Gust

APRIL 27, 2014

Unless you are bootstrapping everything, you need to have a clear plan on what networking and documents are required to get to friends and family, Angel investors, and institutional investors. Otherwise you will find yourself a year later being no closer to a product that you were yesterday, with no idea why.

Startup 187

Startup Institutional Investors Angel Investor Bootstrapping 187

Gust

JUNE 17, 2012

For example, with any outside investment, you give up some ownership and control, and with bootstrapping your growth curve will likely be longer and more organic. Following is my prioritized larger list of sources, with some “rules of thumb” which may save you a lot of time and energy: Bootstrapping. Angel investors.

Technical Review 164

Technical Review Bootstrapping Venture Capital Incubator 164

Gust

JUNE 19, 2012

For example, with any outside investment, you give up some ownership and control, and with bootstrapping your growth curve will likely be longer and more organic. 22 » More than 40,000 investors worldwide trust Gust. Investors: Sign up Entrepreneurs: Get started. Angel Investor , Frontier Angel Fund.

Startup 180

Startup Forecast Angel Investor Software 180

Gust

NOVEMBER 22, 2011

Angel investors typically provide early-stage funding, while venture capital firms typically come in at later stages. Yet most investors will tend to categorize your progress into one of the following five stages: • Idea stage. Angels may be less demanding, but typically add less value.

Venture Capital 171

Venture Capital Investment Bankers Angel Investor Initial Public Offering 171

Gust

JUNE 10, 2012

No need to make the assumption that you will need a rich uncle or an angel investor for every idea you come up with. See my interview a couple of years ago with parallel entrepreneur Rich Christiansen , who has started 28 businesses with a target bootstrap investment of $5K each.

Cost 139

Cost Burn Rate SEM Startup 139

Gust

DECEMBER 23, 2011

Or is it still possible to bootstrap and build a company organically? A gigantic percentage of startup literature concerns how to raise capital. But before you start on that PowerPoint, let’s ask this: do you really have to? Strategically, the advantage outside capital provides is obvious: you can go faster.

Intellectual Property 127

Intellectual Property Balance Sheet Dilution Bootstrapping 127

Gust

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

The CEO is expected to make the presentations to investors, and answer questions decisively. The most common solution is that you “bootstrap” your business, or fund it yourself, at least to the point that your “traction” is evident (you have a product, you have customers, you have revenue).

Startup 147

Startup Bootstrapping Social Network Internet 147