¿Cómo se administra eficaz y efectivamente el financiamiento conseguido?
Sin importar cuál fue la primera forma de financiamiento de tu emprendimiento, una vez que buscas financiamiento de capital de riesgo, este obliga a definir y emplear de forma inteligente los potenciales nuevos recursos. Este capital debe estar bien enfocado en alcanzar hitos realistas, ya que estos representarán el éxito de tu emprendimiento y también las potenciales nuevas alternativas de financiamiento. A continuación se presentan algunas alternativas a estas planificaciones, realizaciones de gastos, entre otros. Para los inversionistas, esta sección aporta con ejemplos de liderazgo al respecto.
Guy Kawasaki: Funding Choices (1 min. 55 sec.)
- Too much money can be worse than not having enough money
- The mindset of a bootstrapping company should be the attitude of every company
David Frankel: Cautions about Raising Too Much Money (1 min. 20 sec.)
Discusses the importance of a cautious approach to raising too much capital:
- If things go wrong in the initial stages, subsequent funding will be hard to get
- If firms deliver well in the early stages, there is a better chance of securing funding in the subsequent rounds
Heidi Roizen: A Common Mistake: Treating VC money as Your Own (2 min. 12 sec.)
Treating VC money as their own is the biggest mistake entrepreneurs make
- Entrepreneurs need to pay back VC money
- If there is some value created by the startup, VCs get their money back first
Ron Conway · Mike Maples Jr.: The Overfunded Start-Up? (1 min. 43 sec.)
Too much money for a startup is unnecessary and potentially toxic
- Extremely successful startups from Silicon Valley have been hyper frugal
- There is an inverse correlation between the amount of money the startup requires and their success
Marc Fleury: What Can a VC Do For You? (1 min. 1 sec.)
- VCs can bring financial security and professionalism to startups
- VCs have a unique body of knowledge that is useful to startups
