In the earliest stage, funding is often personal. Many entrepreneurs begin by bootstrapping—relying on personal savings, business credit cards, home equity loans, or lines of credit. While this gives ...

Joseph Drups, founder of Drups Ventures, buys businesses to incubate high-return, passive income portfolios. While founders grind away in incubators, chasing unicorn status and burning through venture ...

Think about starting the business — think about starting the anything — and you’ll probably stay stuck in an endless loop of thinking, planning, and evaluating. Your plan will never seem perfect, the ...