Business Funding
5 Reasons Investors Are Ignoring Your Business — And How You Can Get Their Attention
It might be your business plan, or your space in the market. Or, it could be you.
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Business Funding
What Elon Musk Can Teach You About Getting Funding for Your Startup
By Ivan Kreimer
Business Funding
Why Some Small Business Owners Are Turning to Crowdfunding to Save Their Company
In times of crisis, some entrepreneurs are finding that their greatest support system is their customer base.
By Lissa Harris
Business Funding
In 2018, Investors Will Look Outside Silicon Valley for the Next Big Startup
Thanks to technology, entrepreneurs no longer need to be on Sand Hill Road to catch an investor's eye.
Building a Business
3 Big Reasons to Bootstrap Your Business
It may be difficult, but bootstrapping forces you to learn valuable lessons about running a business.
By John Suh
Business Funding
8 Ways to Win Over Investors for Your Startup
Unless you are Elon Musk, raising capital is one of the hardest things you will ever have to do as a founder or CEO.
By Jeremy Bloom
Business Funding
Startups That Chase Big Investment Rounds Are Focusing on the Wrong Thing
Forget fundraising. Build your customer pipeline instead.
By Scott Brown
Business Funding
If You’re Trying to Raise Money, Doing Any of These 9 Things May Scare off Investors
Avoid these mistakes and funding could be yours.
Business Accounting
Lucky Enough to Have Investors Banging Down Your Door? Here’s How to Manage an Inbound-Driven Investment Round.
Here are some things you can do to navigate the process to best leverage this existing interest.
By Kevin Busque
Building a Business
I Was a Contestant on ‘Planet of the Apps’ and Got a $5 Million Investment. Here Are 5 Things I Learned From the Experience.
Important lessons for any entrepreneur -- even if your advisor isn't Gwyneth Paltrow.
Business Funding
How to Raise Your First Round of Funding
As an entrepreneur, raising capital is a skill that you must have.
By Andrew Tang
Business Accounting
The One Question You Must Be Prepared to Answer When Pitching Investors
It's a weirdly hard question to answer, especially when pitching your company.
By Rob Horning
Business Funding
The Do’s and Don’ts of Private Equity for Entrepreneurs
Here are four things you should do, and four you shouldn't, when it comes to private equity.
Building a Business
This Founder Shares How She Was Able to Bootstrap Her Way to Success While Giving Back
Patricia Ivancich Dassios raised millions as a philanthropist, but launching a beauty startup with a social good mission has required self-funding.
Building a Business
Pixar’s Co-Founders Heard ‘No’ 45 Times Before Steve Jobs Said ‘Yes’
When it comes to entering the technology market, 'timing is everything,' says Alvy Ray Smith.
Business Funding
For Entrepreneurs, Venture Capital Is Not Always the Best Option
Entrepreneurs get creative about funding their businesses -- and maintaining control of their vision.
By Clint Carter
Business Accounting
5 Ways to Take Advantage of Corporate Venture Capital
Don't overlook this funding option.
Business Funding
To Raise or Not to Raise, That Is the Question
Weighing the pros and cons of pursuing investors.
Business Funding
Instead of Taking Millions More in Investor Money, Our 25-Person Company Chose to IPO
Why we made the strategic decision to pursue an IPO as a fundraising strategy.
Business Accounting
LinkedIn’s Reid Hoffman to Entrepreneurs: Raise More Money Than You Need
In the new episode of 'Masters of Scale,' host Reid Hoffman chats with the founder of Eve and Minted about the importance of stocking the war chest with a lot of cash.
Thought Leaders
3 Entrepreneurs Share How They Got a VC to Say ‘Yes’
An investor shares why he said yes to these founders.
By Nancy Miller
Online Presence
The World’s Last Male Northern White Rhino Has Joined Tinder
Give the rhino some love.
By Rose Leadem
Business Accounting
7 Things Entrepreneurs Need to Know About the State of Venture Capital
Software, life sciences and biotech are among the industries getting the most love.
By Nina Zipkin
Business Funding
Raising Capital? The Latest (and Greatest) Ways to Fund Your Startup
Silicon Valley attorney Craig Jacoby discusses the latest trends in VC funding.
Online Presence
Facebook Now Allows You to Create Fundraisers
Facebook's strategy seems to become a societal platform with less emphasis on simply keeping up with friends and family.
By Lesya Liu
Business Funding
What This Investor Looks for When Funding a Company
At Circular Summit, Jesse Draper of Halogen Ventures will share what investors like her seek in early-stage companies to those ready to make an exit.
Thought Leaders
How to Build a Volunteer Corps That Outlasts a Surge
Turn one-time volunteers into lifelong supporters.
By Rob Wenger
Business Funding
You Want to Start a Business — How Should You Finance It?
Steering through fundraising pitfalls can be the life or death of your company.
By Mark Abell