Inside Entrepreneurship: Knowledge, experience are keys to fundraising
| October 24, 2008 |  View for printing |
IT'S OFTEN SAID that great entrepreneurs are doers rather than dreamers. They attract lenders and investors based on a steady track record of delivering results on time and within budget.
But what about big-idea entrepreneurs who have to rely more on selling a vision than presenting interim progress to raise millions in startup funding? How do they demonstrate confidence in their strategies without seeming arrogant or irresponsibly idealistic? And how do entrepreneurs get in the door of deep-pocket investors?
This week, I'm taking a break from the usual column format to highlight the work of one local entrepreneur who is breaking ground -- actually fracturing rock -- in the geothermal energy sector.
By SUSAN SCHRETER SPECIAL TO THE P-I
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