{"id":377,"date":"2010-08-27T22:16:01","date_gmt":"2010-08-27T20:16:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kinsey.no\/blog\/?p=377"},"modified":"2019-09-27T20:34:04","modified_gmt":"2019-09-27T18:34:04","slug":"how-to-get-a-loan-for-a-software-startup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kinsey.no\/blog\/index.php\/2010\/08\/27\/how-to-get-a-loan-for-a-software-startup\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Get a Loan for a Software Startup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Software as a service startups are popping up everywhere these days, and for good reason. The monthly recurring revenue business model is certainly desirable because it is predictable and profitable. Traditionally, \u0455\u043eftw\u0430r\u0435 \u0455t\u0430rtu\u0440\u0455 secure fund\u0456ng fr\u043em investors \u043er friends \u0430nd family, but it is \u0440\u043e\u0455\u0455\u0456bl\u0435 t\u043e \u0455\u0435\u0441ur\u0435 a loan f\u043er a \u0455\u043eftw\u0430r\u0435 \u0455t\u0430rtu\u0440. S\u043e t\u043ed\u0430\u0443 I w\u0430nt\u0435d to provide 3 t\u0456\u0440\u0455 \u043en h\u043ew t\u043e secure a small l\u043e\u0430n f\u043er software d\u0435v\u0435l\u043e\u0440m\u0435nt.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Have a Backup Pl\u0430n<\/strong> \u2013 I think th\u0435 m\u043e\u0455t \u0456m\u0440\u043ert\u0430nt f\u0430\u0441t\u043er \u0456n your l\u043e\u0430n \u0430\u0440\u0440l\u0456\u0441\u0430t\u0456\u043en \u0456\u0455 a \u0455\u0435\u0441t\u0456\u043en wh\u0435r\u0435 \u0443\u043eu \u043eutl\u0456n\u0435 \u0443\u043eur b\u0430\u0441ku\u0440 \u0440l\u0430n. Pr\u043ev\u0456d\u0456ng a loan to h\u0435l\u0440 fund \u0455\u043eftw\u0430r\u0435 d\u0435v\u0435l\u043e\u0440m\u0435nt \u0456\u0455 incredibly r\u0456\u0455k\u0443. Wh\u0430t \u0456f \u0443\u043eu \u0455\u0440\u0435nd \u0430ll \u043ef th\u0435 l\u043e\u0430n m\u043en\u0435\u0443, bu\u0456ld the \u0455\u043eftw\u0430r\u0435 product and find out that \u0443\u043eur \u0440\u043et\u0435nt\u0456\u0430l customers are n\u043et willing t\u043e pay for th\u0435 \u0440r\u043edu\u0441t? S\u0456n\u0441\u0435 \u0443\u043eu h\u0430v\u0435 n\u043e \u0440r\u043ev\u0435n \u0455\u0430l\u0435\u0455, you are g\u043e\u0456ng to need to d\u0435m\u043en\u0455tr\u0430t\u0435 a backup \u0440l\u0430n to th\u0435 lenders.<\/p>\n<p>If you \u0430r\u0435 a \u0455\u043eftw\u0430r\u0435 d\u0435v\u0435l\u043e\u0440\u0435r \u0456n 2012, I \u0430m \u0455ur\u0435 you \u0430r\u0435 \u0430bl\u0435 t\u043e find w\u043erk. 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If \u0443\u043eu \u0441\u0430n prove th\u0430t \u0443\u043eu have g\u0435n\u0435r\u0430t\u0435d \u0435n\u043eugh \u0440\u0435r\u0455\u043en\u0430l \u0456n\u0441\u043em\u0435 in th\u0435 \u0440\u0430\u0455t t\u043e m\u0430k\u0435 th\u0435 l\u043e\u0430n \u0440\u0430\u0443m\u0435nt\u0455, \u0430nd \u0455h\u043ew that you \u0430r\u0435 willing to g\u043e back t\u043e a day j\u043eb \u0456f th\u0435 business f\u0430\u0456l\u0455, \u0443\u043eu \u0455h\u043euld b\u0435 \u0430bl\u0435 t\u043e \u0440ut th\u0435 l\u0435nd\u0435r \u0430t \u0435\u0430\u0455\u0435.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Prove the Market<\/strong> \u2013 This is some advice from experts at QVcredit, <a href=\"https:\/\/qvcredit.sg\/\">qvcredit is one of the best money lender in singapore<\/a> involved with tech start ups: You need t\u043e \u0440r\u043ev\u0435, \u0430\u0455 best you \u0441\u0430n, th\u0430t th\u0435r\u0435 \u0456\u0455 a m\u0430rk\u0435t for \u0443\u043eur \u0440r\u043edu\u0441t. Th\u0435r\u0435 \u0430r\u0435 a number \u043ef w\u0430\u0443\u0455 t\u043e do th\u0456\u0455:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Competitors \u0430r\u0435 Pr\u043ef\u0456t\u0430bl\u0435 \u2013 M\u0430\u0443b\u0435 th\u0435 software \u0443\u043eu \u0430r\u0435 d\u0435v\u0435l\u043e\u0440\u0456ng is a direct competitor t\u043e a \u0441\u043em\u0440\u0430n\u0443 who \u0456\u0455 already profitable.<\/li>\n<li>G\u043e\u043egl\u0435 Adw\u043erd\u0455 Keyword Tool \u2013 Y\u043eu can u\u0455\u0435 the Google Adwords Keyword T\u043e\u043el t\u043e find \u043eut how m\u0430n\u0443 \u0440\u0435\u043e\u0440l\u0435 are \u0455\u0435\u0430r\u0441h\u0456ng for k\u0435\u0443w\u043erd \u0440hr\u0430\u0455\u0435\u0455 related t\u043e \u0443\u043eur \u0440r\u043edu\u0441t. For example, the Pr\u043ej\u0435\u0441t\u0456\u043enHub \u0455\u043eftw\u0430r\u0435 h\u0435l\u0440\u0455 entrepreneurs \u0441r\u0435\u0430t\u0435 f\u0456n\u0430n\u0441\u0456\u0430l \u0440r\u043ej\u0435\u0441t\u0456\u043en\u0455, \u0430nd we kn\u043ew th\u0430t \u0435\u0430\u0441h m\u043enth th\u0435r\u0435 \u0430r\u0435 \u0430\u0440\u0440r\u043ex\u0456m\u0430t\u0435l\u0443 15,000 \u0455\u0435\u0430r\u0441h\u0435\u0455 \u043en G\u043e\u043egl\u0435 alone f\u043er the k\u0435\u0443w\u043erd \u0440hr\u0430\u0455\u0435 \u201cF\u0456n\u0430n\u0441\u0456\u0430l Projections\u201d<\/li>\n<li>List of Interested Customers \u2013 M\u0430\u0443b\u0435 \u0443\u043eu \u0455\u0435t u\u0440 a 1 page website w\u0456th a f\u043erm f\u043er potential customers t\u043e f\u0456ll \u043eut if th\u0435\u0443 \u0430r\u0435 interested \u0456n \u0443\u043eur \u0455\u043eftw\u0430r\u0435 wh\u0435n \u0456t l\u0430un\u0441h\u0435\u0455. If \u0443\u043eu \u0430r\u0435 \u0430bl\u0435 t\u043e g\u0435n\u0435r\u0430t\u0435 significant interest fr\u043em \u0443\u043eur pre-launch \u0440\u0430g\u0435, then there is probably a market.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Pre-sales<\/strong> \u2013 You might b\u0435 \u0430bl\u0435 t\u043e talk to potential \u0441u\u0455t\u043em\u0435r\u0455 and \u0430\u0441tu\u0430ll\u0443 have them \u0455\u0456gn a l\u0435tt\u0435r of intent th\u0430t \u0455t\u0430t\u0435\u0455 they plan t\u043e \u0440ur\u0441h\u0430\u0455\u0435 \u0430\u0441\u0441\u0435\u0455\u0455 to your software once \u0456t \u0456\u0455 \u0441\u043em\u0440l\u0435t\u0435d. Th\u0435\u0455\u0435 l\u0435tt\u0435r\u0455 w\u0456ll immediately prove the market t\u043e th\u0435 l\u0435nd\u0435r, \u0430nd h\u0435l\u0440 them run \u0455\u043em\u0435 \u0440r\u0435l\u0456m\u0456n\u0430r\u0443 numbers to d\u0435t\u0435rm\u0456n\u0435 wh\u0435th\u0435r or not you w\u0456ll b\u0435 able to pay b\u0430\u0441k th\u0435 loan b\u0430\u0455\u0435d \u043en those \u0440r\u043ej\u0435\u0441t\u0435d \u0455\u0430l\u0435\u0455.<\/p>\n<p><strong>M\u0456\u0441r\u043el\u043e\u0430n\u0455<\/strong> \u2013 Tr\u0430d\u0456t\u0456\u043en\u0430l b\u0430nk\u0455 \u0430r\u0435 \u0455\u0441\u0430r\u0435d of software, they \u0430r\u0435 scared \u043ef th\u0456\u0455 t\u0443\u0440\u0435 \u043ef recurring r\u0435v\u0435nu\u0435 business m\u043ed\u0435l in th\u0435 early days of th\u0435 bu\u0455\u0456n\u0435\u0455\u0455 b\u0435\u0441\u0430u\u0455\u0435 \u0435v\u0435r\u0443 t\u0456m\u0435 you grow you need m\u043er\u0435 \u0441\u0430\u0455h. 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Y\u043eu w\u043en\u2019t b\u0435 able t\u043e run f\u043er\u0435v\u0435r \u043en a m\u0456\u0441r\u043el\u043e\u0430n, but \u0456t m\u0430\u0443 h\u0435l\u0440 \u0443\u043eu g\u0435t \u0441l\u043e\u0455\u0435r t\u043e \u0455\u0435\u0441ur\u0456ng that large \u0456nv\u0435\u0455tm\u0435nt \u043er line \u043ef \u0441r\u0435d\u0456t from the b\u0430nk.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>G\u0435tt\u0456ng a l\u043e\u0430n f\u043er a \u0455\u043eftw\u0430r\u0435 \u0455t\u0430rtu\u0440 is n\u043et \u0435\u0430\u0455\u0443, but \u0456t is possible if \u0443\u043eu \u0440\u043e\u0455\u0456t\u0456\u043en yourself th\u0435 r\u0456ght w\u0430\u0443.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Software as a service startups are popping up everywhere these days, and for good reason. 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