“How do I fund this?” This is the most common question I get when meeting with students, researchers, artists, corporate innovators, non-profit directors, and government policymakers when embarking on a new idea. I’m a business modeler, and I teach how to design business models. So I understand the question about funding, but it is often premature. You can’t answer this … Read More
Bringing Your Community With You: The CurlMix Equity Raise Story
We continue our Alternative Capital Explorers Series, the story of CurlMix. Since launching Reason Street Capital Library I’ve had many taboo conversations with founders, funders, and students all over the world who want to talk about money. Most strikingly are the strong feelings that come up when discussing what it feels like to raise Venture Capital, Angel Investment, or Debt. The CurlMix Story … Read More
Isthmus Community Powered Sharing: Conscious Company Decisions
Welcome to the Alternative Capital Explorers Series, the story of Isthmus. As I’ve been exploring in the Capital Library, most early stage financing alternatives to the standard Angel and VC offerings of equity require a track record of revenue in order to qualify for funding. But what if you are an early stage company and you need to develop technology … Read More
What Does it Feel Like to Shift from Venture Capital to Equity Crowdfunding? The Gumroad Case
This is a first in our Alternative Capital Explorers Series, the story of Gumroad. Since launching Reason Street Capital Library I’ve had many taboo conversations with founders, funders, and students all over the world who want to talk about money. There is a fear for certain kinds of capital and what capital expectations do for founders and companies. Debt feels morally wrong … Read More
Capital Expectations: Ask Your Funders’ Intentions
Thanks to all that responded to the launch of the Reason Street Capital Library launched just a few weeks ago. I’ve heard from founders, funders, and students all over the world requesting us to do more deep dives on emerging capital types and to explain how capital works. The excitement for alternative capital stems from founders who are deep in the … Read More
Introducing the Reason Street Capital Library
I started the Reason Street Business Model Library for a specific need: I wanted to give advice that I had wished I had received when I started companies. I am launching the Reason Street Capital Library today for the type of options I wished I had when I started these same companies because there is a whole new world of capital … Read More
