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Startup Professionals Musings
JULY 1, 2017
The problem is that professional investors (angels and venture capitalists) want a proven business model before they invest, ready to scale, rather than the more risky research and development efforts. Self-funding or bootstrapping is still the most common and safest approach for startups Keep your day job until revenue starts to flow.
Startup Professionals Musings
DECEMBER 6, 2019
The problem is that professional investors (angels and venture capital) want a proven business model before they invest, ready to scale, rather than early projections and product development. Self-funding or bootstrapping is still the most common and safest approach for startups Keep your day job until real revenue flows.
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Startup Professionals Musings
SEPTEMBER 13, 2022
The problem is that professional investors (angels and venture capital) want a proven business model before they invest, ready to scale, rather than early projections and product development. Self-funding or bootstrapping is still the most common and safest approach for startups Keep your day job until real revenue flows.
Steve Blank
NOVEMBER 5, 2009
Unfortunately in early stage startups the drive for financing hijacks the corporate DNA and becomes the raison d’etre of the company. The Traditional VC Pitch Entrepreneurs who pursue the traditional product development model don’t have customer data to answer these questions. Is there a profitable business model?
Startup Professionals Musings
JANUARY 12, 2018
The problem is that professional investors (angels and venture capital) want a proven business model before they invest, ready to scale, rather than early projections and product development. Self-funding or bootstrapping is still the most common and safest approach for startups Keep your day job until real revenue flows.
Startup Professionals Musings
OCTOBER 19, 2015
That’s why I recommend that they find a co-founder who loves business challenges, including marketing and finance. If you consider yourself a technologist, you probably believe and may be propagating one of the following myths: The first priority for funding should be to develop the technology.
Hearpreneur
DECEMBER 25, 2022
23- Bootstrapping the business. As a bootstrapped company, there's a real sense of reward knowing that we're doing what's best for our customers instead of what's in the best interest of investors. Bootstrapping the business allows me to make decisions independently of investor opinions. 28- Tracking my development.
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