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. We can all recount horror stories of families and friendships torn apart by money lost on someone else’s speculative dream. Don’t be one.

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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. We can all recount horror stories of families and friendships torn apart by money lost on someone else’s speculative dream. Don’t be one.

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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. We can all recount horror stories of families and friendships torn apart by money lost on someone else’s speculative dream. Don’t be one.

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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. We can all recount horror stories of families and friendships torn apart by money lost on someone else’s speculative dream. Don’t be one.

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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. We can all recount horror stories of families and friendships torn apart by money lost on someone else’s speculative dream. Don’t be one.