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How to Launch Your Own Startup Part 4 (money, culture and becoming a manager)

The Next Web

Today, in steps 10-12 I want to discuss with you raising your first round of money, hiring to develop and maintain your company culture, as well as defining your role in the management of your startup. Raise your first round of money, or bootstrap. As a founder you need to develop this skill very quickly.

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Most Investors Bite Only at Specific Startup Stages

Startup Professionals Musings

Funding sources specialize in certain growth stages. Angel investors typically provide early-stage funding, while venture capital firms typically come in at later stages. Of course, growth and development are really a continuum. Angels may be less demanding, but typically add less value.

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How to Select the Right Investors for Your Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

Funding sources specialize in certain growth stages. Angel investors typically provide early-stage funding, while venture capital firms typically come in at later stages. Of course, growth and development are really a continuum. Angels may be less demanding, but typically add less value.

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The right investors for the right stage

Gust

Funding sources specialize in certain growth stages. Angel investors typically provide early-stage funding, while venture capital firms typically come in at later stages. Of course, growth and development are really a continuum. Angels may be less demanding, but typically add less value.

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Technology Trends: 10 Areas of Innovation to Watch for 2012

This is going to be BIG.

It has the diversity and cheaper rent necessary for great creative potential and I think you're going to see a lot of development next year of Brooklyn as its own unique, but complimentary community of innovation. Credit cards "just work" and peer to peer transactions just aren't big enough to bootstrap a network.

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5 Critical Things Entrepreneurs Need to Know about Managing Their Company's Finances.

Small Business Force

In early stage companies (and even some later stage or mature ones), there is no one area where most entrepreneurs and small business owners are lacking in just basic fundamentals, than in dealing with their company's finances and financial management. Small business owners never give themselves enough credit in this area.

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Startups: It’s not Thelma & Louise

Austin Startup

and * on a bootstrapped budget* : We first engaged in customer surveys and validated a huge problem?—?several If you can bootstrap your business, it’s not a true venture-backed business. Bootstrapping is AMAZING! At the same time, it became clear that bootstrapping further was not an option our team could pursue.