Building a Business
Seeking Startup Capital? Ask Your Family and Friends.
Recent studies reveal the most popular ways in which entrepreneurs are financing their new businesses.
By Rose Leadem
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Business Funding
Crowdfunding Could Be In Your Portfolio But Not Too Much
Due to new crowdfunding laws we can all be VC's, but you may want to hold off before you invest in your peers.
By Sally Outlaw
Building a Business
The Unusual Way This Startup Found Funding
The Initial connection may not happen in an office. This startup went looking for backers on their own turf.
Building a Business
Weathering the Market Selloff
These few suggestions will help weather the leanest of times.
Building a Business
How This Man Raised $31 Million in VC Funding in 4 Years
Greg Marsh unlocked the secret: Start with old-fashioned networking, then grow your own network.
Building a Business
An Entrepreneur’s Guide to Navigating Various Funding Options
Do your research on different funding options and fine out which ones are best for your idea or product.
Building a Business
Why These 2 Similar Businesses Chose Different Approaches to Funding
Each chose different routes to funding, but the end result was the same: success.
Building a Business
‘Flappy Bird’ Kicks Off Booming Foreign Investments in Vietnam’s Startup Scene
The country is becoming a major player in the tech industry, and big financial players are taking notice.
By Reuters
Building a Business
How to Do Well With 3 Types of Do-Gooder Investors
It's possible, but you'll need to form the right purpose-driven business.
By Sam Hogg
Building a Business
These 7 Big Companies Also Fancy Themselves VCs
From Campbell Soup Company to 7-Eleven, corporate entities are getting into the venture capital game.
By Nina Zipkin
Building a Business
‘Perspective-Taking’ and How to Close an Investor in 3 Minutes
Are you watching for those all-important clues? Here's how to do that.
By Evan Loomis
Building a Business
B2B? C2C? VC-Backed? Read on to Have These and Other Business Models Explained.
Here are five business models your startup can use in its pursuit of bringing in revenue.
By Igor Shoifot
Building a Business
Tips for Entrepreneurs Who Must Brave the Venture-Capital Gauntlet
Money-loaded VCs might seem intimidating, but armed with a few tips, entrepreneurs -- even those wrestling with financing for the first time -- can help level the playing field.
By Ryan Holmes
Business Accounting
How Investors Value New Category Creation
Nakul Mandan, investor at Lightspeed Venture Partners, talks about the dynamics of investing in companies that are building new market categories.
Building a Business
Your Alma Mater Might Want to Finance Your Startup
Alumni investment groups join the VC landscape.
Building a Business
What VCs Want in 2016
From cybersecurity to robotics: 2016 investment predictions from top VCs
Building a Business
How ‘No’ Might Become ‘Go’ in the World of Venture Funding
An expert offers some reflections on rejections.
By Sam Hogg
Business Funding
7 Reasons You Should Stop Looking for Venture Capital
Most companies can afford to -- and should -- be a little scrappier. Here's why.
Building a Business
How Much Capital Should You Raise?
Investors don't care about your 'burn.' What they care about is your next milestone.
By Alex Iskold
Building a Business
Slack Creates $80 Million VC Fund to Invest in Third-Party Developers
The fund was created in partnership with six of Slack's backers, including Andreessen-Horowitz, Index Ventures and KPCB.
By Laura Entis
Building a Business
Why the VC Game Is Attracting a Whole New Set of Players
Corporations, cities and special groups have jumped into equity financing.
Building a Business
9 Top Venture Capitalists Share Their Best Advice for Entrepreneurs
When it comes to fundraising, it's a good idea to listen to the men and women doling out the dollars.
By Carly Okyle
Business News
Airbnb Is Now the Third-Highest Valued Startup After Massive $1.5 Billion Funding Round
The new round reportedly raises the startup's valuation to $25.5 billion.
By Biz Carson
Building a Business
How to Get Top Talent When You Have a Bare Bones Budget
Your startup isn't generating enough cash to pay decent salaries. Now what?
By Sam Hogg
Building a Business
How Star Wars Will Help You Raise Capital for Your Company
The movie focuses on the 'hero's journey,' a structure that can be useful when telling VCs your company's story.
By David Teten
Building a Business
How Your Small Business Can Play in the Big Leagues
Corporate venture capital funds are looking to invest in innovative startups. Here's how to cash in on the substantial resources of major companies.
Thought Leaders
What ‘Shark Tank’s’ Robert Herjavec Looks for in a Startup
A skilled entrepreneur with a fresh product for a growing market will never lack for funding.