Mark Hill of Collina Ventures presenting at Hackers and Founders - Indianapolis

Gentlemen, we have run out of money. Now we have to think.
Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels quoting Winston Churchill (via www.twitter.com/paulroales

If you’ve ever thought about adding an advisor to your startup or you’ve NEVER thought about it because you don’t know what value they can provide, read this presentation. It’s a great intro and answers a lot of questions you probably never thought to ask.

It’s not pretty, but it’s an effective presentation.

But look, even if you have no cash, you always have time and creativity. Find a way.
Rob May, “What I Learned Raising A Million Dollars For a Startup With No Business Plan and No Financial Projections (While Drinking a Beer)”

Click the link (brown box, white type above) to see more, but here are immediate deadlines:

SproutBox - March 1
i/o Ventures - March 1
YCombinator - March 3
Startl - March 15
Tech Wildcatters - March 19
Techstars, Boulder - March 22
Dreamit Ventures - March 22
Betaspring - March 22

*Thanks to David Weisburd for showing me the link

More very concise, immediately useful advice on raising a seed round from Angels or even VC’s.

Provides a great outline in short order. Also see Part I of this series: Elevator Pitch

This is a thorough, yet brief post on how to raise money from Angels and other seed investors. It gives very tangible advice. If you’re in this stage of your startup (which we are at Pocket Tales), you can start using this information immediately.