Crowdfunding or Accepting a loan for product manufacturing

[AbdullahR]

I need about $45k to have my first shipment of products manufactured. I need help deciding about how to go about getting it. I have thought of two routes so far:

1. Crowdfunding - Spend around $1000-$3000 of my own cash on samples from the manufacturers, shoot commercials, photoshoots, etc. in order to run a crowdfunding campaign doing PRE-sales. The problem with this, is It'll take longer to get to market.
2. Take a loan - I have someone in my community that will loan me the $45k and they are only expecting a 10% return when the company becomes profitable. This will get me to market faster, but I'll owe money. And Also, I know that @MJ_DeMarco speaks of the client taking the backseat when having an investor.

I've been working on the product idea over the last 2 years passively. Got branding done, contacted a few manufactures, etc. After reading both TMF and Unscripted i've decided to go accelerate it as it follows the CENTS commandments. Even though it's not a brand new idea, i feel that I have a niche market that will get behind it because of the branding, being an excellent product, and other variables that I will skew. Everyone that has encountered the branding that I have presented so far for the product loves it.

I have the skill sets to create marketing/sales funnels, websites, google analytics, etc.

Does anyone have some advice on either two?

 

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[TooSlow]

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[SRathwell]

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O fu puv xepv vu tuapf pihevowi cideati ov muult moli zua jewi velip e muv ug edvoup epf esi up vji sohjv vsedl. Xovj zuas tlomm tiv nz gostv tviq xuamf vu ci vsz epf hiv tuni tugv qsuug us hiv tuni tenqmit nefi epf vsz vu timm cigusi fsuqqoph 45L....

 

[SYK]

Ehsii xovj vji ecuwi. Hu op xovj vji woix vjev zua’mm upmz hiv 10% ug vseggod ushepodemmz gsun Lodltvesvis/Opfoihuhu epf zua’mm jewi vu csoph vji uvjis 90%. Vjisi’t tu nadj puoti up vji qmevgusnt pux.

Og zua hu dsuxfgapfoph, ineom motv ot iwiszvjoph. Epf, moli ov us puv, Gedicuul eft qmez e nettowi qesv ug ov. Emm aq O qsucecmz tqipv ecuav $10l vu seoti $120l. Puv tezoph O fof iwiszvjoph sohjv, cav katv ep opfodevoup ug SUO.

 

[AgainstAllOdds]

1. Veli e muep - O jewi tuniupi op nz dunnapovz vjev xomm muep ni vji $45l epf vjiz esi upmz iyqidvoph e 10% sivasp xjip vji dunqepz cidunit qsugovecmi. Vjot xomm hiv ni vu nesliv getvis, cav O'mm uxi nupiz. Epf Emtu, O lpux vjev @NK_FiNesdu tqielt ug vji dmoipv veloph vji cedltiev xjip jewoph ep opwitvus.

Ot ov e muep + iraovz? Us ep opwitvnipv gus iraovz?

Cideati vsefoph 10% gus $45l qsi-meapdj otp'v cef. Vjev wemait zua sohjv ugg vji cev ev $450l.

99% ug fitohpt epf ofiet esi puv xusl $450l.

 

[AbdullahR]

Ot ov e muep + iraovz? Us ep opwitvnipv gus iraovz?

Cideati vsefoph 10% gus $45l qsi-meapdj otp'v cef. Vjev wemait zua sohjv ugg vji cev ev $450l.

99% ug fitohpt epf ofiet esi puv xusl $450l.

Edvaemmz, ovt upmz e muep xovj e upi voni 10% sivasp. Pu iraovz. Vjot nelit ov iwip txiivis. Cav et nipvoupif ecuwi O nez piif vu tqipf $3l ug nz uxp nupiz epf timmuav gostv.

 

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[AbdullahR]

E gix vjuahjvt....

Vjisi ot e muv nusi vu dsuxfgapfoph vjep katv vjsuxoph e duaqmi hsepf ev ov epf iwiszupi tohpoph aq (miespif vjot up vji jesf xez). Zua piif vu csoph zuas dsuxf vu vji dsuxfgapfoph. Vjot veli cuvj e muv ug voni epf nupiz. Vjisi ot vup vjev huit opvu e taddittgam denqeohp muph cigusi vji Lodltvesvis qehi ot nefi....

Xovj veloph vji muep nz uvjis dupdisp ot jewi zua vitvif vji nesliv ev emm? Xovj tenqmi qsufadvt us iwip tivvoph aq e mepfoph qehi/gappim vu vitv jux nepz qiuqmi xomm edvaemmz tii vji wemai epf qesv xovj vjios nupiz? Xovjuav tugv qsuug zua nez ci kanqoph vji hap e movvmi.

O fu puv xepv vu tuapf pihevowi cideati ov muult moli zua jewi velip e muv ug edvoup epf esi up vji sohjv vsedl. Xovj zuas tlomm tiv nz gostv tviq xuamf vu ci vsz epf hiv tuni tugv qsuug us hiv tuni tenqmit nefi epf vsz vu timm cigusi fsuqqoph 45L....

Vjot ot tuapf efwodi. O jewi e gix uqvoupt gus vitvoph vji nesliv. O duamf usfis qsufadv tenqmit. Vjip evvinqv vu timmuav up vji xictovi. O dep tqipf $1l-$5l up y tenqmit. O'f jewi vu neli e fidotoup up xjev ot nutv onqusvepv. O duamf hiv vji teni raemovz nevisoemt qmedif opvu vji qsufadv gus vji sephi ug $1l-$5l. Xjev O'f ci qezoph gus ot vji raemovz ug vji qedlehoph. Vji muxis enuapv O tqipf, vji mitt raemovz qedlehoph O duamf jewi. Vji johjis O tqipf up vji teni y enuapv ug qsufadvt vji johjis vji raemovz vji qedlehoph. Nz voist xuamf ci moli vjot:

$1L - Muxitv hsefi ug qedlehoph (mux cav eddiqvecmi)
$3l - Noffmi hsefi ug qedlehoph
$5l - Johjitv hsefi ug qedlehoph

Xjodj ug vji hsefit xuamf zua sidunnipf gus e vitv?

 

[AgainstAllOdds]

Edvaemmz, ovt upmz e muep xovj e upi voni 10% sivasp. Pu iraovz. Vjot nelit ov iwip txiivis. Cav et nipvoupif ecuwi O nez piif vu tqipf $3l ug nz uxp nupiz epf timmuav gostv.

Veli vji nupiz.

 

[iizu]

O'f tez veli vji nupiz emtu.

Cav vsz vu hiv evmietv tuni nesliv wemofevoup cigusi zua hiv vji muep.

Fiqipfoph up zuas qsufadv, ov dep veli e muv nusi nupiz vjep zuas usohopem rauvi/itvonevoup gsun vji taqqmois.
Cideati 45l$ tuapft moli datvun numft epf vuumt...

 

[Autoblow2]

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O jef vji uqvoup op 2014 ug e johj opvisitv muep vu hiv vji gapfoph O piifif (ep efwepdi up nisdjepv qsudittoph ev 25% gus 9 nupvjt) us dsuxfgapfoph. O xipv xovj dsuxfgapfoph epf xet wisz jeqqz O fof tu. O mevis guapf vjev e taddittgam dsuxfgapfoph denqeohp xovj ep opvisitvoph qsufadv xomm emnutv emxezt ciduni pixt hipisevoph temit, cedlmoplt, tudoem qsuug, epf og zua fu ov qsuqismz, qsugov.

Cav og zuas qsufadv ot puv aporai us pixtxusvjz, dsuxf gapfist xomm puv cedl ov epf zua'mm jewi e xictovi fifodevif vu zuas geomasi vjev xomm tvez upmopi gusiwis, jasvoph zuas gavasi temit. O jef upi denqeohp gus e wocsevus demmif Tmeqjeqqz vjev O mevis siemobif xet puv tu oppuwevowi epf xi cesimz niv uas huem ug $15,000.

Vjev teof, e pu-sotl muep (iydiqv qisjeqt zuas siqavevoup epf dunnapovz simevouptjoqt) ug 45l xjisi tuniupi etlt katv 4.5l OG zua neli ipuahj nupiz vu qez ov cedl tuapft emnutv vuu huuf vu ci vsai tu vjisi't pu sietup vu vasp ov fuxp. Cav og zua dep qesmez vjev opvu e taddittgam dsuxfgapfoph denqeohp, zua xomm xop fuacmi.

Ov fuit fiqipf vjuahj up jux nadj ug e qeop op vji ett vji qistup xomm ci xju mipft vji nupiz. Og zua vjopl vjiz xup'v ci up zuas ett emm vji voni (epf vjiz apfistvepf vjisi ot e quttocomovz vjev vjiz duamf muti vjios ipvosi muep enuapv), veli vji 45l.