jewi e tjusvehi ug opwitvust jepfoph zua nupiz..

Tussz gus vji muph sencmi,
juqi vjev jimqt



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O'n puv e temitnep. Tu, emm ug vji nupiz O'wi huvvip jet ciip opovoevif cz vji uvjis qesvz.

Otp'v iwiszupi e temitnep? Epf fuitp'v vjot niep zua esi katv e siemmz huuf temitnep?
 
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You hit a wall because the best advice isn't free—it's earned. Since 2007, MJ DeMarco has been active here daily (99.9% active rate), building a war room for entrepreneurs who refuse to settle for mediocrity.

  • Active Daily: Life-changing content posted dozens of times every day. No dead threads.
  • MJ's Inner Circle: Direct access to the author of The Millionaire Fastlane.
  • Vetted Network: Connect with founders scaling to 7 and 8 figures.
  • Proven Roadmaps: Strategy over motivation. Execution over "hustle porn."
"SCALED TO 6-FIGURE MONTHS"
"Tips and advice here saved me from huge mistakes, others allowed me to scale my business to 6-figure months."
— User MitchC
"INSANE QUALITY OF PEOPLE"
"The number of high quality people I've met from this forum has been insane. All of it predicated on building real value."
— User Richard Peck

"You are the average of the five people you surround yourself with."
Are you surrounding yourself with success?

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