Startup Capital
Is Seed Capital Different From Startup Capital?
Another email came in over the weekend asking what the difference is between seed capital and startup capital.
To be honest, it’s a bit of a gray area where people tend to disagree over the definitions. Some claim that both terms point to the same stage of funding and are, therefore, interchangeable.
I prefer to make a distinction as follows:
How to create startup capital
Even in the new millennium with all the advantages that its offers such the Internet, crowdfunding, and social networking, it’s still extremely challenging to raise startup capital for most ventures. Allow me to explain why. It’s a catch-22 situation because the smart angel investors and venture capitalists want to see some proof first that you have what it takes to be the successful entrepreneur who makes them money instead of losing it. This is reasonable since most people lack the necessary acumen, knowledge, and mindset that one needs in order to get past all the obstacles entrepreneurs are normally always confronted with.
On the plus side, the traditional route to success for entrepreneurs has been to create their very own startup capital. There are a number of obvious ways to do this:
Are you raising startup and/or seed capital?
Only licensed broker/dealers are able to accept success-based compensation or commissions for arranging funding.
Consultants, finders or others attempting to raise capital cannot be compensated with commissions or other success-based compensation. This is a violation of Federal and State security laws.
