/technologies/businessofengineering/b/blog/posts/funding-goals-are-startups-expecting-too-much-too-soonCash flow is the lifeblood of any business. Without sufficient capital, it&#39;s almost impossible for any enterprise to survive, let alone progress. For startups in the process of developing their products and taking them onto the market, the mone...en-USTelligent Community 12https://community.element14.com/technologies/businessofengineering/b/blog/posts/funding-goals-are-startups-expecting-too-much-too-soonFri, 16 Dec 2016 18:43:12 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:744178c7-f1aa-4553-bf31-1df6438ea32cDAB0<p>Great post.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Start ups are always an interesting endeavor where you try to bound enthusiasm with engineering and business realities.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>That is one of the reason why venture capitalist are tough to get funding from.&nbsp; They expect you to have a very well thought out plan so that they can see a low risk return on investment.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>These crowd funded developments are very risky, but by limiting the investment by each individual, the risk is bounded for each contributor.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>It would be very interesting to see the statistics on both types of projects to see if the success/failure rate is different.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>No matter how you look at it, a new project is always risky.&nbsp; I never finished a development effort where I did not wish I could start over and do it better with the knowledge I gained.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>DAB</p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=2326&AppID=96&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">