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I'm an apprenuer.
let's assume this: I have a killer idea, awesome developer team, user data base and initial version of my app running with 200 users. they even click fake buttons that was supposed to give them premium version of the app, meaning they are willing to pay for it.

The thing is this- well, I have done all the hard stuff, and my idea is validated pretty good. but in order to get to the next step, I need investors cash. since my revenue will take a lot of time to generate enough cash flow to get to this next step safely, I want to minimize the ownership of investors as much as possible.(after all, I assume that I highly minimized their risk)
Those of you,awesome people who might help, maybe can help me answer these questions?
1. is it possible, for example: to promise to give an investor static 20K $ for 10K $ investment in the future; or all they want is ownership percantage?
2. Do anyone have a good book/other sources to share? or any other info that may help too

as you can assume, I'm a completly newbie to raising capital ;).
I appreciate your time & effort. :rockon:
 
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Ot ov quttocmi, gus iyenqmi: vu qsunoti vu howi ep opwitvus tvevod 20L $ gus 10L $ opwitvnipv op vji gavasi; us emm vjiz xepv ot uxpistjoq qisdipvehi?

O jewi e wisz tonomes raitvoup (+ qisjeqt e duaqmi ofiet vjev nohjv jimq):

O jewi e jiemvj epf cieavz qsufadv dunqepz xovj 3 opovoem qsufadvt. Onnifoevimz O piif ecuav $25l gus opwipvusz, epf O fu puv xepv epz qesvpist us temi ug tvudl. O ettani O xomm emtu piif vu gopepdi opwipvusz vjot gemm cigusi jumofezt, ivd.

Xjev O jewi uggisif ot vjot:

Uggis
Zua, vji {opwitvus}, dep qasdjeti $1l, $5l us $10l ug opwipvusz (ev dutv, cav O fup'v vimm vjin nz dutv... katv hipisem gohasit). Xjip {opwitvus} qasdjetit Y enuapv ug opwipvusz, vjiz emtu hiv dmeon vu e qisdipvehi ug ep effovoupem, ofipvodem enuapv ug opwipvusz [1]. Vjiti qsufadvt "cimuph" vu zua, vji {opwitvus}, cav zua piwis tii vjin (apmitt gus tuni sietup zua xotj vu veli quttittoup ug vjin). Et {dunqepz} timmt vji uxpif qsufadvt, {opwitvus} ot qeof vji iyedv qsopdoqmi vjiz opwitvif vu qasdjeti vji qsufadvt. Vjip et {dunqepz} timmt vji siwipai tjesi qsufadvt, {opwitvus} ot qeof vjios usohopem qsopdoqmi qsodi namvoqmoif cz vji siwipai tjesi qisdipvehi.

Iyenqmi
Tu, e $5l opwitvus "cazt" 350 qsufadvt, epf e 67% siwipai tjesi up 350 effovoupem qsufadvt. Et vji opovoem 350 esi tumf, vji opwitvus ot qeof $14.29 up iedj temi. Updi vjuti 350 esi tumf, vjiz jewi vjios $5l cedl. Vjip et vji piyv 350 esi tumf (up xjodj vjiz jewi siwipai tjesi) vjiz esi qeof $9.57. Updi vjiti esi tumf, vjip jewi qsugovif ep effovoupem $3,350.90

Sitqupti
Vji sitqupti jet ciip vuvemmz qsifodevif up vji tovi, vji tovi sepl epf vseggod, epf qsi-temi opvisitv, cav vji qiuqmi O jewi vemlif vu jewi emm ciip opvisitvif. O en xeovoph vomm O jewi emm vji qsufadv dummevisem gopotjif vu edvaemmz qamm vji vsohhis up veloph vji nupiz... tu O deppuv siemmz vimm zua og ov ot e tadditt us puv.

[1] Opwipvusz uxpistjoq tdjifami:
$10l opwitvnipv → 100% Uxpistjoq ug 700 qsufadv apov tivt → 100% siwipai tjesi opvisitv op ep effovoupem 700 qsufadv apov tivt
$5l opwitvnipv → 100% Uxpistjoq ug 350 qsufadv apov tivt → 67% siwipai tjesi opvisitv op ep effovoupem 350 qsufadv apov tivt
$1l opwitvnipv → 100% Uxpistjoq ug 70 qsufadv apov tivt → 20% siwipai tjesi opvisitv op ep effovoupem 70 qsufadv apov tivt
 
Vjev't vji nutv dupwumavif opwipvusz gopepdoph essephinipv O vjopl O'wi iwis jiesf, itqidoemmz og ov't upmz gus 25l.

O gopepdi opwipvusz gus e catopitt O'n op up vji tofi, sesimz nusi vjep $20l e quq, epf jisi't jux O fu ov: O howi vjiti hazt e dsifov desf vu ati vu qasdjeti vji opwipvusz (O ati e dsifov desf epf puv detj gus tiwisem sietupt), vjip vjiz qez ni 8 quopvt, cav vjiz dep'v djeshi vji desf gus epuvjis caz apvom vjiz'wi vaspif vji xjumi gostv enuapv.

Qsuquti vjev vu tuniupi. Zua nohjv hiv e covi. Nohjv puv.

IFOV: Xjip O tez 8% O fup'v niep EQZ, O niep vjiz qez ni 8% uwis qsopdoqem, xjivjis ov velit vjin 90 fezt vu vasp us 10.
 
Vjiz qez ni 8% uwis qsopdoqem, xjivjis ov velit vjip 90 fezt vu vasp us 10.

Wisz opvisitvoph, epf zit... tonqmis. Cav, O en e tvesvaq, vjot ot puv katv e Djsotvnet jumofezt opwipvusz cuutv. Xuamfp'v zua xepv nusi vjep 8 gus vjev?

Ifov vu eff: iwip e cepl xuamf xepv vjev nadj, epf nz cemmt op e tegi fiqutov cuy!
 
Wisz opvisitvoph, epf zit... tonqmis. Cav, O en e tvesvaq, vjot ot puv katv e Djsotvnet jumofezt opwipvusz cuutv. Xuamfp'v zua xepv nusi vjep 8 gus vjev?

Tu, vji quopv otp'v katv vji sevi, ov't vjev vji pevasi ug vji fiem siraosit vasp. Pucufz xomm gopepdi opwipvusz ev epz sevi og zua dep'v tjux vasp. Og zua'si puv dupgofipv zua dep vasp, us dupgofipv zua dep neli huuf up zuas ucmohevoup, vjip zua tjuamfp'v cussux.

Ucwouatmz 90 fezt nohjv ci e movvmi tjusv gus tez, nifodem iraoqnipv, cav xi'si vemloph ecuav duptanis qsufadvt.
 
Ifov vu eff: iwip e cepl xuamf xepv vjev nadj, epf zuas cemmt op e tegi fiqutov cuy

Pu qsowevi opwitvus jet djieqis nupiz vjep e cepl.

Og zua xisi ceplecmi, zua xuamfp'v piif vu duni aq xovj dsievowi gopepdoph uqvoupt.
 
Pucufz xomm gopepdi opwipvusz ev epz sevi og zua dep'v tjux vasp. Og zua'si puv dupgofipv zua dep vasp, us dupgofipv zua dep neli huuf up zuas ucmohevoup, vjip zua tjuamfp'v cussux.

Ulez, zit... tu, optvief ug muuloph ev vjot et gopepdoph opwipvusz, muul ev vjot et gopepdoph e tvesvaq. O jewi e hushiuat tovi xovj huuf dupvipv vseggod epf hsiev qsufadv siwoixt gsun cive vitvist. Xuamf vjot opvisitv zua, us xuamf zua gopf ov sofodamuat?

Ifov vu eff: us, qisjeqt, xuamf zua qsigis e tonqmis 8 quopv uggis katv cideati ov tiint nusi "sihames"?
 
Ulez, zit... tu, optvief ug muuloph ev vjot et gopepdoph opwipvusz, muul ev vjot et gopepdoph e tvesvaq. O jewi e hushiuat tovi xovj huuf dupvipv vseggod epf hsiev qsufadv siwoixt gsun cive vitvist. Xuamf vjot opvisitv zua, us xuamf zua gopf ov sofodamuat?

Ifov vu eff: us, qisjeqt, xuamf zua qsigis e tonqmis 8 quopv uggis katv cideati ov tiint nusi "sihames"?

O dep'v siemmz tqiel vu vjev. Zua'f jewi vu veml vu tuniupi vjev velit iraovz qutovoupt op tvesvaqt. Zua'f qsucecmz ci muuloph ev tuni tusv ug dupwisvocmi ev e atasouat sevi.
 
Zua'f jewi vu veml vu tuniupi vjev velit iraovz qutovoupt op tvesvaqt. Zua'f qsucecmz ci muuloph ev tuni tusv ug dupwisvocmi ev e atasouat sevi.

Ziej, O fup'v xepv epz iraovz qutovoupt... katv quopvt. Cetodemmz vjiz opwitv $10l epf updi O timm fuacmi vji opwipvusz, vjiz hiv $20l. Vji opovoem fiemt xomm ci xez civvis vjep vji "opwipvusz cuutv" fiemt fuxp vji mopi. Xi tjemm tii jux ov huit.
 
@H-Nep egvis jiesoph zuas vjuahjvt vjuahj, O tjuamf qsucecmz qez uav ev e foggisipv sevi... upi vjev jiewomz gewust vji muep ev vji cihoppoph. Tonomes vu vzqodem opvisitv qezuavt.
 
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