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Seed Stage Funding 101: What it Is & How it Works

The Startup Magazine

One needs to evaluate their go-to-market strategy, distribution channels, scalability, execution team, and so on at this time. When a company has reached the “unicorn” stage, it is too late for an individual investor to participate in it because the valuation is so high and the upside potential is so tiny.

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10 Ways To Get The Capital You Need For Your Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

Here is my list of the ten most common sources of funding today, in reverse priority sequence, with some rules of thumb to channel your focus: Seek a bank loan or credit-card line-of-credit. Apply to local angel investor groups. Look for a warm introduction to make this work.

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10 Alternative Funding Sources For Your New Venture

Startup Professionals Musings

Here is my list of the ten most common sources of funding today, in reverse priority sequence, with some rules of thumb to channel your focus: Seek a bank loan or credit-card line-of-credit. Apply to local angel investor groups. Look for a warm introduction to make this work.

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Interview with Bril Flint, angel investor and tech strategist

Austin Startup

mobileTech Tuesday special – A Podcast with Bril Flint, angel investor and technology strategist. This interview is cross-posted from The Appconomy channel. Click on this link to open a new browser window taking you to the channel’s home page.

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10 Ways Entrepreneurs Find Money To Start A Business

Startup Professionals Musings

Here is my list of the ten most common sources of funding today, in reverse priority sequence, with some rules of thumb to channel your focus: Seek a bank loan or credit-card line-of-credit. Apply to local angel investor groups. Look for a warm introduction to make this work.

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Let Me Count The Ways Entrepreneurs Fund Startups

Startup Professionals Musings

Here is my list of the ten most common sources of funding today, in reverse priority sequence, with some rules of thumb to channel your focus: 10. Apply to local Angel investor groups. Thus it is always a question of what you qualify for, and what you are willing to give up, to turn your dream idea into a viable business.

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HOW TO: Hire the Perfect CTO

mashable.com

He is a serial entrepreneur, internationally syndicated columnist, angel investor, public speaker and author of the best-selling book Never Get a “Real&# Job: How To Dump Your Boss, Build a Business and Not Go Broke. Reproduction without explicit permission is prohibited. All Rights Reserved. startupcto