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Jared Fuller

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
222 total appearances

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SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
How To Grow a $10 Million Annual Recurring Revenue SaaS Business Jared Fuller Episode 193

We can't spend the money fast enough.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
How To Grow a $10 Million Annual Recurring Revenue SaaS Business Jared Fuller Episode 193

We can't grow fast enough in terms of spend.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
How To Grow a $10 Million Annual Recurring Revenue SaaS Business Jared Fuller Episode 193

So we decided instead of raising a Series B and diluting the heck out of everyone, since PandaDoc has a really awesome exit opportunity to pursue venture debt because the revenue is so good, the books are so good.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
How To Grow a $10 Million Annual Recurring Revenue SaaS Business Jared Fuller Episode 193

And that's the key, right?

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
How To Grow a $10 Million Annual Recurring Revenue SaaS Business Jared Fuller Episode 193

Venture debt is fantastic.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
How To Grow a $10 Million Annual Recurring Revenue SaaS Business Jared Fuller Episode 193

I would always recommend that over selling equity.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
How To Grow a $10 Million Annual Recurring Revenue SaaS Business Jared Fuller Episode 193

But you have to have the track record and the solid books and finances to be able to do so.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
How To Grow a $10 Million Annual Recurring Revenue SaaS Business Jared Fuller Episode 193

Yeah, those are the two top ones.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
How To Grow a $10 Million Annual Recurring Revenue SaaS Business Jared Fuller Episode 193

And my advice, make them compete.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
How To Grow a $10 Million Annual Recurring Revenue SaaS Business Jared Fuller Episode 193

Yeah, so I know one of the founders of Square One really well, Pete Dries.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
How To Grow a $10 Million Annual Recurring Revenue SaaS Business Jared Fuller Episode 193

So he was very, very helpful in helping facilitate that deal and make sure we got the terms that both parties could agree on.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
How To Grow a $10 Million Annual Recurring Revenue SaaS Business Jared Fuller Episode 193

But I kind of approached Makeda when he was thinking about raising a Series B and said, you know, we shouldn't raise that Series B. We don't need the money.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
How To Grow a $10 Million Annual Recurring Revenue SaaS Business Jared Fuller Episode 193

So why give up chunks of the company when we could just, you know, do a really low interest rate?

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
How To Grow a $10 Million Annual Recurring Revenue SaaS Business Jared Fuller Episode 193

Makes a lot more sense.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
How To Grow a $10 Million Annual Recurring Revenue SaaS Business Jared Fuller Episode 193

Uh...

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
How To Grow a $10 Million Annual Recurring Revenue SaaS Business Jared Fuller Episode 193

Yeah, but I would say the terms are attractive, right?

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
How To Grow a $10 Million Annual Recurring Revenue SaaS Business Jared Fuller Episode 193

Like the, what we're locked into, I think is a lot better than two board seats to control the company.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
How To Grow a $10 Million Annual Recurring Revenue SaaS Business Jared Fuller Episode 193

So warrants, right?

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
How To Grow a $10 Million Annual Recurring Revenue SaaS Business Jared Fuller Episode 193

Without, you know, going into particulars or breaking anything warrants and a percentage interest rate that's really low.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
How To Grow a $10 Million Annual Recurring Revenue SaaS Business Jared Fuller Episode 193

That's amazing.