Startups, by their nature, are often business experiments, mixing funding issues with product development and learning to pivot along the way as the market changes and the product offering matures. In the music world, navigating entrenched relationships, licensing issues, and technology can complicate things for founders, and making strategic decisions about how to fund an organization with what type of capital is imperative yet vexing.
How can a music startup find angel investors or venture capital firms? Should a company sell equity or issue debt? Are incubators worth the time? What should a pitch include? How should the deal be structured? We'll dive into all of these critical questions, and more, in this discussion.