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Entrepreneurshit. The Blog Post on What It’s Really Like.

Both Sides of the Table

According to the SEC we’re not allowed to market the fact that we’re fund raising, so I won’t. He shut down his company gracefully and even thought it must have felt like a crap sandwich doing so I’ll bet his reputation is still solid with his backers. And so it goes again. Many times it’s less.

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Entrepreneurshit. The Blog Post on What It’s Really Like.

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According to the SEC we’re not allowed to market the fact that we’re fund raising, so I won’t. He shut down his company gracefully and even thought it must have felt like a crap sandwich doing so I’ll bet his reputation is still solid with his backers. And so it goes again. I’ve been on the road much of 2012 and part of 2011.

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How to Fund a Startup

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The SEC defines an "accredited investor" as someone with over amillion dollars in liquid assets or an income of over $200,000 ayear. Once you take money from the generalpublic youre more restricted in what you can do. [ It wasnt because they werent accredited investors that I didntask my parents for seed money, though.