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Advice For Bootstrapping Your Business From Startup Founders Who’ve Been There

YoungUpstarts

The real work actually comes when you want to turn that idea into something that not only benefits customers, but also brings in revenue. Some startup founders turn to accelerators or angel investors for guidance and financial backing, but with this comes the sacrifice of independence and equity. Todd Crosland, Seed Equity Ventures.

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14 Entrepreneurs Describe The BHAGs (Big Hairy Audacious Goals) For Their Business?

Hearpreneur

It could be more revenue, hiring clients or launching a new product or service, where setting goals presents a fresh opportunity to achieve different objectives. As a pre-revenue travel tech company, our biggest challenge right now is raising capital to help us hit our next major milestones. 12- Raising $500,000 in pre-seed capital.