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How to Fund Your Startup

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FEATURED COMPANIES/FOUNDERS: - Her Campus Media: Windsor Hanger: https://www.33voices.com/interviews/building-the-1-online-community-for-college-women - GiveForward: Desiree Vargas Wrigley and Ethan Austin: https://www.33voices.com/interviews/raising-100m-for-medical-expenses - ZinePak: Brittany Hodak and Kim Kaupe: https://www.33voices.com/interviews/elevating-entertainment INSIGHTS: GiveForward: - Donor fatigue is inevitable - To avoid it, social enterprises should start out with a for profit model. - To operate at lower margins, scale revenue at the same rate as your product. ZinePak: - Ideas don’t indicate success - Show them the numbers. - To operate at a low overhead, use a creative layout for your finances - Try extending due dates or paying in installments. Her Campus Media: - The difference between an idea and a business is how you make money - Monetize from day 1. - Be proactive - Reach out to partners who can help you achieve your goals. - Adapt your business strategy to clients’ needs - When they ask for “x” find a way to deliver. - The end game is simple - If you wouldn’t pay for the service, others won’t either. CALL TO ACTION QUESTION: How do you monetize your business?

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INSIGHTS FROM SUCCESSFUL FOUNDERS

How to FUND Your Startup

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This presentation consists of insights from 33voices® interviews hosted by:

@ChaseJenningsExecutive Producer

@JennaAbdouProduction Manager

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featured founders:

DESIREE VARGAS WRIGLEY & ETHAN AUSTIN

GiveForward

KIM KAUPE & BRITTANY HODAK

ZINEPAK

WINDSOR HANGER

Her Campus Media

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WATCH THE INTERVIEW | ZinePak

use a creative layout for your financesTo operate at a low overhead.Try extending due dates or paying in installments.

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WATCH THE INTERVIEW | ZinePak

Ideas don’t indicate success;Show them the numbers.

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WATCH THE INTERVIEW | GiveForward

Visit GiveForward.com

Donor fatigue is inevitable.

To avoid it, social enterprises should start out

with a for profit model.

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WATCH THE INTERVIEW | GiveForward

Visit GiveForward.com

To operate at lower margins,scale revenue at the same rate as your product.

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WATCH THE INTERVIEW | Her Campus Media

Monetize from day 1.

The difference between an idea and a business

is how you make money.

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WATCH THE INTERVIEW | Her Campus Media

Be proactive.Reach out to partners who can help you achieve your goals.

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WATCH THE INTERVIEW | Her Campus Media

Adapt your business strategy to clients’ needs.

When they ask for “x,” find a way to deliver.

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WATCH THE INTERVIEW | Her Campus Media

The end game is simple -If you wouldn’t pay for the service,

they won’t either.

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How are you funding your startup?Tweet us at @33voices & we’ll include your

insight in our weekly newsletter

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