Too Long; Didn't Read
With the <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2017/11/30/theres-an-implosion-of-early-stage-vc-funding-and-no-ones-talking-about-it" target="_blank">decline in early-stage venture capital funding</a>, it is increasingly more difficult for founders without an extensive angel investor network to kickstart their businesses. After closing our first round for <a href="https://humbledot.com" target="_blank">Humble Dot</a> at just over $500k, I jotted down some insights I learned from the process for my own records. Realizing the talent that can benefit from this information, I decided to compile some guidelines. It took us about 2 months from start to finish; we planned for 6, hopefully you can do it in 1.