The Opinion Aggregator | Topic: Raise Venture Captial or Self Fund a Startup? The amount of money required to start a new business has come down to the point where many can be self funded. Should you self fund or is raising venture capital still the way to go? http://www.theopinionaggregator.com/ Sun, 06 Jul 2008 02:29:05 Forget VC Money, Fund Yourself http://www.theopinionaggregator.com/topics/view/raise_venture_captial_or_self_fund_a_startup#opinion-8bebacdf143110875e53c8b79c0c5a91 I blew out the air from my lungs and surprised him with my response. “Why do you want to sell half of your profitable business?”

]]> Mon, 16 Jul 2007 04:15:28 Most startups should avoid venture funding, not pursue it http://www.theopinionaggregator.com/topics/view/raise_venture_captial_or_self_fund_a_startup#opinion-ea8838c4e1aa268e7189110c172fb1cf Raising venture capital for early stage start-ups seems to be the prevailing path for most entrepreneurs; however, most would-be founders should reconsider.

]]> Mon, 16 Jul 2007 04:16:41 Q: How can we get our company funded http://www.theopinionaggregator.com/topics/view/raise_venture_captial_or_self_fund_a_startup#opinion-6a81be39c04323fc53f731d3ad44b5f7 A: Don’t.

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