Startups are Personal, Part VI: Funding the Startup Dream

In the last installment of our lessons learned series, Mike Willee and I covered the topic of mentorship. Here, we move onto funding. As an accountant and entrepreneur, I’m guided by the motto “cash is king.” From the day you start your business, money isn’t far from your mind. While you may have far-flung dreams of one day having enough money to retire to a private island, your more immediate concern is what you have at hand. We’ve all heard the axiom, “you have to spend money to ma...