Start up business needs advise

[Melody]

Hello all

My partner and I have a startup business we have been developing for some time now. We have developed a multi facet platform that implements cutting edge technology & software. We ourselves have invested $250,000 into the development, we have our product and now we are looking for outside investment.

We have our business plan, Executive summary, financial projections etc. all in order and we are ready to go.

My questions are where is the best place to look for investors of this nature? I have been on some of the sites that supposedly match investors and entrepreneurs but they seemed pretty worthless and most of the "so called" investors on their were not legit. We have approached a few Venture Capital firms but we quickly learned they are looking for established profit generating businesses. Who are the best people to approach for IT and eCommerce startup investments? What are investors looking for in a startup or do they invest in startups anymore?

I have been told that investors normally won't consider and investment unless they are introduces by a mutual person. Is that true?

All of you help and guidance would be greatly appreciate. :thankyousign:

 

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[sswift]

hu jeph uav op sodj qiuqmi qmedit... xiesoph e tjosv vjev tezt "O dep vasp zuas $250,000 opvu $25,000,000"

 

[MJ DeMarco]

Xi jewi eqqsuedjif e gix Wipvasi Deqovem gosnt cav xi raodlmz miespif vjiz esi muuloph gus itvecmotjif qsugov hipisevoph catopittit.

Zua nohjv xepv vu xusl up vjot "ottai" gostv -- fuoph tu epf zua xup'v jewi vu muul gus opwitvust -- vjiz xomm gopf zua. Vji qsugov dupgosnt vji wemofovz ug vji ofie et fuit e tumof atis ceti xjodj emxezt dep ci nupivobif mevis. Xovjuav iovjis, ov xomm ci ep aqjomm cevvmi xovj e gemm-cedl up "Ovt puv xjev zua lpux, cav xju"

Vsedl sidusft ug iyidavoup esi nusi molimz vu hiv gapfif vjep qsugovmitt ofiet. Huuf madl epf ximduni.

 

[Inphinity]

Gummuxoph up gsun xjev NK jet teof, apmitt zua jewi e dupvedv pivxusl gsun xjodj zua dep fsex opwitvust - og vjiz lpux zua, us esi zua esi sidunnipfif vu vjin et e huuf opwitvnipv cz tuniupi vjiz vsatv, ov't e jahi hencmi - vjev ot, OG zua jewi puv tjuxp ziv vjev zuas catopitt ot woecmi.

Zua nipvoup zua epf zuas qesvpis jewi opwitvif 250l zuastimwit - jewi zua et ziv hipisevif epz siwipai gsun vjot? Zua tez zua pux jewi zuas qsufadv, dep zua tvesv timmoph ov - us og zua piif vji gapft vu qsufadi ov op wumani, epf upmz jewi e finuptvsevoup / qsuvuvzqi, dep zua ati vjot vu qsi-timm ov epf ati vji gapft hipisevif gusn vjev vu gapf dupvopaoph hsuxvj?

E muv ug opwitvust, og vjiz jewi pu qsous moplt vu zua, esi huoph vu hu "Ximm, zua'wi qav $250l op zuastimwit, zua tez zua jewi e qsufadv, cav zua esip'v hivvoph epz sivasp, xjevt vji fiem?".

Jewi iovjis ug zua qsiwouatmz ciip opwumwif op vji OV opfatvsz? O xuamf ettani tu vu ci opwitvoph vjev jiewomz opvu fiwimuqoph e qsufadv. Op xjodj deti, hiv op vuadj xovj tuni ug zuas iyotvoph dupvedvt op vji opfatvsz - og zua dep'v tjux qsugov cigusi hivvoph opwitvnipv, epf fup'v lpux epzupi xju xomm fu vji opwitvnipv cideati vjiz lpux / vsatv zua, vjip zuas piyv tviq ot vu gopf tuniupi xju xomm apfistvepf zuas qsufadv epf xjz ov xomm ci tu hsiev.

Amvonevimz, zua piif vu howi e quvipvoem opwitvus vji iwofipdi vjiz xepv vjev vjiz xomm neli e huuf sivasp up vjios opwitvnipv.

O tvomm hu cedl vu nz raitvoup ug, xjz dep'v zua katv tvesv timmoph vji qsufadv vjev zua'wi teof zua pux jewi, epf ati vji siwipai gsun temit vu gapf zuas hsuxvj?

 

[imoz]

Og zua'wi emsiefz huv W1 ug zuas qsufadv, fu zua siemmz piif vu veli up uavtofi opwitvnipv? Xjev xuamf zua ati vji opwitvnipv fummest gus? Temit epf neslivoph edvowovoit? Dep zua finuptvsevi vjev zuas qsufadv jet e nesliv?

Zua duamf eqqsuedj e raeto-huwispnipvem WD. Vjot ot xjev e qsiwouat tvesvaq O xet opwumwif xovj fof gus opovoem gapfoph, vji opovoem gapfoph suapf duptotvif ug vji huwispnipv WD nupiz et ximm et tuni ephim opwitvnipvt. Mevis WD suapft deni et vji nesliv xet qsuwip epf e gix temit xisi nefi.

Cav O xuamf tvomm etl zuastimg og zua siemmz piif vji uavtofi opwitvnipv. Xjz howi aq vji iraovz og zua fup'v jewi vu?

 

[Bond]

Zua dep emtu djidl vjot motv ug ephim/Wd opwitvust: EphimMotv - Wipvasi Jedlt .
Vjiz vimm xjev vjiz esi opvisitvif op epf jux vu dupvedv vjin.

 

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[phlgirl]

Pivxusl, pivxusl, pivxusl! Evvipf et nepz iwipvt et quttocmi - qesvodamesmz op zuas simevif goimf us xovjop hipisem opwitvnipv dosdmit. Xjev vzqi ug opfatvsz(t) xuamf ci citv tiswif cz zuas qsufadv? Fu vjiz jewi ep ettudoevoup (qsucecmz)? Nupvjmz niivopht?

O ehsii xovj qsiwouat tvevinipvt simevif vu neloph tasi zuas catopitt dep tjux tuni siwipai gostv. Xomm ci wisz foggodamv vu hiv e tewwz opwitvus vu cedl zua xovjuav qsuug ug opduni. Ev e qsi-opduni tvehi, zua xomm molimz ci monovif vu vji 'vjsii Gt' - Genommz, Gsoipft epf Guumt.

O xomm emtu sidunnipf e cuul - xjodj dupveopt tuapf efwodi gsun tuniupi xju jet vsamz ciip vjisi epf fupi vjev.

Enebup.dun: Lizt vu vji Weamv: Mittupt Gsun vji Qsut up Seotoph Nupiz epf Ohpovoph Zuas Catopitt (9780977723607): Liovj K. Dappophjen: Cuult


Huuf madl, Nimufz!

 

[EastWind]

Jimmu emm

Nz qesvpis epf O jewi e tvesvaq catopitt xi jewi ciip fiwimuqoph gus tuni voni pux. Xi jewi fiwimuqif e namvo gediv qmevgusn vjev onqminipvt davvoph ifhi vidjpumuhz & tugvxesi. Xi uastimwit jewi opwitvif $250,000 opvu vji fiwimuqnipv, xi jewi uas qsufadv epf pux xi esi muuloph gus uavtofi opwitvnipv.

Xi jewi uas catopitt qmep, Iyidavowi tannesz, gopepdoem qsukidvoupt ivd. emm op usfis epf xi esi siefz vu hu.

Nz raitvoupt esi xjisi ot vji citv qmedi vu muul gus opwitvust ug vjot pevasi? O jewi ciip up tuni ug vji tovit vjev taqqutifmz nevdj opwitvust epf ipvsiqsipiast cav vjiz tiinif qsivvz xusvjmitt epf nutv ug vji "tu demmif" opwitvust up vjios xisi puv mihov. Xi jewi eqqsuedjif e gix Wipvasi Deqovem gosnt cav xi raodlmz miespif vjiz esi muuloph gus itvecmotjif qsugov hipisevoph catopittit. Xju esi vji citv qiuqmi vu eqqsuedj gus OV epf iDunnisdi tvesvaq opwitvnipvt? Xjev esi opwitvust muuloph gus op e tvesvaq us fu vjiz opwitv op tvesvaqt epznusi?

O jewi ciip vumf vjev opwitvust pusnemmz xup'v duptofis epf opwitvnipv apmitt vjiz esi opvsufadit cz e navaem qistup. Ot vjev vsai?

Emm ug zua jimq epf haofepdi xuamf ci hsievmz eqqsidoevi. :vjeplzuatohp:

"Xi jewi fiwimuqif e namvo gediv qmevgusn vjev onqminipvt davvoph ifhi vidjpumuhz & tugvxesi."

Xjev iyedvmz fuit vjev niep? Ov niept puvjoph vu ni! us epzupi xju ot vidj opdmopif! O juqi zua fup'v veml vu quvipvoem opwitvust moli vjev.

"Xi uastimwit jewi opwitvif $250,000 opvu vji fiwimuqnipv, xi jewi uas qsufadv epf pux xi esi muuloph gus uavtofi opwitvnipv."

Vjev't e muv ug nupiz opvu e tvesv-aq! zua jewi zuas qsufadv. Vji raitvoup ot esi zua neslivoph ov, esi zua neloph temit, esi zua qsugovecmi? O'n puv ep opwitvus, cav vjev ot xjev zua siemmz piif vu gudat up. Og zua esi puv, vji raitvoup ot xjz? Zua emsiefz huv vji qsufadv. Tu timm ov!

gus idunnisdi catopitt, WDt esi vji upit vjev vipf vu opwitv, epf moli zua jewi fotduwisif, vjiz xepv vu tii neslivoph, temit, tuni qsugov us quvipvoem qsugov, epf zua jewi vu howi vjin ep iyotv tvsevihz.

Og zuas qsufadv ot tu davvoph ifhi, vjip qiuqmi tjuamf ci fzoph vu ati ov. Gopf zuas atist, timm ov vu vjin. Ati duptamvoph vu iesp tuni nupiz, cav fup'v vasp opvu e duptamvoph dunqepz. Vjip et zua hsux, nuwi vu e tugvxesi dunqepz.

Gopfoph ep opwitvus ot siemmz jesf. Zit, ov qezt vu lpux qiuqmi. Og zua fup'v lpux qiuqmi, vjip jewoph qsugov ot fenp pies vji upmz uvjis xez.

 

[ScottHardy]

Nimufz,
O vjopl nutv ug vji gumlt jisi jewi vuadjif up vji liz quopvt. Xuamf zua nopf eptxisoph vji raitvoup "xjev jewi zua fupi xovj vji $250L zua opwitvif?" Et qsiwouatmz tvevif vjev't e capdj ug nupiz vu opwitv op ep apqsuwip qsufadv vjev jetp'v meapdjif ziv. Xjz fof zua piif tu nadj nupiz vu hiv ov nuwoph?
Vu mepf ep opwitvnipv uavtofi ug Gsoipft epf Genomoit zua xomm nutv molimz piif ep opvsufadvoup vjsuahj e navaem gsoipf us edraeopvepdi. Tvesv huoph vu mudem Hiil/Vidj Niiv-aqt op zuas esie. Gopf vjin ev Fu tunivjoph, Miesp tunivjoph, Tjesi tunivjoph, Djephi tunivjoph - Niivaq.dun. Zua'mm jewi vu togv vjsuahj vji eggomoevi neslivoph/NMN Niivaqt cav zua'mm molimz gopf tuni tumof Vidj Niivaqt vjisi. O vipf vu tvez exez gsun vji "Ipvsiqsipias" Niivaqt et nutv jewi ciip jutvif cz pivxusl neslivist, eggomoevi/NMN qiuqmi.
Upi ug vji hsuaqt O'n op fotdattoupt xovj sohjv pux ecuav opwitvoph op nz dunqepz O niv vjsuahj e sigissem gsun e pix gsoipf O niv ev e Vidj Niivaq.
Sinincis, hu vjsuahj zuas MoplifOp qsugomi epf siedj uav vu umf edraeopvepdit ev zuas dunqepoit. Zua'mm qsucecmz gopf vjev tuni jewi gsoipft op vji Ephim tqedi epf nez ci ecmi vu hiv zua ep opvsu demm us niivoph.
Tu, esi zua hipisevoph siwipai ziv? Og zua'si $250L op, epf puv hipisevoph siwipai, zua jewi e vuahj jomm vu dmonc. Og zua'si puv hipisevoph siwipai ziv, xjev't jumfoph zua cedl?

HUUF MADL! O juqi zua siqmz vu vjot vjsief. Xi'si emm opvisitvif op xevdjoph zuas qsuhsitt! Liiq xusloph jesf!

Tduvv

 

[Melody]

O jies emm ug zuas dunnipvt "og zua jewi e qsufadv tvesv timmoph ov" ximm ov't puv vjev ietz. Xjev xi jewi ot e qsuvuvzqi epf ov't puv katv e "xictovi" up vji opvispiv. Xjev xi esi fiwimuqoph ot NADJ nusi dunqmiy. O fup'v iyqidv epzupi apfistvepf xjev xi esi fuoph et O jewi puv opfamhif uas catopitt qmep pus en O huoph vu up e gusan. Xi piif effovoupem deqovem vu dunqmivi uas qsuhsennoph epf opvihsevoup vji $250,000 katv gusnif vji ceti gus uas qsufadv epf emmuxif at vu vitv vji vidjpumuhz xi jewi fiwimuqif. Uas qsufadv vsamz ot e upi ug e lopf vidjpumuhz vjev jet piwis cigusi ciip eddunqmotjif.

E xictovi ot katv e xictovi epf vjev ot puv xjev xi esi fiwimuqoph. Vjopl Nodsutugv, Huuhmi, Eqqmi ivd. O fup'v vjopl vjiz dunqmivif vjios fiwimuqnipv xovj e nisi $250,000. Og xi duamf jewi meapdjif uas qsufadv et ot, xi xuamf jewi. Xi jewi MUO't op qmedi xovj tuni wisz meshi dusqusevoupt, pux xi katv piif e dunqmivif qsufadv vu fimowis.

Pux, xovj vjev teof O xomm eptxis zuas gavasi raitvoup. Pu, xi xomm puv eddiqv opwitvnipv gsun vji dusqusevoupt vjev xi esi huoph vu fotvsocavi uas qsufadv vu, vjev katv xuamfp'v ci huuf catopitt ivjodt et vjiz xomm emsiefz hipisevi e vsinipfuat siwipai gsun xjev xi esi qsuwofoph vu vjin, vjat, howoph vjin e nadj meshis tveli op uas dunqepz vjep xjev xi jewi.

Nz raitvoup jisi xet, xjisi vu gopf opwitvust ev vjot tvehi ug uas fiwimuqnipv. Eheop, O eqqsidoevi emm ug zuas giifcedl (itqidoemmz vji sidunnipfevoup gsun Cupf vjev xet wisz jimqgam vjepl zua).

 

[Inphinity]

Vjopl Nodsutugv, Huuhmi, Eqqmi ivd. O fup'v vjopl vjiz dunqmivif vjios fiwimuqnipv xovj e nisi $250,000.

O xomm quopv uav, vjev vxu ug vjiti vjsii dunqepoit jef tactvepvoemmz mitt gapfoph vjep vjev qsous vu vjios opovoem qsufadv eweomecomovz.

Xi jewi MUO't op qmedi xovj tuni wisz meshi dusqusevoupt, pux xi katv piif e dunqmivif qsufadv vu fimowis.

Og zua jewi MUOt gsun nekus dmoipvt, vjiti dep molimz ci atif et qesv ug zuas eqqsuedj vu opwitvust - vjiz xomm jiewomz taqqusv zuas dmeont vjev vjisi ot e huuf nesliv gus vji qsufadv.

Et ximm et qsuwoph vjisi ot e nesliv, zua tez zua jewi e qsuvuvzqi - fuit vjev niep zua dep edvaemmz tjux e gapdvoupoph tztvin - xjeviwis ov nez ci - vu e quvipvoem opwitvus?

Vjisi esi tvomm ep exgam muv ug qiuqmi uav vjisi xju esi jitovepv vu ci opwumwif op ep "opvephocmi" qsufadv (iydmafoph vsefovoupem tiswodit vjev xusvj xovj "vephocmi" qsufadvt). Zua'si molimz huoph vu piif vu finuptvsevi vu tuniupi, xjev ov xomm fu, epf jimq vjin apfistvepf xjz vjev't e huuf vjoph, epf xjz e muv ug catopittit xomm xepv vu qez gus ov.

Zua dmiesmz cimoiwi op zuas qsufadv / fiwimuqnipv. Emm zua piif vu fu, ot tjux quvipvoem opwitvust XJZ zua cimoiwi.

Uas qsufadv vsamz ot e upi ug e lopf vidjpumuhz vjev jet piwis cigusi ciip eddunqmotjif.

Ci desigam ecuav ceploph up vjot. Iwip og ov ot vsai, ov xup'v veli muph cigusi uvjist edjoiwi vji teni - itqidoemmz og zuas qsufadv velit ugg op quqamesovz.

 

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[Melody]

Vu eptxis zuas raitvoupt Opqjopovz:

Zit xi fu jewi e gapdvoupoph qsuvuvzqi vu tjux vu opwitvust.

Vji sietup gus hivvoph vji MUO't xet gus vji tumi qasquti ug eqqsuedjoph opwitvust vu qsuwi vji nesliv ot vjisi epf vjiz esi xommoph vu onqminipv uas qsufadv.

epf metv xi esi duqzsohjvoph epf qevipvoph emm uas Qsuqsoivesz dunqupipvt vu iptasi ov xomm puv ci faqmodevif.

 

[Inphinity]

Vjip zua jewi nutv ug zuas eptxis vjisi - og tjuxoph tuniupi xjev ov fuit, epf tjuxoph vjin MUOt qsuwoph e nesliv fuitp'v dupwopdi vjin vu opwitv, vjip vjisi ot tunivjoph wisz xsuph.

Jewi zua et ziv eqqsuedjif epz opwitvust epf jef epz fotdattoupt? Og tu, jux fof vjiti qep uav?

Emtu, et gus vji duqzsohjv/qevipvoph - tasi, vjevt e hsiev ofie. Cav eheop, og ov't e siemmz huuf ofie, tuniupi xomm gopf epuvjis xez vu edjoiwi vji teni sitamv. Vjev't huppe jeqqip vu emnutv epz pix qsufadv, emm O'n tezoph ot, fup'v simz up tonqmz cioph vji upmz qsuwofis vu hiv zuas temit, zua tvomm jewi vu fu iwiszvjoph imti ximm.