Up and Running

APRIL 18, 2014

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. David sold his recording equipment for $50,000 and they borrowed the rest of their seed money from a bank. My next venture didn’t fare much better. David’s advice. Rob’s advice.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 18, 2012

Think about it – most entrepreneurs who manage to raise seed money or venture capital usually raise enough money for 12-18 months maximum. So at any given point you are likely operating with a maximum of 9 month’s cash. I didn’t want to disappoint my customers. Many times it’s less.

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Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 9, 2018

Literally, one week later we had secured seed money, established business roles, added on another partner, ran the numbers, and started a pest control company! My pest control technician came to service my house and I pitched an idea for a pest control business to him. We started talking, seriously about the idea.

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Gust

OCTOBER 2, 2014

Think about it – most entrepreneurs who manage to raise seed money or venture capital usually raise enough money for 12-18 months maximum. So at any given point you are likely operating with a maximum of 9 month’s cash. I didn’t want to disappoint my customers. Many times it’s less. And yet you have to.

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www.paulgraham.com

APRIL 28, 2010

It wasnt because they werent accredited investors that I didntask my parents for seed money, though. When we were starting Viaweb,I didnt know about the concept of an accredited investor, anddidnt stop to think about the value of investors connections.The reason I didnt take money from my parents was that I didntwant them to lose it.

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www.businessinsider.com

SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

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