Sentences with phrase «entrepreneurs raise more money»

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One option that intrigues more than a few entrepreneurs is the prospect of raising money outside the U.S..

In all of the above cases the entrepreneur who is susceptible to the confirmation bias will look for information and analyze it in a way that will yield: 1) fewer competitors rather than more, because it increases the viability of the start - up, 2) underestimation of the capabilities of the competition because stronger competitors will make life harder for the entrepreneur, 3) view of the company's product as fully addressing the needs of the customer because otherwise the start - up is at a weaker position in the marketplace, and 4) need for less resources rather than more because it generally makes raising the money easier.

The 14 - person company has raised a total of $ 3.4 million in seed and Series A financing, as well as received a $ 2 million grant from the Department of Energy's SunShot Incubator Program, which funds up to $ 12 million in grant money to small businesses and entrepreneurs working on both hardware and software technology that makes solar more accessible for Americans.

According to a 2014 study by the Kauffman Foundation and Hebrew University, it turns out that when a female entrepreneur tries to raise money on Kickstarter, she is 7 percentage points more likely to be funded than a man.

The million dollar list: New Crowd - sourced list provides details of Israeli Angels Photo Credit: Eden Shochat's Angel list A new list now available online includes the names of more than 100 Israeli investors, and their areas of investment interest The biggest obstacle facing an entrepreneur who's looking to raise money is getting to the right investor.

Photo Credit: Eden Shochat's Angel list A new list now available online includes the names of more than 100 Israeli investors, and their areas of investment interest The biggest obstacle facing an entrepreneur who's looking to raise money is getting to the right investor.

Every entrepreneur knows that there's more to raising funds than simply stretching out your hand to ask for money.

By now you have the sense for my theory: Entrepreneurs need to raise A LOT more money than they think they need.

And the rate of fund - raising by Uber — and across the start - up landscape — has little precedent, driven by money pouring in from hedge funds, strategic investors and more, and by the willingness of entrepreneurs to embrace the cash.

For the first time in the technology's short history, blockchain entrepreneurs are now raising more money through initial coin offerings (ICOs) than traditional venture capital investments.

CoinDesk data suggests that entrepreneurs in the blockchain industry are now raising more money via initial coin offerings than traditional VC rounds.

With all the industry attention on initial coin offerings, or ICOs, it's perhaps unsurprising that some of the more notable entrepreneurs in the space would move to tap the model to raise money.