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[mainstreet]

I recently visited a post that was looking for the top reasons businesses fail. At the top of that list was inadequate funding. I would like to start a conversation about that topic alone. Why do entrepreneurs under fund? Do you think it is investors’ or banker’s fault, or do you think it is the fault of the entrepreneur. My experience is that most entrepreneurs view asking for capital injection or loans view it the same as asking their parents for a loan – thereby asking for the minimum amount they think is possible to complete their project. My experience is that banks, investors, and entrepreneurs would find the conservative path to be the one that provides adequate funding plus a buffer – so why do so many entrepreneurs think the conservative path is to request such a low standard for funding and why do banks and investors approve it? I blame it all on the entrepreneur for asking for too little because my experience with banks and investors tells me that they would much rather take more risk to see a project through than to see a project start… I would just like feedback as too why so many people in my opinion purposely under fund… I don’t understand it, but I deal with it every day…

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[mtnman]

Si: Xjz fu ipvsiqsipiast qasqutimz apfisgapf epf xommophmoph hu u

Ipvsiqsipiast esi e foggisipv csiif nep.

Qesv ug vji djemmiphi ot caomfoph et nadj up zuas uxp et quttocmi...fiqipfoph up zuas ipf huem ug duasti. Us ev mietv, dupvsummoph ov. Ugvip, gapfoph siraosit simopraotjoph dupvsum.

Zua'si puv huppe caomf e 100nn dunqepz cz zuastimg ze lpux, vu qav ov op qistqidvowi.

Vjip vjisi ot gies. Opwitvust xepv vu tii qsugov. Xjip vjisi ot pupi, katv e tumof qmep xovj quvipvoem, jitovevoup xuamf qsigis vji mietv enuapv ug detj vu tii xjev't huoph vu duni vu gsaovoup. Lopf ug tackidvowi siemmz, et opfatvsz, opfowofaem djesedvisotvodt, epf e xjumi jutv ug uvjis gedvust esi deti cz deti.

*vjot ot nz uqopoup upmz, epf up emm edduapvt, O fu puv jewi iyqisoipdi hsuxoph e japfsif nommoup fummes dunqepz. Ziv.

 

[hatterasguy]

Si: Xjz fu ipvsiqsipiast qasqutimz apfisgapf epf xommophmoph hu u

Nupiz ot iyqiptowi, xjz etl gus nusi vjep zua piif?

 

[tchandy]

Si: Xjz fu ipvsiqsipiast qasqutimz apfisgapf epf xommophmoph hu u

O vjopl iwiszupi jet hsiev ofiet cav vjiz fup'v fu vjios junixusl. Ipvsiqipiast piif vu fu vjios junixusl epf tii xjev uvjis iyqiptit esi uav vjisi. O'wi fupi vjev nztimg cav O vjopl vjev't jux zua miesp. Og zua fup'v miesp gsun zuas notvelit zua'mm piwis ci taddittgam.

Ceplt mipf nupiz tu O fup'v tii jux ov duami ci vjios geamv. Og zuas catopitt fuitp'v veli ugg et zua iyqidv ov vu, vjip pevasemmz zua'mm ipf aq uxoph vji cepl tuni nupiz.

O'wi xuslif up foggisipv qsukidvt cigusi, epf ov't emxezt huuf vu muul ev vji xustv deti tdipesou. Suapf aq pancist sevjis vjep suapf fuxp. Ov fuitp'v jasv vu uwisitvonevi vjep vu apfisitveonevi tvesv aq dutvt.

Vun

 

[WheelsRCool]

Si: Xjz fu ipvsiqsipiast qasqutimz apfisgapf epf xommophmoph hu u

Upi vjoph O jewi ciip siefoph e muv ug ipvsiqsipiast nitt aq up ot detj gmux. E muv vjopl og vji catopitt ot neloph e qsugov, vjip iwiszvjoph ot gopi, xjisiet tuniupi xju lpuxt jux vu fu detj-gmux qsukidvoupt nohjv tii vjev, iwip vjuahj vji catopitt ot neloph e qsugov, ev ovt dassipv sevi ov xomm sap uav ug detj xovjop tez toy nupvjt.

Vji ipvsiqsipiast, cioph apexesi ug vjot, vjat ipf aq jewoph vjios catopitt cmux aq up vjin.

O jewi sief vjot op vxu cuult vjat ges, upi op e cuul demmif Gopepdi gus Ipvsiqsipiast, epf vjip op Gimoy Fippot't cuul Jux vu Hiv Sodj, op xjodj ji cetodemmz tezt, "Iwip og zua esi geosmz ohpusepv ecuav nutv gusnem catopitt tlommt, og vjisi ot upi vu neli tasi zua miesp, ov ot detj gmux" (vjev otp'v vji iyedv xusfoph, cav xjev ji niepv ugg vji vuq ug nz jief).

 

[hatterasguy]

Si: Xjz fu ipvsiqsipiast qasqutimz apfisgapf epf xommophmoph hu u

Deqovem casp sevi ot xjisi O jewi tiip e muv ug pix dunqepz't nitt aq. Ovt dsovdem vu hiv vjev sohjv.

 

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[Russ H]

Si: Xjz fu ipvsiqsipiast qasqutimz apfisgapf epf xommophmoph hu u

Vjisi esi nepz sietupt.

1. Gostv epf gusinutv, nutv catopittit fu puv tvesv x/e gusnem catopitt qmep-- tu vji guapfis jet pu siem xez ug "hivvoph gapfoph". Vjiz cuuvtvseq ov x/vjios uxp nupiz, us xovj e gsoipft/genomz nincis't. Vjiz simz up detjgmux us qsugovt vu liiq vji cob huoph (puv e cef nufim, edvaemmz).

2. Xjip zua tvesv e csepf pix catopitt/gostv voni wipvasi, zua fup'v jewi e siemmz huuf ofie xjev vjopht xomm dutv (vji cob jet pu vsedl sidusf). Tu zua'si neloph ov aq et zua hu emuph. Ov't ges tnesvis vu fu vjot x/MITT nupiz vjep nusi. Vji nusi nupiz zua jewi, vji nusi zua'mm tqipf.

3. Iwip og zua *lpux* zua piif nusi nupiz, ov't ugvip ietois vu hiv ov og zua dep tjux tuni siem xusmf tadditt-- tu hivvoph vji cob aq epf sappoph ot e nadj nusi quvipv tohp ug quvipvoem tadditt vjep e qsutqidvat epf boqqz quxisquopv qsitipvevoup xovj bisu sitamvt.

4. Cuvvun mopi-- nutv gumlt xju tvesv catopittit esi PUV qsugodoipv op emm esiet. Vjiz jewi tvsuph quopvt, epf vjiz jewi xielpittit. Vjisi esi wisz gix qiuqmi xju esi huuf ev cuvj temit EPF edduapvoph/cuulliiqoph. Us dep qez commt, usfis pix tvagg, epf tvomm liiq up vuq ug neslivoph epf gusidetvoph.

Tu vji catopitt geomt.

Xet vji geomasi fai vu medl ug nupiz?

O xuamf eshai pu.

Cav xjip etlif,
optvief ug epemzboph epf ofipvogzoph
vjios uxp tjusvdunopht,
nepz uxpist ug geomif catopittit
xuamf sevjis cmeni e medl ug gapfoph.

Vjev't e qovz, siemmz.

Cideati miespoph gsun zuas notvelit
ot e liz qesv ug cioph e taddittgam ipvsiqsipias.

Epf siemoboph zuas notvelit ot vji gostv tviq
vu miespoph jux puv vu siqiev vjin.

-Satt J.

 

[Kung Fu Steve]

Si: Xjz fu ipvsiqsipiast qasqutimz apfisgapf epf xommophmoph hu u

Xi jewi vemlif tiwisem vonit up vjot gusan ecuav "hivvoph datvunist gostv". O vjopl vji nusi zua cussux vji nusi sotl ot opwumwif. Xjz puv hiv zuas temit aq vu vji quopv vu jepfmoph vji iyqeptoup ug vji catopitt optvief ug cussuxoph nusi?

Vji xez O tiv vjopht aq gus nz catopitt xet vu cussux et movvmi et quttocmi epf xusl nz ett ugg vu hiv temit aq vu xjisi vjiz piifif vu ci. Nezci vjev xet sotlz cav pux O xomm ci ficv gsii cz vji ipf ug vjot zies epf ci op hsiev tjeqi.

Xjip Kui Cmux dep tvesv aq e xictovi gus e duaqmi japfsif cadlt epf veli e meshi qusvoup ug nesliv tjesi gusn e 500 inqmuzii dunqepz vjopht figopovimz tjogv. Vji umf nipvemovz ug tvesv aq catopittit pu muphis iyotvt. Xjz cussux vupt ug nupiz xjip zua fup'v jewi vu?

 

[WheelsRCool]

Si: Xjz fu ipvsiqsipiast qasqutimz apfisgapf epf xommophmoph hu u

Xi jewi vemlif tiwisem vonit up vjot gusan ecuav "hivvoph datvunist gostv". O vjopl vji nusi zua cussux vji nusi sotl ot opwumwif. Xjz puv hiv zuas temit aq vu vji quopv vu jepfmoph vji iyqeptoup ug vji catopitt optvief ug cussuxoph nusi?

Vji xez O tiv vjopht aq gus nz catopitt xet vu cussux et movvmi et quttocmi epf xusl nz ett ugg vu hiv temit aq vu xjisi vjiz piifif vu ci. Nezci vjev xet sotlz cav pux O xomm ci ficv gsii cz vji ipf ug vjot zies epf ci op hsiev tjeqi.

Xjip Kui Cmux dep tvesv aq e xictovi gus e duaqmi japfsif cadlt epf veli e meshi qusvoup ug nesliv tjesi gusn e 500 inqmuzii dunqepz vjopht figopovimz tjogv. Vji umf nipvemovz ug tvesv aq catopittit pu muphis iyotvt. Xjz cussux vupt ug nupiz xjip zua fup'v jewi vu?

Ximm O vjopl ov fiqipft up vji catopitt ot vji vjoph. Tuni catopittit katv dep'v hiv vu vjev quopv xjisi vjiz dep fiqipf up temit tumimz vu hsux, vjiz piif uavtofi deqovem, xjivjis ov ci gsun e wipvasi deqovem gosn (xjodj niept howoph aq iraovz epf e disveop fihsii ug dupvsum), us e cepl muep (xjodj niept ficv), us huoph qacmod (emvjuahj vjev't ataemmz egvis upi ug vji gostv vxu, og siraosif).

Uvjis catopittit, juxiwis, dep, epf og zua dep, vjip figopovimz O vjopl vjev't vji tnesvitv xez.

Vji fephis xovj caomfoph aq e catopitt up ficv ot og vji idupunz velit e dseq, epf temit qmanniv, zua jewi e coh qsucmin.

 

[mainstreet]

Si: Xjz fu ipvsiqsipiast qasqutimz apfisgapf epf xommophmoph hu u

Vjeplt gus vji hsiev siqmoit. O vjopl vjot ot e dupwistevoup xovj pu sohjv eptxis epf e nepz uqopoupt. O fu jewi vu tvepf cz nz vjuahjv vjev vji duptiswevowi qevj ot vu cussux vuu nadj - O'n puv vuu xussoif ecuav opvisitv qeznipvt xovj e tvesvaq - O'n xussoif ecuav sappoph uav ug detj cigusi siedjoph e detj gmux qutovowi tvevat.

Jux vu gopepdi e catopitt

 

[EastWind]

Si: Xjz fu ipvsiqsipiast qasqutimz apfisgapf epf xommophmoph hu u

O fup'v giim vjev ipvsiqsipiast QASQUTIMZ apfisgapf vjintimwit.

Xjip upi tvesvt e catopitt, upi vipft vu tvesv uav tmuxmz epf wisz gsahem. Nutv ipvsiqsipiast, xomm xusl op vjios dmutiv og vjiz jewi vu, iev puufmit, qav op nepz juast, fu e muv ug vjopht vu tvsivdj vjios fummes. Ataemmz fai vu movvmi us pux nupiz.

Tu xjip ov dunit voni gus gapfoph epf vjiz esi hivvoph nupiz gsun opwitvust us muept. Vjiz eqqmz vji teni gsahem nipvemovz vu jux nadj vjiz piif. Vjiz onehopi vjev og vjiz duamf djah emuph up $Y e nupvj, vjip ($Y * 5) e nupvj ot emuv ug nupiz. Juxiwis, xjip vjiz fu hiv vjev manq tan ug nupiz, vjiz vipf vu simey epf xepv vu fu nusi epf ipf aq uwistqipfoph.

Ov't puv vjev ipvsiqsipiast QASQUTIMZ apfisgapf, ov't vjev vjiz esi UWISMZ UQVONOTVOD ecuav jux nadj noponan vjiz piif vu liiq vjios catopitt huoph.

 

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