ABOUT THIS EPISODE
Most people who want to start a fund think $5 million is a big fund.
My rule is $100 million and I show you exactly why.
On this episode of Making Billions, I show you the math that decides whether you get paid. I start with my fundraise formula: trust times the transaction equals capital coming to you.
I walk you through the full launch. You’ll learn how to choose between 506(b) and 506(c), the paycheck formula that tells you how much capital you need to place to get paid, why half of 1% on $5 million is only $25,000 a year, and the four support teams every serious fund needs, including the firms I like for fund administration and compliance and why I audit every year no matter what.
I break down the three-company fund structure, the LPA, PPM and subscription documents, and the equity waterfall, including the GP catch-up most people misunderstand.
Then I share how to build urgency right into your fund documents with fee tranches, how to build a data room and flipbook that look institutional, and how an advisory board lets you rent the reputation, relationships and results you don’t have yet.
Trust is the scarce asset, not capital. Welcome to Making Billions.
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Ten moves, the paycheck math and a fund plan written from your own answers, ready before your first lawyer call.
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[THE HOST]: Ryan Miller is a fund manager, capital strategist, and former CFO turned angel investor in technology and energy. He is the founder of Fund Raise Capital and Aequor Capital Partners, and has mentored over 1,000 fund managers across private equity, private credit, venture capital, real estate, and alternative assets globally.
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