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How can someone become an entrepreneur w/ no money and a commitment to work for his family?

syed shadab Bhilai Engineering Corporation Limited, Bhilai (Entrepreneur by Nature)

May 12th, 2016

how can a person be an entrepreneur when he doesnt have money to start his business, have to work for his family but have great... More

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[Fundraising] Promissory Notes Vs Convertible Debt?

Joseph Spiro Contract Programmer at 1st Playable Productions

October 23rd, 2015

I'm raising money for an app I'm launching early next year, and most people have advised me to raise the funds as convertible debt with a cap and... More

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How important is good design in an investor deck?

Tarun Arora Senior Test Engineer at GoIbibo, Gurgaon

June 8th, 2017

I’ve seen a lot of examples of successful startups’ investor decks and they’re not exactly works of art. We don’t really have... More

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Is there a list somewhere of quality, worthwhile, professional fundraising groups?

S. MBA CEO & Founder; MaryJanesWorld.com

August 4th, 2015

Seeking a list of fundraising orgs to approach for a project, contingency based. It is a nonprofit healthcare org in the med cannabis space. Told... More

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What challenges / experience did you face while raising funds through an online platform?

Anshumaan Bansal Initiator & Dreamer @ Startup Mantra

April 20th, 2016

I've got involved with a startup in Mumbai that has built a platform allowing users to create and manage fundraisers for registered nonprofits. Somewhat... More

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Investor+Entrepreneur, who needs who most?

Steve Procter ... Venture Technologist Tech Entrepreneur seeks sales & referral partners for www.nearevo.com

Last updated on March 21st, 2017

I have just posted a reply at https://cofounderslab.com/discuss/are-ndas-a-waste-of-time and it got me thinking, who needs who most out of the investment... More

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What are some creative ways to raise money?

Sapir Sosnovsky Innovator and Entrepreneur

Last updated on November 14th, 2017

So far the best we could come up with was enroll in idea pitching competitions, government grants, and as we are undergraduates we applied to some... More

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Creating a Perfect Pitch Deck; Best Prototype and Wire framing tools

Justin Armendariz Founder, CEO, Serial Entrepreneur LOOKING FOR ABOVE AVERAGE TECHNICAL CO-FOUNDER TO JOIN OUR TEAM

November 21st, 2018

Hello Co-Founders, I recently watched the co-founderslab Master Class on The Perfect Pitch Deck. It was excellent and here is a link to the video... More

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What I've gained so far after joining a startup in the seed stage is...

David Novotny Consultant; Founder, PhaBay LLC; ..., Intel

June 26th, 2019

More confidence. As the founder of my own startup my idea, the pitch, a video, the proof of concept IMHO are mature and compelling enough to get seed... More

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How to approach an established company to fund a mutually beneficial venture?

Anonymous

Last updated on August 26th, 2017

I've been developing a pet project with a key division of a F500 company. The F500 won't offer meaningful funding because 1. the venture is still... More

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