Borrowing From Friends And Family
Lesson 6 from: FAST CLASS: Fund Your Business for GrowthSusan Schreter
Borrowing From Friends And Family
Lesson 6 from: FAST CLASS: Fund Your Business for GrowthSusan Schreter
Lesson Info
6. Borrowing From Friends And Family
Lessons
Funding Helps You Achieve Your Dream
14:27 2Personal Debt Vs Outsider Debt
11:39 3Debt Or Equity - Which Is Right For You?
06:23 4Best Starter Debt Deal: Microloans
08:21 5Worst Starter Debt Deal: Payday Loans
09:29 6Borrowing From Friends And Family
05:03 7Lending Sources Made Easy And Accountable
21:18 8More Lending Sources
14:29Convincing Lenders To Believe In You
05:23 10Tips For Approaching Lenders
14:43 11Achieve Big Dream With Investor Cash
18:28 12Gain Financial Empowerment
30:43 13Raising $$$ From Individuals
49:38 14Pros And Cons Of Crowdfunding
05:50 15Venture Capital Investors 101
33:28 16Getting In VCs - No Mba Required
26:23 17Negotiating For Success
27:24 18How To Keep A Big Stake In Your Company
34:38Lesson Info
Borrowing From Friends And Family
borrowing from friends and family members, it can be a good thing or it can be a really bad thing that will forever wreck thanksgiving day. When do you go to family members who can remember just like you, Family members can invest their cash in the form of equity or they can be a source of borrowing money. So maybe that other option is going to friends and family members for a loan for your business. So let's start out with how to make it a good working relationship. When might it make sense to turn to them first? Remember the chart of how long you're gonna need their money? How long does it take for you to turn over a customer? If it is a long period of time, don't mislead your friends and family members that it's really a short time. I really believe in karma in business and I've seen it in a strange way where if I'm working with struggling entrepreneurs and they've kind of snookered friends and family members by not really telling them the real deal. For some reason I see that they ...
have more and more troubles, right? I believe with your lenders, your investors, be it friends and family members are complete strangers. Everything. Great, awesome partnership starts with being honest, not misleading them that you pay them back tomorrow or next month when there's no way you can. So that's a starting point, what cash you need and for how long should be a part of that discussion with your friend and family member, Otherwise you're gonna start ignoring them. You're not going to show up at thanksgiving they're gonna ask. So you tell them and add in some extra time. So you know, I'm not sure I know when I can pay you back here is what I'm going to use the money for, treat them with respect and they will trust you more. The pros obviously if you can't pay them back, they're probably not going to come in and take away your house or your couch like other lenders when you signed on the dotted line. I do believe that friends and family members really want you to succeed. The reason why they're giving you money or investing in your company is so that you succeed. If you're thinking about your big idea and borrowing money from your friends and family members and saying as soon as I get investors, I'll pay you back. I'm saying no. So what will happen six months or a year from now? You will be in this situation where you have to call up your friend and family member and say the investors are saying, no, they won't let me do it. They want you to sign this document that converts your loan into equity. And by the way, if you've lent money to your business, the same thing document converting debt into equity as a condition of investment. So this is the wrinkle that is most likely going to upset thanksgiving dinner. The investors may say, oh, just convert to common stock now in an upcoming section and in some of the bonus materials, we're gonna dive much deeper into this. But because we're here and I know there are people in our audience who have taken money and from friends and family members in the form of debt and are hoping investors will pay that off. They'll probably the investors will suggest convert into common stock, which you should ask for is to convert this there investment under the same deal terms as the investors. If you don't ask, you don't get the investors are going to have a better deal. So why not ask for the conversion under the identical same deal terms as the investors. It will be the best thing for your friends and family members If you're going to borrow money or ask for money from investors, I want you to spend it on things that come back to you in something more and earlier on. I said tell me how much money you want. $1,000 $5,000. You pick a number. But then the next step in doing that is am I using it? Well, a lot of times the first chunk of cash people get from lenders or investors is blown on stuff that doesn't bring back a customer. You waste your cash. So that's why you know, I'm Susan start on purpose. You start every initiative with a real purpose and then you do it with precision.
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