# 3 tips that helped me recruit game-changing investors

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/3-tips-that-helped-me-recruit-game-changing-investors/
- Published: 2021-01-05T09:45:29-06:00
- Author: Curated by Theresa Wysocki

Story by Kristen Miller. The Next Web – January 4, 2021. Many entrepreneurs embark on their journey through a desire to “be their own boss,” little realizing that teaming up with the wrong investor might leave them working for the boss from hell! I had heard enough of these cautionary tales to make me wary of raising money and so I avoided this as much as possible by focusing on businesses that I could bootstrap and fund through revenue. And I managed to do this a few times. However, with my latest venture, the first merchandising-as-a-service solution for retailers — Stylyze, I needed to face my fears and see if I could flip the script as we recognized that we need to bring in specific talent to help elevate our business and put it on the fast track to success. […] Click here to view original web page at thenextweb.com