flavors of capital

Funding Fridays: Debt Financing

Image Credit: Nusrin 2

Image Credit: Nusrin 2

Debt is the flavor of capital most of us are deceptively familiar with.  It is easy to draw the wrong conclusions from our experiences with credit cards and mortgages.  But when used correctly, debt is an invaluable tool for almost all startups.  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, incentives
  • Part II: Process, pros, cons
  • Part III: Best practices

    • 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.

    Funding Fridays: Small Grants & Competitions

    Small grants and competitions are a great source of capital for startups.  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.

    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.

    Sample competitions and small granters

    Funding Fridays: Friends & Family Financing

    Remember, you'll see them every thanksgiving for the rest of your life so be sure to Do The Right Thing.

    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.

    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.

     

    Funding Fridays: Introduction to the Flavors of Capital

    Welcome to another Funding Friday post, an occasional series of videos and links to best practices on raising startup funding. 

    Image by Becco Eliacik

    Image by Becco Eliacik

    This week we're talking about the many flavors that startup capital comes in. Each flavor has its own strengths and weaknesses and is appropriate for different entrepreneurs at different times.  Today's video is an intro to the topic.  We'll go over each flavor in more detail over the coming weeks.  

      Introduction to the Flavors of Capital