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Taking Other People’s Money Changes Your Life

Startup Professionals Musings

I meet with dozens of entrepreneurs a week. When I get funded,” the entrepreneur thinks, “I can build a prototype, hire a development team, go to market, scale more quickly, and beat my competition.” Today’s article is presented by the founder of Stealthmode Partners in Phoenix, Arizona. By Francine Hardaway, Ph.D.

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Gelie: Resorts here in Phoenix. But it is difficult to ask, and that’s one of the things that, as an entrepreneur, you have to sort of get over the hurdle that you have to get over. You just find other local entrepreneurs that you can just meet with once a month. Jason: Wow. Where do you do that? Jason: Oh wow.

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