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That's great what you've done so far! I've raised over a million dollars specifically from angel investors. Raising money is usually a full time job. In order to get angel investment you need to put together a good pitch deck, practice your pitch and be prepared for good questions. Next you ...

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I think you're looking at the low hanging fruit rather than digging for the gold that is surely inside these goldmine companies... What I recommend is to advise all of these startups is to master internet marketing. It's the one skill set that once mastered, can and should give rise to new busin...

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Raising capital for a game in todays world is no different then raising money for a movie as it's a "hits business". Find other people who have raised money and ask them who they got money from, then try and convince them that you'll be able to make them money with your game. It's really that si...

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Option 1. Before you muddy the waters go to a local bank and see if they can help. They may be able to provide you a short term loan. Option 2. Ask friends and family if they will loan you the money. Option 3. Get a pitch deck together and get on AngelList

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This is a very complex question. I have personally gone through funding, I've used angellist and other platforms for this purpose. The reason for needing funds is not a concern for you at this time. Your concern is approach. Focus on that. Check out my blog Http://Unthinkeverything.blogspot.co...

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First of all BE VERY CAREFUL about exiting investors while bringing new ones on. You cannot give investors money back out of proceeds raised from new investors. It's illegal (called Ponzi). This is a VERY tough scenario since you are dealing with two substantial issues - 1) building (or rebuild...

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Applying for a Tax ID (EIN) is pretty simple and can be done online during the week by visiting: http://www.irs.gov/Businesses/Small-Businesses-&-Self-Employed/Apply-for-an-Employer-Identification-Number-%28EIN%29-Online Doing so will enable you not to have to use your social security number whe...

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You will always have to give people something they want (and you should give them even a little more than that as a gesture of being a good person), so you have to be imaginative and find the right people. To do this, the most valuable assets you have are [1] your location, [2] how cool and fun ...

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U can look at Angel.co or u can read this https://medium.com/@chris_boucher/top-10-best-online-platforms-to-find-an-investor-for-your-startup-b7c1ac38a5b7

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Wow, lots of questions here. Let me try to hit them in order: "Should I get a job or find investors?" IF you have access to enough investor capital (not debt and not your savings) and you can get to MVP and still maintain ownership of a sizable majority of the business then do it. IF that...

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