The Startup Money Hunt: When Â鶹Éçs Bring In Investors (Infographic)
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Giving away portions of the company you poured your blood, sweat and tears into may be painful. But, as an entrepreneur, selling equity in your startup for cash can be financially beneficial.
Many successful startup entrepreneurs follow a well-worn series of stages in their quest for funding from a first friends-and-family round, moving on to a seed investment and later a venture capital investment. As a business grows and becomes more successful, investors often become willing to invest greater sums in exchange for increasingly smaller amounts of equity.
The infographic below, from San Francisco-based startup community organization , breaks down the funding path of a successful entrepreneur, from idea to initial public offering.
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Giving away portions of the company you poured your blood, sweat and tears into may be painful. But, as an entrepreneur, selling equity in your startup for cash can be financially beneficial.
Many successful startup entrepreneurs follow a well-worn series of stages in their quest for funding from a first friends-and-family round, moving on to a seed investment and later a venture capital investment. As a business grows and becomes more successful, investors often become willing to invest greater sums in exchange for increasingly smaller amounts of equity.
The infographic below, from San Francisco-based startup community organization , breaks down the funding path of a successful entrepreneur, from idea to initial public offering.
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