Comments on: Raising Cash Quick http://www.jaredreitzin.com/raising-quick-cash/ JaredReitzin.com is a resource for the optimistic entrepreneur who is trying to build something from nothing on a shoe string budget. Learn how to find the right people, make and market a great product, budget your finances, and successfully communicate with employees, clients, and partners. Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:42:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Entrepreneur Success Blog » Blog Archive » Everyone Wants to Make a Quick Buck http://www.jaredreitzin.com/raising-quick-cash/#comment-1277 Entrepreneur Success Blog » Blog Archive » Everyone Wants to Make a Quick Buck Tue, 13 Nov 2007 01:25:44 +0000 http://www.jaredreitzin.com/raising-quick-cash/#comment-1277 [...] reviewing which articles were the most popular, and I came across something very interesting. My “Raising Quick Cash” post on [insert date] by far has had more views than any other post; it wasn’t even close. It [...] [...] reviewing which articles were the most popular, and I came across something very interesting. My “Raising Quick Cash” post on [insert date] by far has had more views than any other post; it wasn’t even close. It [...]

]]> By: Eydie http://www.jaredreitzin.com/raising-quick-cash/#comment-111 Eydie Tue, 04 Sep 2007 16:46:15 +0000 http://www.jaredreitzin.com/raising-quick-cash/#comment-111 True, a startup usually gets noticed only when it announces a round of funding. However, there's a lot of respect for those that are completely bootstrapped and turning a profit. Moreover, investors sometimes want to change completely the company in which they are investing--kinda silly, considering they must've liked the way the company was operating in order to decide to invest in it in the first place. For the struggling or impatient startup, a quick infusion of lots of cash can make losing control of one's company seem a small price. Then there those who piss away every cent whether funded or bootstrapped--the mark of a leader who may have great ideas but who isn't patient enough to take the necessary steps to bring those ideas to fruition. Finally, there's the entrepreneur who sucks it up, is self-funded (or got help from friends/family like you mentioned above), and--in a fair world--is eventually rewarded. It's not the way you get funding; it's what you do with whatever funds you have. True, a startup usually gets noticed only when it announces a round of funding. However, there’s a lot of respect for those that are completely bootstrapped and turning a profit. Moreover, investors sometimes want to change completely the company in which they are investing–kinda silly, considering they must’ve liked the way the company was operating in order to decide to invest in it in the first place.

For the struggling or impatient startup, a quick infusion of lots of cash can make losing control of one’s company seem a small price. Then there those who piss away every cent whether funded or bootstrapped–the mark of a leader who may have great ideas but who isn’t patient enough to take the necessary steps to bring those ideas to fruition. Finally, there’s the entrepreneur who sucks it up, is self-funded (or got help from friends/family like you mentioned above), and–in a fair world–is eventually rewarded.

It’s not the way you get funding; it’s what you do with whatever funds you have.

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