1. Y our soul
for funding

2. SOME
RULES

3. 1.
specify why
you need
funding

4. 2.
avoid
unexperienced
investors

5. 3.
donʼt take
too much
funding!

6. 4.
separate the
good from
the bad guys

7. 5.
donʼt give away
>50% of your
company*
* seems to be a silly advice, but many (especially in germany) do that

8. 6. st
our 1 office
bootstrap

9. 7.
share your
ideas

10. 8.
look for
smart advisors

11. 9.
apply for
accelerators
and contests

12. 10.
fail fast
and cheap

13. itʼs you who
makes the difference

14. 3 key resources
for your startup

15. 1) NYC based VC, Fred Wilson, about the
Venture Capital industry: http://www.avc.com/
2) deals, figures, numbers - Mark Suster, a entrepreneur
who turned to the VC side http://www.bothsidesofthetable.com
3) Paul Jozefakʼs uncensored
VC insights: http://babblingvc.typepad.com

16. erlin,
you a re in B
If
s me e t up!
letʼ
Benjamin Rohé
e: me@make a startup.com
w: make a startup.com
m: +49 173 975 10 21
@benjaminr
proud member of:
! !

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