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6 Keys To Managing Funding From People Close To You

Startup Professionals Musings

The only way an entrepreneur can really dodge this issue is to totally fund the startup with personal funds (bootstrapping). Some founders are too focused on quick repayment, and they compromise strategic decisions. Pay the money back, with thanks, as quickly as you can. This money is real, so don’t assume it doesn’t have to be repaid.

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Founders Finding Funding From Friends May Be Fools

Startup Professionals Musings

The only way an entrepreneur can really dodge this issue is to totally fund the startup with personal funds (bootstrapping). Some founders are too focused on quick repayment, and they compromise strategic decisions. Pay the money back, with thanks, as quickly as you can. This money is real, so don’t assume it doesn’t have to be repaid.

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The Good The Bad And The Ugly Of Funding From Friends

Startup Professionals Musings

The only way an entrepreneur can really dodge this issue is to totally fund the startup with personal funds (bootstrapping). Some founders are too focused on quick repayment, and they compromise strategic decisions. Pay the money back, with thanks, as quickly as you can. This money is real, so don’t assume it doesn’t have to be repaid.

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Don’t Hurt Friends and Family Investors Who Love You

Startup Professionals Musings

The only way an entrepreneur can really dodge this issue is to totally fund the startup with personal funds (bootstrapping). Some founders are too focused on quick repayment, and they compromise strategic decisions. Pay the money back, with thanks, as quickly as you can. This money is real, so don’t assume it doesn’t have to be repaid.

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How To Take Money From Friends And Still Be Friends

Startup Professionals Musings

The only way an entrepreneur can really dodge this issue is to totally fund the startup with personal funds (bootstrapping). Some founders are too focused on quick repayment, and they compromise strategic decisions. Pay the money back, with thanks, as quickly as you can. This money is real, so don’t assume it doesn’t have to be repaid.

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The Biggest Threats to My Business

Rob Go

Some founders are able to skip an institutional seed round and go straight to a multi-million dollar A-round where a larger VC puts in the lion’s share of the capital. As I’ve blogged about in the past, there are positives and negatives to this strategy, but it is a viable option to some founders. Getting Crammed Down.

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Startup Fairy Tales and Other Tall Tales That Venture Capitalists Tell

Growthink Blog

An entrepreneur starts a company in classic " bootstrap " fashion - with a combination of sweat equity and their own financial resources. The typical wisdom regarding the appropriate financing course for a new company goes as follows: 1. But here is the key – contrary to popular wisdom it is negatively correlated.