Funding and Finance

Cash efficiency may be the forgotten stepchild of measuring early stage startup effectiveness. People often talk about go-to-market strategies, product effectiveness or even quality of the team as key indicators of…

Live Free and Start knows that a successful startup ecosystem and strong business climate require many things, but access to capital is one of the most critical components. As part…

I saw a line on twitter the other day that in essence said, ‘The difference between a startup groupie and a startup angel depends on whether they write checks.’ It…

I’ve been involved in Angel investing for over 20 years, so the process seems simple, although the relationship part is never simple. I forget that it comes across as a…

A business with a strong management team should never have to postpone a solid growth plan because it can’t find the right kind of financing. Yet that can happen. Successful…

The information age owes its beginnings to taxes. Blaise Pascal invented the first computer in 1642. It was a digital calculator—the Pascaline—that could add, subtract, multiply, and divide numbers up…

In today’s world and thriving startup ecosystem, we are consistently hearing news of startup companies securing large rounds of funding from Venture Capital firms.  To some (especially to those in…

Thank you to everyone who attended Live Free and Start’s 1st Angel Investing in the Granite State conference.  We had over 120 investors and ecosystem partners come together to learn, connect and explore…

Have you considered becoming an angel investor? If you are interested in supporting entrepreneurship, investing in your community, or supporting certain industries, consider angel investing.   Angels are accredited investors who use their own…

To meet their earliest financing needs, startup founders often turn to so-called “friends and family” for funding. This early-stage financing can help bridge the gap for a company that needs…