Hey guys, I really need your opinion about this and will keep it very short, because your time is limited:
I have a business idea that fits the fastlane criteria and have tested it already and got first customers and profits.
My problem: To scale it into six digits per month and plus I would need a lot of money to invest into it.
Thing is: I don't have all this money, but my best friend does.
Now I have two possibilities:
a.) NOT to take his money and grow the business all by myself without giving my best friend half of the net profits.
The good is I can do it all by myself don't relate to any friendship stuff mixed with money and don't need to split the profits 50-50 with him. The bad thing is I will need at least 2-3 years to grow it into seven digits revenue per year WITHOUT all the capital money that he can bring in PLUS I will need to take jobs etc. to get all the needed capital together in the meantime.
b.) TAKE THE MONEY and split profits 50-50 with him.
Good is I can focus completely on the business without having to worry about all the needed capital to scale it into huge revenue, bad point is: Share Half the profits, and things can go very bad if somehow our friendship goes bad (we are best friends for over 10 years now, but it's still one human ressource more into the business concept from the beginning and mixing friendship with money is a huge risk, too, right?).
What would you do? Start the business all by yourself knowing it will take you a couple years more to get into 1m+ revenue per year and more OR start the business with taking the complete capital and doing it 50-50 with your best friend?
PS: He doesn't want to run the business with me or work in the business, he just wants to invest the capital, he won't work IN the business and he has NO expertise that fits the business etc.
THANKS A LOT FOR YOUR TIME AND OPINION - it would help a lot more if some very experienced / successful guys could post, too
EDIT:
I would like to add one thing I think I didn't point out regarding the 50-50 equity:
My best friend will get 50-50 of net profits, but I own the company 100%.
I have a business idea that fits the fastlane criteria and have tested it already and got first customers and profits.
My problem: To scale it into six digits per month and plus I would need a lot of money to invest into it.
Thing is: I don't have all this money, but my best friend does.
Now I have two possibilities:
a.) NOT to take his money and grow the business all by myself without giving my best friend half of the net profits.
The good is I can do it all by myself don't relate to any friendship stuff mixed with money and don't need to split the profits 50-50 with him. The bad thing is I will need at least 2-3 years to grow it into seven digits revenue per year WITHOUT all the capital money that he can bring in PLUS I will need to take jobs etc. to get all the needed capital together in the meantime.
b.) TAKE THE MONEY and split profits 50-50 with him.
Good is I can focus completely on the business without having to worry about all the needed capital to scale it into huge revenue, bad point is: Share Half the profits, and things can go very bad if somehow our friendship goes bad (we are best friends for over 10 years now, but it's still one human ressource more into the business concept from the beginning and mixing friendship with money is a huge risk, too, right?).
What would you do? Start the business all by yourself knowing it will take you a couple years more to get into 1m+ revenue per year and more OR start the business with taking the complete capital and doing it 50-50 with your best friend?
PS: He doesn't want to run the business with me or work in the business, he just wants to invest the capital, he won't work IN the business and he has NO expertise that fits the business etc.
THANKS A LOT FOR YOUR TIME AND OPINION - it would help a lot more if some very experienced / successful guys could post, too
EDIT:
I would like to add one thing I think I didn't point out regarding the 50-50 equity:
My best friend will get 50-50 of net profits, but I own the company 100%.
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