Entrepreneurs, inventors and founders call me asking for advice on finding funding. They often think about the "family and friends" approach or dealing with those blood-sucking VCs.
But there are other sources of funding for a new startup.
Below are 9 sources of capital that I can think of right now:
1/Self-funding: Using personal savings or assets to fund the startup.
2/Seed money: Early-stage funding typically provided by angel investors or seed-stage venture capital firms to help a startup develop its business model and achieve initial traction.
3/Angel investors: High-net-worth indiv...