Raising money for Derek Hart Books is tough. Currently I'm talking with a private investment group, while still searching for the "right" Venture Capital company. I've even searched for angel investors that understand publishing, fine arts, peripheral markets, computer/video games or toys, but so far to no avail. I'm digging and searching and scraping. We've made presentations and came close, but not quite. After almost succeeding, I’m reluctant to get excited about any pending opportunity, until the ink is dry on the contract. I wish I had a magic wand and could just conjure up a serious investor with deep pockets, who believed in not only the potential, but the reality of such a vault of existing resources.
What we have learned is to never stop talking about it.
Every chance we get, one of us is plugging the product and envisioning how Danger Cruise would work in the cruiseline industry, or how A Favor for FDR would make a great movie with Tom Hanks, or how the Dragon books would easily convert into a fantastic computer game, action figures, graphic novel and movie too. When one of us runs out of steam, another partner picks up the slack and takes off after another prospect.
We have an excellent business plan, which has lots of assets to draw from. There is a creative force and energy behind this business that can't be denied.
However, in the end, it will be our knowledge of those assets, combined with enthusiasm and passion, which will invite an investor to believe in the cause.
This isn't just about me. This about a group of people who signed on to make awesome entertainment possible for all ages, adolescent to adult. I have illustrators and graphic artists, editors and webmasters, game and toy designers, all contracting to add their talent and skill to this endeavor. Derek Hart Books is providing a true marketplace for their endeavors and I'm responsible for their faith in me and our company. It's a dream and I will make it come true.
We've gathered the talent and the enthusiasm. We have an incredible team of professionals, both experienced and hungry. The assets are all lined up and this same team has outlined an incredible array of products to dazzle the imagination.
What we need now is capital. Not gobs and gobs of cash, but a solid financial base to get us going.
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