Learn to SWEAT

In the world of startups, the narrative is often the same: to grow, you need capital. Venture capital. But what if that isn't the only way? What if there was a better, more founder-friendly path to scaling your startup? At Lynx, we believe there is, and it starts with rethinking how you approach resource acquisition.

The success of early-stage companies is completely dependent on a core team’s ability to execute a plan tailored around the founder’s vision.

The importance of a well-crafted operating agreement cannot be overstated. From the beginning, the dreams and aspirations for the future of a startup can cause founders to forgo setting up an effective operating agreement.

Fundraising sucks. Plain and simple. No matter what your circumstances are, fundraising takes more than just a pitch deck and a dream.

Learn how to attract investors and secure funding for your startup without burning through cash. Explore the advantages of leveraging a sophisticated SWEAT equity approach, conserving resources while aligning interests with service providers. Discover more about streamlining transactions through Lynx's platform.

This blog is a siren call for help on a noble mission. I’m going to lay out our point of view on the status quo, and our vision for the future. See, I have the greatest job in the world. My mandate in leading product at Lynx is to explore the whitespace between incorporating and selling a technology company, and understand every point of friction along the way that in aggregate lead to this reality: **Almost every startup fails.**

Our role is to reduce the friction in sweat equity deals so that the industry may more readily access these benefits.

Don't Go Alone; the Death of Traditional Venture Capital

Starting a business is a daunting task with many unknowns to solve. It’s a deliberate and constant march to advance on the journey of having a successful business, and adding a capital raise to the mix can be extremely overwhelming.

Founders want to know how to use sweat as a fundraising and recruiting tool along the lifecycle of their business, and service providers want to know when it makes business sense to defer cash revenue for equity.

Sweat investing is about making winners, not picking them. The unique advantage of sweat investing to “diligence” is that the “investor” will work within the organization. They will likely be instrumental to the success.

The SWEAT Note is designed to facilitate sweat equity investments between startups and their core service providers in a way that is mutually beneficial to both parties.