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Going to be an epic game 💫

I'm organizing a private startup mixer in Encinitas. 🌊 Curated group of founders and investors. Historical Encinitas location. Wed Nov 8. Comment for details 👇

Fundraising as a bootstrapped company...💰 This was the number one question asked during and after the TC Disrupt panel discussion yesterday. So here is a master list of ways you can fund and raise money for your bootstrapped business. First, thank you to all who attended my panel on bootstrapping yesterday, and sorry to those who could not get in because it was packed! 1. Savings. Ok, this is obvious, but the simplest form of funding a business is by putting in your own capital from savings. If you don't have any, read on. 2. Consulting. If you are going to be a funder, then you have skills. Can you use these skills as a consultant and get paid for it? Invest the money you make in the startup. 3. Friends and family. If you believe in the company, so will your friends and family. If you're not comfortable with friends and family risking their capital in your business, then you should take a hard look at the business and decide if you really believe in it. 4. Grants. You’d be surprised how much money is available in the form of grants, especially if you are working in healthcare, sustainability, etc.. Some startups can help you look for these. 5. Competitions. Pitch events, hackathons, etc., often have prize money for no equity. Join them and see if you can win some cash. 6. Angel investors. They can be a great fit because they invest in YOU, so they will take on a bet on a company that is bootstrapped. They are okay investing in the company before you go full-time and quit your day job, etc. 7. Presales and Partnerships. More for B2B than Consumer. If you have a product that solves a real problem for large companies, they will often pay you upfront for the product while you develop it and deliver it in the future. 8. Crowdfunding. A great way to not only get funding but also a group of early customers and, more importantly, fans who have an interest in the success of your business. Once you have revenues, additional opportunities open up: 9. Loans and Lines of Credit. If you have good cash flow coming into the business, you can qualify for loans and lines of credit. 10. AR Financing. If you have invoices getting paid, you can get prepaid on them using factoring companies. 11. Revenue-based financing. If you can prove that you have a stable source of revenue. You can get financing that takes a percentage of future revenues for cash today. The key to all of this to remember is that if you are bootstrapping a startup, you need to focus on building a business. A business that will have revenues, cash flow, and a way to pay back investors or loans. Hope this helps. Share this post with anyone looking to raise funding while bootstrapping. PS: if anything is missing from this list, let me know!

Looking forward to speaking with Carey Smith, @EricaAJain and @DominicMadori at TechCrunch Disrupt this week. Wednesday at 1:15 PM on the Builders Stage. Come say hello. 👋

🎉 I'm organizing a private event for founders in Encinitas. Sep 13. Curated group of founders and investors. Historical Encinitas location. 👉 Comment for details

Who knew North County San Diego was a startup hotspot? Last night, we kicked off something special in North County San Diego. A bunch of amazing entrepreneurs and investors got together to chat about tech, business, startups, life in Encinitas 🌊 and more. So many amazing people live in North County San Diego - excited to get us connected and help elevate the startup scene here. Cheers to this great crew for joining: @ryankuder @ALBsharah @brantcooper @bryanlanders @jalakoo @ToniM522 @BPitser_Vuforia @Farazsh @AndrewStrieber @IamRonaldHodson @rickmoy, Larissa Dinh, William West, Elliott Gluck Big shoutout to @fredmgrier for helping spread the word. 🙌 Let's keep the momentum going and put North County on the map. I'll organize another happy hour next month! 🚀

I'm excited to announce that I'll be speaking at @TechCrunch Disrupt this upcoming September in San Francisco, and will be on stage with @EricaAJain and Carey Smith! Click here to learn more about the event and grab 50% off all passes 👇 tcrn.ch/3pJfK0o #TCDisrupt2023

Do what you love and you'll never work a day in your life.

Stop using MidJourney like a noob and go pro to: 1. work with a team 2. categorize images 3. make images easier to find 👇

There are 126+ ChatGPT Plugins to try. But no easy way to browse, filter or search. So I built one: app.gpthack.com/plugins

What I do want: - I want to see my dreams take shape, one completed task at a time. - I want to see the finish line and celebrate each small victory. - I want to keep my to-do list manageable and meaningful. - I want to pace my energy throughout the day.

Our greatest accomplishments come from the tasks we choose to do without any sense of obligation.

10 days in and GPT Hacks has 185 subs. Help us get to 200 before tomorrow’s edition goes out! RT to help us get there. 🙏 #buildinpublic gpthacks.com

🎁 Template to create better ChatGPT prompts so good even @elonmusk could use it for a speech on EVs. Let’s build the prompt, step by step. 👇

New project alert! My ChatGPT obsession is evolving into a newsletter co-written with my fabulous wife. Introducing, GPT Hacks, a bi-weekly newsletter where we share tips on using ChatGPT to enhance your work skills. Check it out 👉 gpthacks.com

Incredibly thrilled to continue the journey I started with Money Minx at Arta Finance.