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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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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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How to Meet VC's

Babbling VC

The heavy lifting which takes place on both sides as part of the due diligence process is not addressed with this post. Since joining Neuhaus Partners in late 2006, I've done 6 deals directly. This was before my time with Neuhaus Partners. As a side not, this was my first investment at Neuhaus Partners.