Comments on: Why Everyone Should Get Funded (Once) http://bhargreaves.com/2010/05/funded-once/ Brad Hargreaves on entrepreneurship, community and life Mon, 14 May 2012 06:25:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Entrepreneurship is the New Art http://bhargreaves.com/2010/05/funded-once/comment-page-1/#comment-1346 Entrepreneurship is the New Art Wed, 02 Feb 2011 14:04:36 +0000 http://bhargreaves.com/?p=242#comment-1346 [...] wrote several months ago that everyone should get funded, and the growth of philanthropy-driven angel funding will fuel it. A few things I’ve seen [...] [...] wrote several months ago that everyone should get funded, and the growth of philanthropy-driven angel funding will fuel it. A few things I’ve seen [...]

]]> By: Why I'm Long on Startups http://bhargreaves.com/2010/05/funded-once/comment-page-1/#comment-1186 Why I'm Long on Startups Sat, 25 Sep 2010 19:19:15 +0000 http://bhargreaves.com/?p=242#comment-1186 [...] returns will be great for the next five years. But many of the new generation of seed investors view their financings as philanthropy as much as investment — and that’s great for entrepreneurs and “traditional” venture capitalists, [...] [...] returns will be great for the next five years. But many of the new generation of seed investors view their financings as philanthropy as much as investment — and that’s great for entrepreneurs and “traditional” venture capitalists, [...]

]]> By: Patrick http://bhargreaves.com/2010/05/funded-once/comment-page-1/#comment-858 Patrick Tue, 18 May 2010 16:30:00 +0000 http://bhargreaves.com/?p=242#comment-858 I couldn't agree with you more regarding the moral obligation to fund startups. If you have been successful and made a lot of money chances are that you had a community behing you and that giving back to that community in the form of investments in startups is no different than giving back by supporting the local arts. Heck, a few more opera's can be really nice but a few more jobs created is something many folks will be grateful for. I couldn’t agree with you more regarding the moral obligation to fund startups. If you have been successful and made a lot of money chances are that you had a community behing you and that giving back to that community in the form of investments in startups is no different than giving back by supporting the local arts. Heck, a few more opera’s can be really nice but a few more jobs created is something many folks will be grateful for.

]]> By: Patrick http://bhargreaves.com/2010/05/funded-once/comment-page-1/#comment-725 Patrick Tue, 18 May 2010 14:30:31 +0000 http://bhargreaves.com/?p=242#comment-725 I couldn't agree with you more regarding the moral obligation to fund startups. If you have been successful and made a lot of money chances are that you had a community behing you and that giving back to that community in the form of investments in startups is no different than giving back by supporting the local arts. Heck, a few more opera's can be really nice but a few more jobs created is something many folks will be grateful for. I couldn't agree with you more regarding the moral obligation to fund startups. If you have been successful and made a lot of money chances are that you had a community behing you and that giving back to that community in the form of investments in startups is no different than giving back by supporting the local arts. Heck, a few more opera's can be really nice but a few more jobs created is something many folks will be grateful for.

]]> By: ed whyman http://bhargreaves.com/2010/05/funded-once/comment-page-1/#comment-720 ed whyman Mon, 17 May 2010 19:59:32 +0000 http://bhargreaves.com/?p=242#comment-720 <a href="http://www.TRAIDmark.org" rel="nofollow">http://www.TRAIDmark.org</a> business structure helps? http://www.TRAIDmark.org business structure helps?

]]> By: jonathanjaeger http://bhargreaves.com/2010/05/funded-once/comment-page-1/#comment-707 jonathanjaeger Sun, 16 May 2010 22:31:15 +0000 http://bhargreaves.com/?p=242#comment-707 "Taking money increases the volume of things going on and pushes your company to the next level."<br><br>I agree. I might add that money is newsworthy in much of the blogosphere. Much of the water cooler type talk surrounding startup companies is based around funding rather than content alone. While I'm not using that as a sole reason to take funding, I don't see any startup complaining about online buzz because they were funded by "x" investor. “Taking money increases the volume of things going on and pushes your company to the next level.”

I agree. I might add that money is newsworthy in much of the blogosphere. Much of the water cooler type talk surrounding startup companies is based around funding rather than content alone. While I'm not using that as a sole reason to take funding, I don't see any startup complaining about online buzz because they were funded by “x” investor.

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