HVVH Funding Series #1 - Fundraising 101

A 60-minute solo presentation for any founder who has wondered whether they should raise money, and how. Covers the three things most founders get wrong before they ever talk to an investor: the Silicon Valley mental model doesn't apply here, investors aren't a bank, and the Hudson Valley capital landscape is different from what you read about. We'll map six types of funding available to founders, including bootstrap, SBA loans, revenue-based financing, angel investment, seed funds, and venture capital. We'll also cover how investors actually make money and what a fundraise looks like end-to-end, from first contact to close.