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Need money? Read this!

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Friends, family and fools: [Email readers, continue here…] This term, although pejorative, describes the typical mix of early investors in a small, young growing business. Venture, private equity and more: Here we lump a large number of investor classes into one. These include Y-Combinator and TechStars, among others.

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What’s the minimum information to give your investors?

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Email readers, continue here…] Prepare for your annual meetings well. Summarizing income statements with a line for revenues, cost of revenue, general and administrative expenses, sales and other direct costs – all leading to net income, would satisfy the legal requirement for statement of income and expense.

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Does your business need money? Read this!

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Email readers, continue here…] Bootstrapping: This term describes your ability to start a business with little investment and grow it using internally-generated funds. Venture, private equity and more: Here we lump a large number investor classes into one. It’s an option, even though an expensive one.

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How much information do you give to investors?

Berkonomics

Email readers, continue here.] Summarizing income statements with a line for revenues, cost of revenue, general and administrative expenses, sales and other direct costs – all leading to net income, would satisfy the legal requirement for statement of income and expense.

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Raising money for your business: What are the options?

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Email readers continue here.]. Bootstrapping: This term describes your ability to start a business with little investment and grow it using internally-generated funds. It is for this group that we explore the implications implicit in raising money for growth. .