Startup Professionals Musings

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8 Keys To That First Investment From People You Know

Startup Professionals Musings

Since they don’t know you (yet), their first integrity check on you as a person is whether your friends and family believe in you strongly enough to give you seed money for your new idea. Network to build investor relationships before you ask for money. If they won’t do it, they why would I as stranger invest in you?

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Don’t Forget Grants If You Need Early Seed Money

Startup Professionals Musings

You need to enhance your business plan and marketing with all the benefits to your customers of the multiple “stimulus” plans and tax breaks now being put together, especially related to alternative energy products. To the investors, it means less dilution and lower overall risk. Research related tax credits and incentives.

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8 Guidelines For Friends And Family Startup Funding

Startup Professionals Musings

Since they don’t know you (yet), their first integrity check on you as a person is whether your friends and family believe in you strongly enough to give you seed money for your new idea. Network to build investor relationships before you ask for money. If they won’t do it, they why would I as stranger invest in you?

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8 Key Actions for Entrepreneurs Needing Early Money

Startup Professionals Musings

Since they don’t know you (yet), their first integrity check on you as a person is whether your friends and family believe in you strongly enough to give you seed money for your new idea. Network to build investor relationships before you ask for money. If they won’t do it, they why would I as stranger invest in you?

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Early-Stage Startups Need Friends, Family, and Fools

Startup Professionals Musings

Since they don’t know you (yet), their first integrity check on you as a person is whether your friends and family believe in you strongly enough to give you seed money for your new idea. Network to build investor relationships before you ask for money. If they won’t do it, they why would I as stranger invest in you?

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How to Get Funding From Friends, Family, and Fools

Startup Professionals Musings

Since they don’t know you (yet), their first integrity check on you as a person is whether your friends and family believe in you strongly enough to give you seed money for your new idea. Network to build investor relationships before you ask for money. If they won’t do it, they why would I as stranger invest in you?

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Build Entrepreneur Credentials Early and Wisely

Startup Professionals Musings

The most successful entrepreneurs are those with multiple real-life experiences, who have personal exposure to markets where opportunities are being left on the table. Most schools have business plan competitions, and even give out seed money to winners. Academic research supports that this experience pays off.