Start-up Capital Quotes

There are immense numbers of potential entrepreneurs who can start their own businesses among the people who are working in large organisations.

Finding initial funds is the primary barrier most entrepreneurs face. Many people don't have three or six months' worth of savings to free themselves up to do months of unpaid legwork.

To be successful, you don't have to have all this crazy start-up capital or a ton of knowledge. I think it's actually helpful sometimes to not know all the rules because that way it's easier to break them.

VCs, angels and other networks help you validate your ideas.

As a new entrepreneur, you need a stake in the game, but you can't risk it all.

So many of the major decisions that affect the entire future of your enterprise happen during its first year in business. In fact, most don't make it because they don't know how to get the resources they need to survive.

The statistics for investing in small businesses are such that the vast majority fail.

I learned in architecture that you have to have a real plan. You have to have a client, they have to have distribution, start-up money, and have a vision of where it's going to go. All this has to be settled before you start, or else your work is just a story.