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How to find funding for your hardware startup while we’re waiting for the hardware revolution

Version One Ventures

Hardware requires time, money, and inventory. As a result, most venture capitalists are reluctant to touch hardware projects, opting for the lower costs and smaller risks of software. The reality is that few venture capitalists are ready to write a check to a hardware startup today, and it’s not all due to the risk.

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6 Tips for Coming Up With Your Million-Dollar Business Idea

Up and Running

In the early 1990s, my brother was working for a company that was going through the roof selling shareware software via catalog. With my third business, I didn’t even try to be original—I purchased a custom framing franchise and piggybacked to success on someone else’s name. I stole the ideas for my first startups from other people.

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The Series A crunch is hitting now. Have we even noticed?

pandodaily.com

On November 28, 2012. “I wouldn’t expect anyone except seed investors to complain about it,” Graham says. “Founders don’t think their problems are due to trends. If you are raising a seed round now, there are a few things you can do to protect yourself. November 29, 2012. PandoDigest.