42: Shaun Tiwari (CapFlow)

Revenue: Real Startup Stories

English - July 28, 2021 12:00 - 45 minutes - 42.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
Entrepreneurship Business Technology revenue technology ecommerce dtc saas startups founders Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed

Previous Episode: 41: JD Jernigan (Propagate)

Next Episode: 43: Sami Halabi (Univoice)

Shaun Tiwari is Founder & CEO of CapFlow, a platform for non-dilutive private capital. He is a former investment banker and startup founder who is bringing financial services into the modern age.

In this episode, we discuss Shaun's background, why the financial services industry feels 20 years behind the tech sector, the founding of CapFlow, his biggest challenges to date, and advice to young entrepreneurs.

GUEST

Shaun Tiwari LinkedIn
CapFlow Website
CapFlow Explainer Video

PODCAST

Safa Mahzari
Patreon
Alluxo Website

TERMS

Private equity = investment funds that buy and restructure private companies
Generalist = a fund strategy that looks across many industries and regions
SPAC = special purpose acquisition vehicle
Buy side = advice relating to buy stock, assets, or companies
Sell side = advice relating to selling your business
B2B = business to business
M&A = mergers and acquisition
Deal flow = the rate at which they meet companies and receive pitches
Bulge Bracket = the top tier of investment banks who with the largest corporations
SaaS = software as a service
EBITDA = earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization
LP = limited partners
GP = general partners
Vanity metrics = metrics that make you feel good but don't move the business forward

TIMESTAMPS

0:00 - Episode intro
0:50 - Shaun's background
7:00 - Working in finance today
16:00 - What is CapFlow?
24:19 - How did you get started?
30:23 - Biggest challenges so far
39:37 - Advice to founders
44:40 - Wrap up and final thoughts