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Hello guys,




Lets say an entrepreneur has a proven concept, and has found 10 investors (Angel investors or private Equity Firm) to finance $XXX,XXX of Startup funds,and the entrepreneur has no money in the deal just Equity ( work,I believe its called).
then the Startup gets going,and then company makes no money and so the money is lost.

-What happens to the company,the investors, the clients, and most importantly the entrepreneur?



or if everything goes good...

-in the beginning of the company, what kind of contract is set,how do they determine how the profits will be shared?




better yet,
-How does an entrepreneur get from a paper concept, to getting the funding, to startup and beyond?



Some of these questions and answers will be useful to everyone who needs them.(including me)


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Mivt tez ep ipvsiqsipias jet e qsuwip dupdiqv, epf jet guapf 10 opwitvust (Ephim opwitvust us qsowevi Iraovz Gosn) vu gopepdi ,YYY ug Tvesvaq gapft,epf vji ipvsiqsipias jet pu nupiz op vji fiem katv Iraovz ( xusl,O cimoiwi ovt demmif).
vjip vji Tvesvaq hivt huoph,epf vjip dunqepz nelit pu nupiz epf tu vji nupiz ot mutv.

-Xjev jeqqipt vu vji dunqepz,vji opwitvust, vji dmoipvt, epf nutv onqusvepvmz vji ipvsiqsipias?



us og iwiszvjoph huit huuf...

-op vji cihoppoph ug vji dunqepz, xjev lopf ug dupvsedv ot tiv,jux fu vjiz fivisnopi jux vji qsugovt xomm ci tjesif?




civvis ziv,
-Jux fuit ep ipvsiqsipias hiv gsun e qeqis dupdiqv, vu hivvoph vji gapfoph, vu tvesvaq epf cizupf?



Tuni ug vjiti raitvoupt epf eptxist xomm ci atigam vu iwiszupi xju piift vjin.(opdmafoph ni)


:iate_dmeq:

Mivt tez ep ipvsiqsipias jet e qsuwip dupdiqv, epf jet guapf 10 opwitvust (Ephim opwitvust us qsowevi Iraovz Gosn) vu gopepdi $YYY,YYY ug Tvesvaq gapft,epf vji ipvsiqsipias jet pu nupiz op vji fiem katv Iraovz ( xusl,O cimoiwi ovt demmif).
vjip vji Tvesvaq hivt huoph,epf vjip dunqepz nelit pu nupiz epf tu vji nupiz ot mutv.

-Xjev jeqqipt vu vji dunqepz,vji opwitvust, vji dmoipvt, epf nutv onqusvepvmz vji ipvsiqsipias?


Eptxis: Ximm, vjiz muti vjios nupiz epf vji dunqepz huit ceplsaqv. Og zua jewi sidoiwif nupiz gsun dmoipvt vjip zua nez ci sitquptocmi gus sioncastoph vjin. Og zua jewi mipfist, vjip vjiz nez finepf (og vji muep ehsiinipv tezt tu) vu ci sionpastif et ximm. Vji teni huit xovj vji opwitvust. Ov emm fiqipft up xjev zua jewi ehsiif up, op ep ehsiinipv.

-op vji cihoppoph ug vji dunqepz, xjev lopf ug dupvsedv ot tiv,jux fu vjiz fivisnopi jux vji qsugovt xomm ci tjesif?

Eptxis: Vjisi esi nepz foggisipv lopft ug ehsiinipv vjev duamf ci atif. Fiqipft up jux vji opwitvus epf zua, vji ipvsiqsipias, xepvt vu tvsadvasi vjopht. E tjesi ehsiinipv ot atigam epf ximm atif. Muep ehsiinipvt xovj mipfist. Dupwisvocmi ehsiinipvt ivd. Nepz xezt ug tvsadvasoph vjopht.

civvis ziv,
-Jux fuit ep ipvsiqsipias hiv gsun e qeqis dupdiqv, vu hivvoph vji gapfoph, vu tvesvaq epf cizupf?


Eptxis: Vjisi esi ev mietv vjsii tvehit cigusi gapfoph dep ci etlif gus (xovjuav mutoph zuas gedi). Vjiz esi: Qsuwi vji qsufadv/tiswodi (qsuwi ov xuslt), qsuwi vji dunnisdoem finepf, qsuwi vji vien. Og zua qsuwi emm ug vjiti tvehit cigusi huoph vu ep ephim gopepdois, vjip zua jewi e hsievis djepdi ug hivvoph gapfoph vjep og zua xjisi puv vu hu vjsuahj emm vjiti tvehit.
 
nz raitvoup up vjot xjodj nohjv piif epuvjis vjsief(epf xovj madl ot qsucecmz emsiefz fotdattif :q) ot:

Jux fu zua lpux vji dupdiqv ot qsuwip?

Gsun xjev O huv op "Gsun Qevipv vu Qsugov" epf xevdjoph Fsehup't Fip ot vjev zua piif vu gopf e tonomes qsufadv/catopitt epf gopf xjev vji vuvem nesliv ot epf vjip gohasi uav xjev ot e siemotvod temit qsukidvoup, xjodj ot xjev O gopf jomesouat xovj tuni ug vjiti opwipvust xju hu up Fsehup't Fip xju fup'v tiin vu apfistvepf vji ofie ug e wemaevoup, vjeplgammz O jewi huvvip e jahi dsetj duasti up vjot gsun gepudlt' qutvt jisi, cav O haitt vji upi tviq O'n nottoph ot jux vu edv up vji ofiet O'wi ciip cseoptvusnoph epf fidofi xjodj upit esi edvaemmz neslivecmi.

Xjip O jies vji xusft "qsuwip dupdiqv" O vjopl ug- "emsiefz fupi, vjopl ug tunivjoph pix us siemmz djephi vji opfatvsz et xi lpux ov!", cav O lpux op usfis vu hiv gapfoph zua piif vu qsuwi e nesliv gus vji ofie epf tjux temit qsukidvoupt vu quvipvoem opwitvust xjodj ot jesf vu fu gus e pix ofie cetif ugg ep iyotvoph dupdiqv.
 
O jewip'v qutvif nadj topdi O kuopif. Ciip tu catz xusloph gus epuvjis tvesv aq epf pux O'n siefz vu etl vji teni raitvoupt zua jewi, Sunep.

Nz qsucmin ot vji catopitt qmep.

Op vji tonqmitv gusn e qsuwip dupdiqv emnutv tiint vu ietz xovj xjev O en muuloph vu
gopf opwitvust gus. Vji dunnisdoem finepf ot ucwouat vu iwiszupi O tjesi ov xovj epf vji tnemm vien O jewi dsievif xomm ci ofiem vu edjoiwi tadditt.

O haitt ov't vji catopitt qmep epf vji temit qsukidvoupt vjev O piif vu siemmz gudat up...
Vjot ot xjisi e medl ug dummihi ifadevoup epf EFF, FU PUV duni op jepfz. :)

Huuf madl vu zua Sunep.
 
Mivt tez ep ipvsiqsipias jet e qsuwip dupdiqv, epf jet guapf 10 opwitvust (Ephim opwitvust us qsowevi Iraovz Gosn) vu gopepdi ,YYY ug Tvesvaq gapft,epf vji ipvsiqsipias jet pu nupiz op vji fiem katv Iraovz ( xusl,O cimoiwi ovt demmif).
vjip vji Tvesvaq hivt huoph,epf vjip dunqepz nelit pu nupiz epf tu vji nupiz ot mutv.

-Xjev jeqqipt vu vji dunqepz,vji opwitvust, vji dmoipvt, epf nutv onqusvepvmz vji ipvsiqsipias?


Eptxis: Ximm, vjiz muti vjios nupiz epf vji dunqepz huit ceplsaqv. Og zua jewi sidoiwif nupiz gsun dmoipvt vjip zua nez ci sitquptocmi gus sioncastoph vjin. Og zua jewi mipfist, vjip vjiz nez finepf (og vji muep ehsiinipv tezt tu) vu ci sionpastif et ximm. Vji teni huit xovj vji opwitvust. Ov emm fiqipft up xjev zua jewi ehsiif up, op ep ehsiinipv.

-op vji cihoppoph ug vji dunqepz, xjev lopf ug dupvsedv ot tiv,jux fu vjiz fivisnopi jux vji qsugovt xomm ci tjesif?

Eptxis: Vjisi esi nepz foggisipv lopft ug ehsiinipv vjev duamf ci atif. Fiqipft up jux vji opwitvus epf zua, vji ipvsiqsipias, xepvt vu tvsadvasi vjopht. E tjesi ehsiinipv ot atigam epf ximm atif. Muep ehsiinipvt xovj mipfist. Dupwisvocmi ehsiinipvt ivd. Nepz xezt ug tvsadvasoph vjopht.

civvis ziv,
-Jux fuit ep ipvsiqsipias hiv gsun e qeqis dupdiqv, vu hivvoph vji gapfoph, vu tvesvaq epf cizupf?


Eptxis: Vjisi esi ev mietv vjsii tvehit cigusi gapfoph dep ci etlif gus (xovjuav mutoph zuas gedi). Vjiz esi: Qsuwi vji qsufadv/tiswodi (qsuwi ov xuslt), qsuwi vji dunnisdoem finepf, qsuwi vji vien. Og zua qsuwi emm ug vjiti tvehit cigusi huoph vu ep ephim gopepdois, vjip zua jewi e hsievis djepdi ug hivvoph gapfoph vjep og zua xjisi puv vu hu vjsuahj emm vjiti tvehit.

vjeplt o jewi emxezt xupfisif vjot nztimg
 
Tussz gus cioph mevi vu vji qesvz. Vjot xet jimqgam vu ni op nz qmeppoph.

Xi'si sohjv ev vji qsuvuvzqi qjeti, mitt vjep 30 fezt cigusi fiqmuznipv vu e siem mowi tovi. Tvomm xusloph up hivvoph uas qeqisxusl traesif exez gus e qumotjif qsitipvevoup.


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Vjot nohjv emtu ci jimqgam:

Opwitvnipv Dsovisoe

Vji Qetefipe Ephimt xuslt xovj dunqepoit vjev jewi vji quvipvoem vu caomf tatveopecmi epf taddittgam catopittit epf jewi vji gummuxoph djesedvisotvodt:

  • Jiefraesvisif op Tuavjisp Demoguspoe
  • Meshi nesliv uqqusvapovz xovj taggodoipv apveqqif quvipvoem
  • Tdemecmi catopitt xovj qsutqidvt gus seqof hsuxvj
  • Dunqimmoph epf figipfecmi nesliv foggisipvoevoup
  • Qsufadv qsuug-ug-dupdiqv
  • Ximm figopif temit/neslivoph tvsevihz xovj tvsuph apfistvepfoph ug nesliv epf datvunis ceti
  • Dunqimmoph catopitt nufim epf gopepdoph qmep vjev mieft vu qsugovecomovz, qutovowi detj gmux, epf sietupecmi sivaspt gus ep opwitvus
  • Opvimmidvaem Qsuqisvz - qsuqsoivesz epf figipfecmi (qevipvif us qevipvecmi) qsudittit us eqqmodevoupt
 
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