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How effective are crowdsourcing sites like Techmoola.com and Kickstarter.com to raise seed money for tech companies?
I recently started a medical tech company in Chicago and want to know what would be some common dos and don’ts when approaching crowdsourcing and group funding? Although I read more and more in the ...
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Talking to investors whose portfolio company is a competitor
We're trying to decide whether or not to talk to an investor who has invested in a lot of companies, and one of them has some overlap with our product but has a different business model (b2b vs b2c).
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How should I pre-sell software that right now is in development and looks ugly?
We're almost finished developing our first test build of an iPad app for small businesses wholesale companies. It is black and white, no style, design or anything. It basically does the core ...
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How detached is Shark Tank (Dragon's Den) TV?
There is a chance we will be entering our first round of VC meetings soon, and I am mildly addicted to the show Shark Tank and its predecessor Dragon's Den (UK).
There is a similar thread on this ...
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Can I use crowd-funding to switch to an open-source model?
I am the technical founder of a 4-years-old startup. After two rounds of funding with small European VCs, some very good customers (government agencies, big retail customer, ...), a unique product and ...
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How did Twitter/Quora persuade investors as they didnt/dont have a business model?
I wonder, how did Quora persuaded their investors as they don't make revenue and even they don't have any revenue model as far as I know.
The question is same again for twitter ( I know they sell ...
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idea with 7 months of development by my own. what can I do from here?
I have got an idea which is new in concept and is based on the cellular market.
I am a programmer, an animator and I can do graphics and presentations. I am definitely NOT a business man, and for some ...
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Do startups need to incorporate to receive funding?
If a startup is going to take venture capital, is it necessary to incorporate so shares can be exchanged to the VC firm?
Is it the same with angel or individual investors?
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Just went live and need funding- what do I need to prove?
I just launched an online platform that allows inidividuals to video chat based on their interests. Unfortunately, Sean Parker launched a similar concept last week but it just means we are both on the ...
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Seek advices: Raise Money or not?
I've $100,000 from my personal money for a new company. I was thinking about going to Austin, TX, as I've heard Silicon Valley is more to raise money than to actually develop apps. Viewing all the ...
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Evaluating an online venture on the basis of user acquisition and traffic
How can I evaluate my online venture on the basis of traffic and user acquisition to estimate the value of my company and do financial projections. Say, an online venture has 1000 registered users and ...
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How much to raise first round? Bare minimum and still use overseas dev or raise enough to hire local developers?
I've been working with overseas developers for nearly a year to build a SaaS website. I bootstrapped the project as much as I could up until now. I'm planning to raise money to complete the site and ...
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How to divide equity among 6 founders when you desire to also get VC funding
I am looking to create a company with 6 founders. Reason being...I need them all and they are all genius. Because they are all already highly compensated at great companies, equity will be my only ...
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How do you ask shareholders to give up antidilution shares?
I have a small start up company, and when I first started raisng money some shareholders got antidutable shares. The company is moving forward and will need to raise more funding but new investors ...
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In a seed round, should startups try to raise large amounts venture capital, or stick with angel investors?
There are different opinions on this question among VCs and other authorities in the tech and startup communities. (see: Fred Wilson, Chris Dixon, Brad Feld). Should startups try to raise as much ...
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Resources for raising funds in NY
I need to start fund raising so I can hire developers to finish completion of my product and start selling it and actually making some money.
At the moment I have a presentation and a partly ...
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quickest way to raise funds (partially)
If the round is 500k but we need 50k today
What's the best way to structure this? (get some money transferred to our bank account/doesn't have to be the entire amount) Equity or convertible notes?
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Should an entrepreneur pitch foreign investors
Should an entrepreneur pitch investors from other countries to invest in his venture? Are VCs actually interested in these kind of opportunities or it is expected to be a waste of time?
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Should i give 3% equity to this Incubator?
I have recently submitted an application to receive a government grant for funding. There is a requirement, that is to be submit via an incubator.
I contacted an incubator and they are ok with ...
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Raise and use money on kickstarter or indiegogo
I'm interested in projects like Indiegogo and Kickstarter. Basically they are doing the same thing - helps to get money from the people who likes your idea.
So when I'm raising money and asking for ...
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Starting a donations fund through a website and drop boxes
I am in the process of starting a website to raise funds for school supplies to be donated to local grammar school aged children and want to contact some local business about using them as a drop site ...
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Whats next step? Am starting a Dropshipping company in India. I'll start with say 200 to 1000 shirts
I believe this will work here in India since there are more and more people willing to earn extra sitting right at their home. This gives a scope for future in dropshipping business. As am being in ...
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What are the requirements for raising capital for IPO through private placement?
Well I am trying to raise capital for upcoming IPO's.I would appreciate for the answer of these questions.
1.What are the requirements for raising capital by Private placement memorandum process.
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Startup - C - Corp structure - How do we offer equity for seed investments?
We have a startup with some interested investors - (friends, family, etc). We have a C - Corp structure. We want to take in some of these investments - problem is that we have spoken to 2 lawyers ...
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How long is the process for an IPO through an Investment Bank?
I am a novice in Finance,and is trying to raise capital for upcoming IPO. As I am a non-accredited investor I would like to know how much time does it take for an investor to raise capital through ...
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Raising money for a technological company
My partner and I have come up with a unique technology that can provide a solution to many small-scale problems.
We've been working on the technology full time for the past 5 months and now we are ...
