How can I raise startup money for my new business idea - College Student

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by a searcher from Indiana University at Bloomington
in New York, NY, USA

5yrs ago

How can I raise startup money for my new business idea - College Student

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reply by an investor 5yrs ago
from McGill University in Canada

+1 on selling and validating advice above. I've been on both sides, nothing beats traction + customers imo.

tho if you're looking for book rec, I'll throw another one out there - Disciplined Entrepreneurship by Bill Aulet. YC also has a great library of resources if you're particularly interested in fundraising.

reply by a searcher 5yrs ago
in Helsinki, Finland

Aim first to build a prototype and socialize this with potential customers. They will give you feedback to know you are on the right track, which will resonate well with angel investors, etc. There are many tools and frameworks which you can use to build a simple prototype with little to no programming expertise.