article thumbnail

Mentors-Plus-Capital Programs – Intense Incubation

Startup Professionals Musings

We reasonably assure that they have oil for their engines, in the form of logistical, administrative, and professional support services that reduce their risk. To get the mentors and the seed money, the start-up teams must clearly demonstrate what I call Moxie, the strength of character to play the game to its conclusion.

Incubator 201
article thumbnail

How to Fund a Startup

www.paulgraham.com

It wasnt because they werent accredited investors that I didntask my parents for seed money, though. When we were starting Viaweb,I didnt know about the concept of an accredited investor, anddidnt stop to think about the value of investors connections.The reason I didnt take money from my parents was that I didntwant them to lose it.