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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). With “cash flow” obligations, investors receive a percentage of your operating cash flow (if any) until they have been repaid in full, or have achieved a specified percentage return on their investment.

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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). With “cash flow” obligations, investors receive a percentage of your operating cash flow (if any) until they have been repaid in full, or have achieved a specified percentage return on their investment.

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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). With “cash flow” obligations, investors receive a percentage of your operating cash flow (if any) until they have been repaid in full, or have achieved a specified percentage return on their investment.

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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). With “cash flow” obligations, investors receive a percentage of your operating cash flow (if any) until they have been repaid in full, or have achieved a specified percentage return on their investment.

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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). With “cash flow” obligations, investors receive a percentage of your operating cash flow (if any) until they have been repaid in full, or have achieved a specified percentage return on their investment.

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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. By definition, companies that receive venture capital cannot fund their businesses from operations, and thus need to seek outside capital.