Tuesday
Jul192011

« When is Convertible Debt Preferable to Equity Financing a Startup - Slava Rubin »

In Chapter 8 of 12 in his 2011 Capture Your Flag interview with host Erik Michielsen, IndieGoGo co-founder and entrepreneur Slava Rubin answers "What Factors Informed Your Decision on Whether to Use Convertible Debt or Equity Financing?" Understanding money source - sophisticated vs. non-sophisticated - is a fundamental first step. Sophisticated investors, which includes angels and venture capital firms, tend to have more valuation experience. Non-sophisticated investors, which includes friends and family, tend to be less valuation savvy. Rubin notes convertible debt financing offers valuation flexibility good for working with non-sophisticated investors. Given the lower startup costs and increasing number of non-sophisticated investors entering the financing pool, many early stage startups are choosing this over equity. Rubin is co-founder and CEO of IndieGoGo.com, a crowdfunding startup whose platform helps individuals and groups finance their passions. Before IndieGoGo, Rubin worked in management consulting for Diamond Consulting, now a PWC company. Rubin founded and manages non-profit Music Against Myeloma to raise funds and awareness to fight cancer. He earned a BBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

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