Options with investors, need diffrent options/answers.?

Question

I was just curious as to how you go about getting investors to lay the money into your project or business. And how you go about finding these people that are willing to do things like that? Is talking to an investor like talking to the bank, or is a totally diffrent world talking to an individual investor? Any and all insight on this question would be great and appreciated

Answer 1

You need a business plan before speaking with a serious investor.

Investor's are different than banks. Most investors will want a piece of your business. They don't generally just loan money... that's what banks are for. Also, investors will give you advice on how to run a business professionally. As they too, are business professionals. You can find investors by speaking with attorneys, bankers, business owners, etc. They're all over. If you look hard... you're bound to find a few.

Good luck!

Answer 2

It all sounds nice because America is on the tail end of the biggest boom in it's 200+ year history. But with the baby boomers retiring, around 2009 or 2010, America will go through the exact same thing that Japan went through in the 80's; ten years (at least!) of a flat stock market. If you're looking to invest to save for your family and your retirement, don't count on broad mutual funds from 2010 to 2020 or 2025. Options carry a lot more risk, yes. If you don't have the skill and won't devote the time to managing options investments, stay out of them. But at least do yourself the favor and invest in stock areas that we know will do well over the next ten years, energy companies (oil, electric, etc), pharmaceutacals (all those aging boomers will pop a lot of pills), and procter and gamble (people will continue to shower, shave, and brush their teeth even if things get really bad.) Don't buy that BS that you're not losing money as long as you hold it until it comes back up again. You lost tons of money you could have made in other investments. Good luck.

Answer 3

Part of it is luck, in terms of meeting up with someone who shares your vision. McLaren was started by a mechanic who met someone who was willing to give him all the cash he needed for the business. The investor obviously gets a big piece of the pie of the returns, but from I heard he doesn't butt into the operations at all.