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34 Financing Resources
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Sources of Capital and What to Expect
vcexperts.com— — “This chapter is focused on the funding sources and what to expect from each. In some instances you will find a blurring of terms regarding whether the topic is really a source of capital or a financing instrument.”
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Bootstrapping Builds A Better Business
eclips.cornell.edu— — “When entrepreneurs are successfully bootstrapping the business, they are making it run with very few resources, pulling through each day, week and month with very little cash to spare. “
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Term Sheet Archives
feld.com— — A series of blog posts about term sheets, by Brad Feld, co-founder of the Foundry Group. Previously, Brad co-founded Mobius Venture Capital and Inensity Ventures.
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Angel Investor
entrepreneur.com— — “Originally a term used to describe investors in Broadway shows, “angel” now refers to anyone who invests his or her money in an entrepreneurial company…”
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Managing Risk in a New Venture
inc.com— — “You can’t get rid of all the risk of starting up a business, but you can certainly take a few steps to mitigate it.”
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Creative Ways to Finance Growth
businessweek.com— — “Corporate finance specialist and author John De Puy says successful companies carve out a niche and dominate it, put in the right managers, and find creative ways to finance growth”
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Angel capital and the HotorNot approach
thestandard.com— — “The Global Technology Symposium hosted the panel on February 1, 2008 in Palo Alto, California. The panel’s premise was simple: Why bother impressing venture capitalists when (a) it takes less money to start a company and (b) there are plenty of angels who will fund early-stage deals?”
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Garnering Angels
entrepreneur.com— — “Sure,” says Guy Kawasaki, “you may have ventured for VC, but raising angel capital takes a different kind of skill.”
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Angel Financing: Dos and Don'ts for Entrepreneurs
eventuring.kauffman.org— — Entrepreneur Andy Sack’s list of things to do before approaching angels for financing.
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Venture Capital Firms Set Their Sights on New Ideas -- Not New Technologies
knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu— — “Create a web site, begin a “viral” marketing campaign to grow word-of-mouth and acquire an audience, garner some ad revenues, generate venture capital funding and sell out to a web giant such as Yahoo or Google.”
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The Returns to Entrepreneurial Investment: Why Do Entrepreneurs Ignore the Poor Risk-Return Trade-offs of Private Equity Investing?
chicagogsb.edu— — “Many entrepreneurs invest substantial amounts of money in their own privately held companies. Recent research suggests that such investment strategies result in a much less attractive risk-return trade-off than investing in publicly traded stocks.”
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Acquisition as a Route to Entrepreneurship
gsb.stanford.edu— — “Whether it’s with a search fund, on your own, or by some other means, acquiring a company as a route to entrepreneurship can be a feasible and sometimes overlooked option.”
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Top Ten Lies that VCs Tell Entrepreneurs and Entrepreneurs Tell VCs
gsb.stanford.edu— — “Bill Reichert, Managing Director, Garage Technology Ventures
Pitching your company to a Venture Capitalist can be a daunting task Entrepreneurs use tactics and phrases that VCs perceive as white lies, while VCs use euphemisms for what they really intend when they talk to entrepreneurs -
Entrepreneurial Debt Panel
gsb.stanford.edu— — “Debt, when used properly, can be a useful tool for the entrepreneur. Hear from these panelists on the different types of debt available, conditions required by lenders, and the likely fees you will incur”
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Raising Capital: Christine Comaford-Lynch
feedroom.businessweek.com— — “Serial entrepreneur and former venture capitalist Christine Comaford-Lynch discusses financing strategies for entrepreneurs at different stages in their businesses”
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Financing for Entrepreneurs: Seeking out venture capital
feedroom.businessweek.com— — How do entrepreneurs convince others to give money to their businesses? We take you to a business school competition where students try to impress the judges…
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How to Get the Attention of a Venture Capitalist
blog.guykawasaki.com— — “However, to truly help entrepreneurs, I’d like to provide a cogent list of the tips to get the attention of a venture capitalist.”
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All I Know About VC, I Learned from My Kids
vcconfidential.com— — An “Ask the VC” blog post on how to approach venture capitalists.
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Bootstrapping: From the Trenches to a State of Mind
eventuring.kauffman.org— — “There are conventional bootstrapping strategies—like using your savings, maximizing your credit cards, and mortgaging your home. And there are unconventional strategies—like partnering with your former boss and convincing a local banker to give you a loan.”
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Bootstrappers avoid outside money ties
boston.com— — “They use their own money to start businesses. They fund their growth through their sales. They’re resourceful in finding workers, customers, and advice. And they don’t want outside money.”