How to Get Money for Your Startup: A Founder's Orientation to Venture Capital

"How to Get Money for Your Startup"

A Founder's Orientation to Venture Capital

Presented by Martin Trust Center EIR Josh Forman

Wed 11/5/2014, 12-1pm, E40-160

You've come up with a brilliant idea. All you need is some money to build it, right? And the friendly neighborhood investor has an open door policy! You have it made.

But wait a minute. How sure are you about what you're building? Why is a busy investor so willing to take your meeting? In short, how and when do you fundraise?

Martin Trust Center entrepreneur-in-residence Josh Forman, co-founder of Inkling, will discuss the ins and outs of venture capital -- when and whether to raise money, how to understand a VC's motivations -- so that you know how to keep your best interests first and foremost!

Non-pizza lunch will be provided.

MIT student attendees will also receive access to a list of venture capital events. Part of the Martin Trust Center's role as an honest broker for students is that we look out for your best interests, and we also prepare you for how to handle situations with potential conflicts of interest, which this orientation will do.

This event is part of the series "A Founder's Orientation to..."

• Wed 11/5, 12-1pm: How to Get Money for Your Startup: A Founder’s Orientation to Venture Capital
• Wed 11/12, 12-1pm: What Legal Stuff Do I Really Need to Know When Starting a Company? A Founder’s Orientation to Startup Law
• Wed 11/19, 12-1pm: How Do I Find a Co-Founder? A Founder’s Orientation to Building a Team
• Wed 11/19, 6-9pm: How Can MIT Resources Help My Startup Idea? A Founder’s Orientation to the Martin Trust Center (6-7pm), followed by MIT Student Entrepreneurship Meetup & Cornhole Toss (7-9pm) -- RSVP for the whole evening or just the meetup
• Wed 12/3, 12-1pm: I Have My Product Idea. Now Where Do I Get Customers? A Founder’s Orientation to Customer Development

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