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The initial section covers what to do before you approach a VC (or if you should even raise VC at all), the middle section is what the presentation y read more »
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Raising capital is an art, not a science. While there are some universal truths (no amount of spit and polish will make a bad idea into a compelling read more »
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1. You should understand that private equity is a class of investment, and that most early stage entrepreneurs are better suited for investment from read more »
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This a very good and comprehensive entrepreneur's manual. Nearly every aspect is covered, and each section is organized in the chronological order o read more »
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A comprehensive presentation of many aspects of raising money from preparing, generating investor interest, validating the business, to terms sheets read more »
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Written by veteran angel group investor and VentureDeal CEO Don Jones, this guide is designed to help entrepreneurs understand the world of angel inv read more »
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When people started telling me that I should expect 6 – 9 months of dedicated effort in order to raise $750,000 from angel investors I reacted in a t read more »
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When you're raising money for your startup, it helps to understand how the investors you're pitching will make money for themselves. The formula fo read more »
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You’ve shaken the loose change from friends and family, and now you’re desperate for cash to get your startup to the next level. Do you think any c read more »
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I work with entrepreneurs every day who are going through the fund raising process. Over time, I’ve found some entrepreneurs employing practices that read more »
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TheFunded.com is an online community of entrepreneurs to research, rate, and review funding sources worldwide. In addition, TheFunded.com allows entr read more »
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Raising money is the second hardest part of starting a startup. The hardest part is making something people want: most startups that die, die because read more »
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