Build audience free, monetize community, raise capital from readers.
Publish free newsletter/content in a niche for 12–24 months to build 10–50k subscribers. Launch $50–500/mo paid community (Circle, Discord, private substack). Eventually raise a fund, syndicate, or SPV from your own trusted audience under Reg CF ($5M cap) or Reg D 506(c). Distribution → trust → capital — the modern zero-capital playbook.
Click Generate advisory deep dive for mechanics, IRC citations, a step-by-step execution plan, a worked numeric example on your profile, costs, risks, and this-week actions.
Sell your C-corp stock for up to $10M tax-free.
Bridge valuation gap and reduce upfront cash with earn-outs.
Shift income between entities to optimize tax and asset protection.
Buy the company you already run with minimal cash.
Raise capital to find and buy a business you'll run as CEO.
Buy a $1–5M profitable business with 10% down.
Buy $100–500k businesses fully seller-financed.
Start agency at $0, acquire competitors on seller notes.