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All I Need Is Money: How to Finance Your Invention
by Jack Lander
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Summary
Find the money you need to bring your invention to life!
You have a great idea – but unless you find the right financing, your inventions may never get beyond the notebook. With All I Need Is Money, you'll find out how to secure the funding you need to make your invention a reality.
Thousands of potential investors are looking for a great idea to get behind -- and All I Need Is Money helps you find them. In particular, the book shows you how to:
- identify sources of personal funding
- locate "big league" sources for financing
- understand why banks loan money
- find strategic, manufacturing and financial partners
- convince "investment angels" to commit
- avoid misspending money
All I Need Is Money is packed with real-world advice, tips and strategies that will increase your likelihood of finding sources of funding. It also provides you with samples of business plans and business proposals (essential tools when seeking money), plus dozens of resources, online and off.
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Table of Contents
1. The Money Hierarchy
Gas Money [$500 to $1,250]
Seed Money [$7,000 to $15,000]
Angel Finance [$25,000 to $1,000,000]
Venture Capital and Bank Loans [$50,000 to $10,000,000]
Initial Public Offerings (IPOs) [$1,000,000 and above]
2. Will You License or Manufacture?
The Inventor-for-Royalties
The Entrepreneurial Inventor
Charting Your Course
3. Six Tasks to Convert Your Idea Into a Product
Define Your Invention
Assess Marketability
Assess Patentability
Get a Prototype
Patent Your Invention
Test Market Your Invention
4. Self-Financing Your Idea
Savings
Credit Cards
Signature Loans
Loans Against Life Insurance
Life Insurance Dividends
5. Lenders and Investors
Loans
Equity Financing-Seeking Investment
6. Communicating Your Ideas
The Hidden Message
Telephone Calls
Letters and Email
Product Presentations
Business Proposal
Business Plan
7. Preparing Your Business Proposal or Business Plan
Two Sample Summaries
Drafting Your Business Proposal
After You Send Your Business Proposal
Your Business Plan
8. Strategic Partners
Designers and Prototypers
Patent Agents and Attorneys
Licensing Agents
Manufacturers
Dividing the Pie With Strategic Partners
9. Angel Investment
The Angel Spectrum
What Motivates an Angel to Invest?
Due Diligence
How Much Equity Does an Angel Want?
Don't Violate Securities Laws
Nearby Angels
Remote Angels
10. Borrowing From the Bank
The Five "C's" of Credit
SBA Loans
11. Beyond Angels
Venture Capitalists
Exit Strategies: IPOs, Mergers, and Sales
Final Thoughts
12. Resources
Magazines
Software
Books
Inventor Resources
Patent Law and Intellectual Property Law Websites
Patent Searching
Nonprofit Inventor Associations
Invention and Related Trade Shows
Design and Prototyping Services
Marketing, Licensing, and Rep Services
Manufacturing Services
Mentoring Services
Finding and Using a Lawyer
Help From Other Experts
Online Small Business Resources
State Offices Providing Small Business Help
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