. If you made 45k last year, your business is probably worth 150k max. If you do most of the work, it’s probably worth less. But this guy thinks it’s worth $600k. Something is wrong. I don’t know what.

So, if he gives you 30k now and then you sell a week later for 150k, he gets 7.5k. Makes no sense at all.

But also, equity also means nothing if you never sell the business, meaning he gets to keep the money and never has to give anything back to the investor. Most small businesses are worth $0 equity as they have basically $0 potential to be sold for any reasonable amount in the future.