Entrepreneurs are building products or services to serve their customers. Investors ultimately want a return on their investment. When our relationships are based on the value of the transaction, it is likely at some point that the entrepreneur and investor will be driven by different goals from that transaction.

There is a better way for entrepreneurs and investors to be in partnership with one another. And it takes both to come in with a dose of humility. Are we willing to learn and understand from one another? Can we truthfully believe that we are actually better together that we are going our own way?

 When we deeply respect each other’s roles, we unite when challenges arise, we understand each other’s expectations and needs, we openly keep each other accountable, and we genuinely care about each other—all with the intent to move an important mission forward with deep conviction. 

 We strive for financial wins and societal impact, but we both know that God has a greater purpose beyond our own understanding: redemption and love. That is what's going to make it worth pursuing. A functional entrepreneur-investor relationship is built with these two purposes driving every conversation, every decision, every idea. That's when we can build something rooted in our greatest calling.