Alternative to VC
- Bootstrap
- Personal Funds
- Friends & Family
- Cofounder/Business Partner: Find a co-founder who can not only help build the business but contribute capital.
- Grants
- Small Business Loans
- Customer Pre-Sales: If your product is as useful as you think, convince a few launch customers to pay you now for delivery later.
- Consulting/Contracting Projects: Work with clients as a consultant or contractor to implement what they need by hand, automating the process as you go. That automation then becomes your product.
- Indigogo and Kickstarter
- Shark Tank
- Operational Investors.
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