Anatomy of an (un)fundable startup

Re:Anatomy of an (un)fundable startup by countessa on Friday August 31, 2012 @03:23AM (#4458681)

Instead of chasing funding, you could focus on building a business from day 1 and look at funding as a nice-to-have. It worries me that so many startups seem so focused on funding, rather than creating a product and business. You only have 2 eyes...if one is focused on funding, you only have 1 with which to create your company. Worse yet, both eyes focused on funding to the exclusion of a sound business.

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Re:Anatomy of an (un)fundable startup by flyinRyan on Friday August 31, 2012 @08:47AM (#4459410)

This post sounds like it comes from a dreamworld. People have lives that have to be paid for while they're trying to build this business. You can build up nest eggs and so on but most of us could never save back enough to go from concept to profitability. Unless you can build the company while living with your (very understanding!) parents, you will pretty much have to get funding.

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Re:Anatomy of an (un)fundable startup by timjahn on Friday August 31, 2012 @10:43AM (#4459906)

"Getting funding" does not have to be traditional venture capital funding. There are other creative ways that many bootstrapped entrepreneurs have used over the years.

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