Harvard i-lab | Startup Secrets: Funding Strategies to Go the Distance

Harvard Innovation Labs
Harvard Innovation Labs
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Published 2013-04-16
At a time when there are so many ways to fund your startup, from angels to accelerators, it's more important than ever to develop a funding strategy that fits your particular needs. Maybe you shouldn't even raise money! In this session we'll explore the options and help you think through not just your initial funding but a trajectory to stay funded until you've reached your goal, be that an independent public company or a self-sustaining social venture. We'll also try to remove the mystique of VC and as usual bring some case examples to bear to bring it all to life.

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All Comments (21)
  • @dvabhil
    Mskok never ever discourages any wrong answer, wat a superb approach
  • @lekhiem6760
    I opened my eyes after going through this video. Thanks Mr. Mskok and HIL.
  • @rezarokni1302
    What a great video and awesome information on why raise capital, when to do it, and what are the options you have in the beginning or down the road for your startup. Thank you so much!
  • @MichaelVigo
    Love this video... Very informative. Thank you!
  • @dkccruz
    Hello if any one reading this on 2021. please do take care of the channel. been watching most of the videos and is guiding me a lot on my start up. thanks for this Hi.
  • @rudin6183
    Very good presentation, thank you so much!
  • @MichaelReyes1
    Great stuff. Thank you. Are there any previous talks on details around how you value a company at each round - F&F then Seed, then A and so on so as to get a sense of what you give up at each round and what's fair? And, how do you determine what's fair? Also, what's a good stock pool number for future human capital acquisition?
  • @troooooper100
    where are the slides, couldn't find them on i-lab website?
  • @altoticket
    Such awesome material and stitll relevant and up-to-date... Thanks! So here's a tip for founders: take a SALES class, preferably after a quick COPYWRITING course - this would help you enourmously on all those difficult negotiations and decisions regarding people, and would most certainly deliver a ROI much higher than any VC capital firm could bring.