The Pros and Cons of Investors vs. Debt Funding
Unless you are fortunate enough to have a good deal of money stashed away, most businesses need to raise money for either start-up costs or expansions. There are two basic[...]
Category: Investors
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What To Do When Investors Call Your Startup
At some point or another in your startup’s life…the financiers of the startup world (otherwise known as venture capitalists) will start to call you. Sometimes they’ll email you. At first,[...]
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Would Thomas Edison Have Put Up With VC’s?
A friend of mine who is an inventor/entrepreneur sent me this email, & asked me to write about this question: I think the perception that most people have of Thomas[...]
20 Ways to Spot a Rookie VC
As an entrepreneur, you would think getting in front of an investor, VC, or perfecting your pitch would be the hard part about raising money. Really, the hardest part is[...]
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5 Steps to Develop a Fundraising Plan
Money doesn’t fall from trees. You got to get off your arse, and go get it. Many startups also really don’t raise any money until their CEO focuses on fundraising[...]
How Crowdfunding Is Changing The Investor World
There has been lengthy debate lately with the new crowdfunding bill. Entrepreneurs know what’s in it for them, but how is the investor side of the table reacting? We took[...]
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Why Didn’t the Chicken Cross the Road?
I got this question the other day from an entrepreneur about an investor’s actions, that gave me her permission to share. I thought it would make a good article, so[...]
How to Raise Money From Investors
A step by step guide for how to raise money from investors for your startup. This is the biggest guide I’m ever going to write for you guys. Enjoy it. [...]
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10 Ideas for Bootstrapping Your Business
Here are 10 Great Ideas for Bootstrapping a Business It’s so easy sometimes to assume some angel investor or VC is going to swoop in and just “magically” fund your[...]
How to Contact Investors By Email
This is a great guide I put together with some tips, to do’s, what not to do’s, and approaches for you guys on how to contact investors by email. Because[...]
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