Version One Ventures

JULY 22, 2014

That’s okay: many great companies have been built by bootstrapping. There’s a lot of “easy” early-stage money floating around right now, but don’t get fooled into taking seed money if you don’t have a viable path for later rounds. If not, revenue from your customers will be your best source of financing.

Finance 167

Finance Seed Money Bootstrapping Angel Investor 167

YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 13, 2014

Some entrepreneurs will choose to bootstrap their venture the best they can, while others will turn to trendier options such as crowd funding or a startup accelerator to get off the ground. However, many more will choose to seek funding from investors as a way to sustain growth.

Angel Investor 217

Angel Investor Seed Money LLC Bootstrapping 217

Scalable Startup

AUGUST 9, 2018

High growth startup companies need seed money to get things going. This can either come from the founder(s) own bank account or from outside investors. They need the money to rent offices, hire staff, and establish their initial presence (website, incorporation, marketing). Without funding most tech startups will die.

Technical Cofounder 20

Technical Cofounder Silicon Valley Early Stage Cofounder 20

Scott Edward Walker

OCTOBER 28, 2014

Each week, we share our favorite video of successful entrepreneurs, investors or business leaders on a variety of topics. When you first meet an investor, you’ve got to be able to say in one compelling sentence (that you should practice like crazy) what your product does.” –Ron Bootstrap as long as you possibly can.” –Ron

Cap Table 67

Cap Table Cofounder Silicon Valley Venture Capital 67

crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

Businesses do require some capital, but this doesn’t mean that every startup has to raise millions of dollars in seed money. When Larry and Sergey first began BackRub (which would eventually become Google), they didn’t run to a venture capital firm or angel investor.

Washington 48

Washington Incubator Cofounder Angel Investor 48

techcrunch.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

So what ends up happening is great programmers are led sheepishly into the arms of suggestive Angel Investors, VC’s or mentor hybrids like yourself who guide the product into what they’d like to see. For both companies, the initial traction enabled raising seed money to get them to a traditional VC investment.)

Technical Review 84

Technical Review Cofounder Technical Cofounder Software Review 84