1. Five Successful Paths to Funding By Brian Tsuchiya, The StartUp Guru Visionary Founder Vim, Inc

2. The Five Directives 1.Never, ever, ever say these projections are conservative- related never say we just want 1% of the market 2.Build a fundable team- investors invest in people 3.Create real momentum 4.Put skin in the game 5.Commit right now to invest 50% of you work time on fund raising efforts

3. The Five Paths Venture Capital Angel Bank Loans Government Grants Crowdfunding

4. Brian Tsuchiya Bio Personal I am a dad with two boys, All-American swimmer in college, committed to inner work and conscious relationships, metaphysical man, love creative expression and being of service Professional Visionary in my EZOG Style I am an entrepreneur - over 20 years of experience I raised almost $2 million in private equity Founder of Vim, Inc Creator of Vim Funding, Vim People, Vim Insights, Vim Cares Foundation

5. Vim Startups

7. First: Determine are you venture fundable? Second: Create your VC roadmap Third: Stay open and flexible

8. First: Understand why angels invest Second: Commit to spending 50% of your time networking for angels Third: Look at this as a partnership

9. First: Understand banks loan against assets and income streams only, require high credit score Second: Build relationships with bankers long before you need money Third: Once you get a loan, communication is the key

10. First: Entrepreneur must have partnership with university or nonprofit Second: Engage a previously funded PI- principal investigator Third: Hire a great grant writer, ideally one with experience in your industry

11. First: First determine the type of crowdfunding campaign Second: Build your tribe, followers, affinity group- use social media Third: Invest to create great graphics, videos, marketing campaign and engage your close network to invest 1st

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