Y our soulfor funding

SOME RULES

1.

specify whyyou needfunding

2.

avoidunexperiencedinvestors

3.

donʼt take too muchfunding!

separate the good from the bad guys

4.

donʼt give away >50% of your company*

5.

* seems to be a silly advice, but many (especially in germany) do that

bootstrap

6. our 1 officest

7.

share yourideas

look forsmart advisors

8.

9.

apply foracceleratorsand contests

10.

fail fastand cheap

itʼs you whomakes the difference

3 key resourcesfor your startup

1) NYC based VC, Fred Wilson, about the Venture Capital industry: http://www.avc.com/

2) deals, figures, numbers - Mark Suster, a entrepreneurwho turned to the VC side http://www.bothsidesofthetable.com

3) Paul Jozefakʼs uncensored VC insights: http://babblingvc.typepad.com

Benjamin Rohé

e: me@make a startup.com

w: make a startup.com

m: +49 173 975 10 21

@benjaminr

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