There has never been a better time to launch a company! This presentation outlines the different financing options from crowdfunding to venture to credit. The pros & cons.
13. WHY IS CROWDFUNDING IMPORTANT
OVER $30 BILLION WAS RAISED
VIA CROWDFUNDING IN 2018
NEW PATH FOR
ENTREPRENEURS
PEOPLE DONT BUY WHAT YOU
DO, THEY BUY WHY YOU DO IT
15. RECORD YEAR
FOR VENTURE
CAPITAL
VENTURE CAPITAL
INVESTMENT HIT 100
BILLION IN 2018 IN THE
U.S.
DRIVEN BY UNICORNS
WITH MEGA-ROUNDS
INCLUDING SLACK, LYFT
AND STRIPE
CHINA VC VOLUME
SURPASSED THE U.S. FOR
THE FIRST TIME
16. BUTIPO MARKET HITS
THE BRAKE ON MEGA-
ROUND COMPANIES
LYFT STOCK LOST HALF ITS
VALUE ON THE FIRST DAY
OF TRADING
BOTH COMPANIES SHOW
LARGE NET LOSSES AND
NO CLEAR ROAD TO
PROFITABILITY
LOTS OF SHORT SALES
17. PROS OF VC FOR
ENTREPRENEURS
SMART MONEY + STRATEGIC
SUPPORT
RAISE SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT
OF MONEY FOR GROWTH
GOOD EQUITY PARTNERS CAN
MAKE IT EASIER TO RAISE MORE
ATTRACTIVE DEBT LATER
18. CONS OF VC FOR
ENTREPRENEURS
PRESSURE TO GO BIG QUICKLY
IT'S POSSIBLE TO LOSE CONTROL
& BE REMOVED
LEFT WITH SMALL PERCENTAGE
OF COMPANY
19. THE DATA:
VENTURE
FAVORS
WHITE MEN
WHITE MEN REPRESENT MORE
THAN 90% OF VENTURE
CAPITALISTS SO THEY ARE PRONE
TO FUND MALE-LED COMPANIES
ONLY 2% OF VENTURE CAPITAL
WENT TO FEMALE FOUNDERS
LESS THAN 1% OF VENTURE
CAPITAL WENT TO MINORITIES
20. HOW TO GROW YOUR
BUSINESS WITHOUT
GIVING UP EQUITY
22. THE PROS OF DEBT FINANCING
THE BIGGEST ADVANTAGE OF
USING DEBT VS EQUITY IS
CONTROL AND OWNERSHIP
ONCE THE DEBT IS PAID BACK,
THERE IS NO MORE LIABILITY
NO ONE TAKES A BOARD SEAT
OR PUSHES YOU FOR
EXTREME GROWTH
23. THE CONS OF
DEBT
FINANCING
IT REQUIRES PAYMENT BACK BASED
ON INTEREST
BORROWERS MUST UNDERSTAND THE
FINE PRINT OF THE FINANCING
TERMS; VARIABLE RATES CAN
DRAMATICALLY CHANGE OVER TIME
TAKING ON TOO MUCH DEBT CAN
NEGATIVELY IMPACT PROFITABILITY
AND VALUATION
25. GREAT TIME
TO START A
COMPANY
THERE HAS NEVER BEEN A BETTER TIME TO START
A COMPANY BECAUSE THERE ARE MORE
FINACING OPTIONS
CROWDFUNDING
VENTURE CAPITAL
WORKING CAPITAL OR DEBT
HYBRID MODEL
EACH METHOD HAS ITS OWN PROS AND CONS
26. HOW TO
DECIDE
EXPLORE AND DISCOVER WHICH FINANCING
OPTION IS BEST FOR YOU AT YOUR STAGE IN
BUSINESS
UNDERSTAND BOTH THE SHORT-TERM AND
LONG-TERM IMPLICATIONS
20 million
Pre-sell products
This is the original form of crowdfunding where backers get a reward in return for their investment, or entrepreneurs are able to pre-sell their product in order to have money for production costs.
For example, an entrepreneur is able to launch a new electric bike or digital watch company by pre-selling the bike or watch as a perk. This is called rewards-based crowdfunding.
Excerpt From: Melinda Moore. How To Raise Money: The Ultimate Guide to Crowdfunding. iBooks.
Equity is the newer form of crowdfunding thanks to the JOBS Act passing, which allows companies to raise up to $1 million per year over the Internet via Title III, and up to $50 million via Regulation A+ or Title IV
Excerpt From: Melinda Moore. How To Raise Money: The Ultimate Guide to Crowdfunding. iBooks.
As Simon Sinek famously said in his TED Talk: People don't buy what you do, they buy why you do it.
Excerpt From: Melinda Moore. How To Raise Money: The Ultimate Guide to Crowdfunding. iBooks.