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Mixing Equity and Debt: The Lesser-Known Key to Airbnb, Uber, and Sweetgreen’s Explosive Growth

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The popular chain got started in 2007 with a single shop in Washington, DC. But to qualify for debt financing, indicators like credit, revenue, and profits should be stable—which generally means the business model should be established and income should be accordingly predictable. Probably even eaten there.