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Understanding Dilutive Funding – Part 1
Last month, we reviewed non-dilutive funding sources in a two-part article, including bootstrapping, friends and family support, grants, debt financing, and alternate funding approaches. This month, we’ll turn to the subject of dilutive funding in a two-part article...
Katrina’s Reading List
Welcome to my reading list from 2024! I’ve been pleasantly surprised by my reader’s response to previous book recommendations. Finding great books is easy – finding ones that speak to your current journey and provide actionable guidance is harder. I’ve found the task...
Non-dilutive Funding in a Nutshell
As a startup founder, you have at least seven sources of non-dilutive funding to consider: Bootstrapping - funding from your own pocket Friends and family – cash from those who know and love you Grants – from government or nonprofit foundations Debt financing – which...
What Is Non-Dilutive Funding? Part 2
We are discussing sources of non-dilutive funding this month. Simply put, non-dilutive funding is startup money that doesn’t dilute your ownership of the business. Part 1 covered bootstrapping, friends and family support, and grants. This part covers debt financing...
What Is Non-Dilutive Funding? Part 1
We receive lots of questions about how to start a company to commercialize a new therapy. Many of those questions are about money. Props to #JessieJ, but most of us will need some money to make the world dance with our great idea. Now that I’ve put that little tune...