Where would the gaints be without venture capital.
Venture capital rules that keep alot of people out
of the game.If you stand to lose your home if you
invest you may break a rule.You have to be able
to meet threshold to invest. So where did the
venture money come from to start all internet
big guys,they all had to use it. The experts say
the next tech thing is in garage now.It could be
some one on this forum.This forum could be a
player if they could find the social thing to get
people to communicate more. Off topic is the
start,who said delete off topic. Engineers think
verical and miss alot things going on around them.
Why would I know that, I am a social person that
starts conversations about a lot of subjects with
people anywhere.So why not get more conversations
going on off topic. Everything Is in place,every young
person using the tech devices are possible engineers.
Fun and learning is the rule today,are you having fun.
Can you venture out of your skin.

 

So where did the venture money come from to start all internet big guys,they all had to use it.

Which internet big guys? Google was run from a dorm room till they went public.
Apple began in a garage. Bill Gates negotiated with IBM for a sum of money for each copy of DOS they used.

As far as the Big Internet Guy named Dave ... his forum is grown as we type. I don't think Dave received compensation for his forum though.

In the United States, the federal government has all sorts of loans for small businesses. Visit http://www.sba.gov/

 

Facebook and tweeter what kind of message do you have about them.

 

Don't know about facebook or twitter or myspace.

 

Facebook, another college student, a sophomore. He became filthy rich of course. Started 2004, originally only for Harvard students and expanded from there.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facebook

Myspace, a combination of entrepreneur and corporation. Started 2003, based on another site, Friendster.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twitter

Twitter, another combination of entrepreneur and corporation. Started 2006.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twitter

 

My own personal list of preferred methods to grow a business, in order from best to worst.

1. Personal money with bootstrapping and low risk
2. Customer PO for large order with bank loan to fund growth
3. Private angel investment with no company control-related stipulations
4. Trade soul for success in deal with the devil
5. Initial Public Offering
6. Venture Capital Investment
7. Investment from friends and family

Somewhere in that list, there is a line I won't cross.