Don't listen to the dooms day bloggers that cry there is not seed round money for startups. Ignore depressing stories by depressed reporters. This is a great time to get startup money, anywhere in the world.
The great venture capitalists and respected angels are all actively looking for the next great startups. They know the weak have given up. The strong are easier to find (like you). They are eager to locate leaders with clever bplans and unfair advantages. They want to find you before their competition does. That is how they got wealthy.
Depressed economic times are the times when the next wave begins to rise. You want to hop aboard and ride its energy to success. So do eager investors and those top quality employees. Both are looking for the next Google in a new space. You can attract them now, with a great bplan. It is what they are seeking.
Bloggers and reporters are depressed because everyone out there in startup land is depressed (except the winners-to-be of the new wave of startups). So stand up, stand out and you'll find eager investors welcoming you with open arms.
When you read of smaller and smaller rounds of financing taking place, you can be assurred the next round of startups has begun. Seed rounds are smaller than the D, E and F rounds of old, struggling startups. That is your clue to get into action, go find your money.
BOTTOM LINE: Get your money when others think there is none for startups. There has never been a shortage of capital for startups. What we are short of is startups worth financing. So make yours so outstanding that VCs line up with their check books. That will happen when you start with the right attitude and prepare a bplan based on an amazing unfair advantage. That's how you will get your money.
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