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Need money? Read this!

Berkonomics

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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Does your business need money? Read this!

Berkonomics

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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A Serial Entrepreneur’s Take On Guy Kawasaki’s Enchantment

InfoChachkie

I have used Guy’s previous book, The Art Of The Start (Art ), in my UC Santa Barbara New Venture Creation class for the past five years. I read Enchantment anticipating that it might augment my Entrepernurial Selling class, which focuses on influence and persuasion, rather than sales tactics. Drop Everything And Do What Your Boss Asks.

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When cash is tight – slow its flight!

Berkonomics

I advise all of my companies to use an impressed payroll service, one that takes the taxes from your bank account along with the net payrolls each period. Email readers continue here.] There are several classes of obligations and several types of providers within each. I have a story about this for later in this insight.

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When should you go for equity financing?

Berkonomics

Here is a class of investor we’ve covered before, one usually focused upon you and less upon your business case. There is an exemption from the requirements that these investors be accredited with net worth or income minimums to qualify legally to invest in your company. Friends and family investors. Angel investment groups or funds.

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Are You an Entrepreneur?

InfoChachkie

it is often helpful to look into your past. Excel at classes that interested you and perform poorly in those which did not. As noted in Your Personal Pitch , people enjoy helping appreciative people who are in need. Is it because they read a passage in a self-help book that told them to ‘wish away’ failure? –