Remember, you'll see them every thanksgiving for the rest of your life so be sure to Do The Right Thing.
Friends and Family is the most commonly used flavor of capital" to fund startups of all kinds. Below are links to a lecture (broken up into 5-minute segments) where you can learn about the pros, cons, and best practices in securing this kind of funding for your startup.
- Part I: Description, pros, cons
- Part II: Best practices in securing
- Part III: More best practices
- Document: Sample family loan template (open document then click File > Download as > Excel so you can play with it)
This post is a part of Funding Fridays, an occasional series on best practices in raising funding as well as our collection on the Flavors Of Capital.