Comments on: Funding a Software Startup

By: Finance Tips

Finance Tips — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 17:17:04 +0000

I think the trick is not giving up too much of the company, but that is usually what everyone wants for a reasonable investment. I am in the process of starting an online business and have found it easier trying to raise smaller amounts and being smarter about what it gets invested in, than trying to raise a big amount from one investor. Personally I’ve managed to raise $15,000 in small amounts and have only had to give up about 4% of the company. The $15,000 is enough for me to get running and generate profit that allows me to self finance the $45,000 I needed.

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By: Basil Peters

Basil Peters — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 01:44:54 +0000

Great article. As an angel investor, I regularly see companies that have only been funded by friends and family.

In many cases, the investability of these companies has been seriously impaired by mistakes made during the Friends and Family financing. Often, the entrepreneurs have unintentionally been unfair to their friends and family by selling shares at unreasonably high valuations.

To help entrepreneurs, and their friends and family, avoid the common pitfalls, I have been working on a series of posts in my blog on Best Practices for Entrepreneurs and Angel investors at http://www.AngelBlog.net/ An overview of the legal requirements of Friends and Family financings is also included. I hope this is helpful to your readers. Basil

By: Michael Kennedy

Michael Kennedy — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 12:41:22 +0000

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By: Michael

Michael — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 19:52:11 +0000

This is the clearest comparison chart I’ve seen thus far on funding options for Startups and which consequences we can or can’t live with. The hardest part is making those initial decisions as they’ll set the course for your long haul. One decision that’s worth making is to take advantage of the various programs that are designed with startups in mind. My favorite one is Sun Microsystems’ Startup Essentials Programs. You get discounts on x64 servers, free tech support and become part of a community that can grow with you. If you decide not to bootstrap and go the VC route, they’ll be happy to see you’re up and running with a scalable solution! I don’t think you can go wrong with this one: http://www.sun.com/startup