7 Proven Alternatives to Launch Your Business Without Investors
“We have an idea — let’s find a VC to fund our project.”
I’ve heard this line too many times.
Fast forward a few months, and those same founders come back:
“No luck. Can you introduce us to some VCs?”
Then a few months later, the tone changes:
“Maybe our idea sucks. Nobody wants to fund it.”
Most founders believe venture capital is the ultimate startup fuel — fast money that launches companies into billion-dollar orbits.
The truth?
VCs don’t fund good businesses. They fund moonshots.
There are only two types of companies that fit their model:
1️⃣ Startups that create entirely new markets. Think biotech companies developing drugs that never existed before — protected by patents, with no competition in sight.
2️⃣ Startups that obliterate industries and take all the customers. Think Apple. The iPhone didn’t just improve mobile phones — it killed entire business models.
