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10 Ways To Get The Capital You Need For Your Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

Join a startup incubator or accelerator. Solicit venture capital investors. Most metropolitan areas have groups of local high-net-worth individuals interested in supporting startups, and willing to syndicate amounts up to a million dollars for qualified startups. Look for a warm introduction to make this work.

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iChange Finds $500K More

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Co-founders of the site include Rich Rygg, who was VP of GeoCities, and GM of AOL's Digital City Los Angeles and Brad King, co-founder of Net Effect (acquired by Ask Jeeves), as well as psychologist Jay Wagener. iChange has previously raised funding from business mentoring firm and incubator Momentum Ventures. READ MORE>>.

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10 Alternative Funding Sources For Your New Venture

Startup Professionals Musings

Join a startup incubator or accelerator. Solicit venture capital investors. Most metropolitan areas have groups of local high-net-worth individuals interested in supporting startups, and willing to syndicate amounts up to a million dollars for qualified startups. Look for a warm introduction to make this work.

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Interview: Naval Ravikant, Co-Founder AngelList and Co-Maintainer Venture Hacks

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Venture Hacks is educating entrepreneurs on the game theory of how to raise venture capital. We are productizing the raising of capital for startups. ”. One mistake I made early on is I thought, ‘capital is fungible, look at the foreign exchange markets.’ Capital is very mobile, but capitalists are not.

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Financing a Start-Up

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In order to qualify, you have to have high net worth, a strong credit score and significant skin in the game. 7A: The 7A program is a variable rate loan program also serviced by local banks and guaranteed at 90% by the federal government to finance inventory, refinance debt and for other working capital needs. Traditional Bank Loans.

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The 10 Best Sources of Cash to Start Your Business

Startup Professionals Musings

Startup incubators. A startup incubator is a company, university, or other organization which provides resources for equity to nurture young companies, helping them to survive and grow during the startup period when they are most vulnerable. If you don't know any “high net worth” individuals, use your advisors to find them.

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The 5 Criteria That Matter When Evaluating A College Entreprenurial Program

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Note: due to the founders’ relative lack of experience, most student enterprises do not qualify for venture capital. Thus, cast your research net beyond VC-backed companies to fully understand a school’s ability to foster viable businesses. Are facilities available to students post-graduation to incubate their businesses?