Is Start-Up Funding Shifting in Favor of Entrepreneurs?
A power shift is happening in venture capital in favor of the entrepreneurs. It goes beyond the VC shake-out. A more fundamental change is underway.
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What are the Chances of a Start-up Being Funded by Investors?
It’s difficult for a start-up to attract funding from angel investors and venture capitalists. But what odds are start-ups facing these days and what are investors looking for?
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Start-up Funding Pitfall: Presentations to Investors
Entrepreneurs want to convince investors that their start-up and new product concept are worthwhile. Investors want a new business and a new technology that will make them money. The key to this matchmaking process is effective communication.
Part 1: One of the Toughest Questions Start-Ups Need to Answer for Funding
One of the toughest questions entrepreneurs need to answer when looking for funding is how you know your product concept will attract paying customers. This is a series of blogs of how some start-ups have addressed this issue.
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A Dirty Little Secret about Venture Capital Funding
What does venture capital, love, and dating have in common? Here’s one of the dity little secrets about venture capitalists funding start-up companies.
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Quick Summary of VC Perspective on Disruptive Technologies
The buzz words for venture capitalists used to be emerging technologies, now disruptive technologies and socially conscious technologies are fashionable. My general impression of the IBF Conference on Venture Capital and Disruptive Technologies was there are no real surprises in the viewpoint of the venture capitalists. VCs think there are plenty of opportunities for start-ups to exploit disruptive technologies to build a new company.
How to Bootstrap a Company
The question of how to bootstrap a company is on most entrepreneurs’ minds these days. Attend any meeting of the investment community, angels or venture capital, and you’ll hear how entrepreneurs should focus on bootstrapping their companies and not approach the investment community for funding until they have a proven product. How exactly do entrepreneurs do this and what does it mean?
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Common Misconceptions with Start Up Funding
Money is like air. People can’t live without air and high tech start-ups can’t live without money. What does it take to get a company funded and off the ground?
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