Building an Ecommerce Business, Part 13: Raising Money

Launching an ecommerce business takes perseverance, passion, and, typically, money. Raising that money can be time-consuming and frustrating. For this interview, I spoke with Joshua Bingaman and Brad Day. Bingaman is the founder of creative director of Helm Boots, an Austin, Texas-based manufacturer and seller of hand-crafted leather boots. Day is the company's president. We discussed the process of evolving from a start-up, bootstrapped company to one that needs investors, money, and s...