Has anyone here ever gone after funding and gotten it?

Networking is the KEY and it is really the only way you can fund your stuff. Funding an Adult Site can happen but you have to hang out where people who like that stuff hang out.

Good luck on your mission

Yes for sure.
I know a guy (my brother in law) who owns a major consulting company and they are starting to invest in some startups. I can hook you up with him.

I have, its not easy, but being persistent & networking, talking to people & make sure you have a solid business plan. Be prepared to talk to a bunch of flaky people, but thats part of the game...Im in round 2 of capital searching myself! lol but good luck dude! if you have any questions send me an email, I'll try to help !
Cheers,
Walt

How much money are you actually looking for?

Good luck!

With mainstream you will have more chance. The last 14 months we developed a huge touchscreen application to automate child day care organisations with touchscreens/tablet apps for a client.

They funded the seed investment stage themselves and recently have been funded by a VC for round 1 investment.

From what I know is that they could choose over a few VC's.

NDA are enforceable. They are based on state law, but can be transfered to federal.

Non-Compete agreements are a different story...

Very happy to see this topic. I actually noticed it when I came online and wanted to start the exact same one.

Not trying to hijack here, perhaps answers to my questions will add value.

I have 2 private investors who are interested in investing. Never had any experience with investment/loans and stuff so I really don't know where to take it. Wouldn't even know what to invest the money in.

What are the top things you guys would invest in for your adult site?

Good luck enforcing it on that new start up out of Belize..

Where you lack in content you need to make up with being a smooth talker/ bullshiter.

It really comes down to having the right connections. Not many people out there who throw money around on VC projects and its hard to find them. If you already know the right people you have a leg up. If you don't know the right people it's going to be damn near impossible to find someone.

Also, if you trying to pitch an idea or concept that isn't making money yet, or worst you haven't even built it yet then you have a .0001% chance of getting funding. Most VC guys want to see a successful product or service and someone who needs resources to grow it and expand.

traffic.... purchasing existing traffic sites that you could use to send sales to your adult site and/or make money from selling the traffic you don't use and/or making affiliate sales from that site.

I have received funding from private investors for various projects 3 times now. Couple hundred grand each time.

I never had to shop any around, I always somehow managed to make a deal with the first people I talked to.

Tips... Be honest with yourself in your business plan. Don't write it like "how can I convince this guy/bank/whatever to give me money" enter into it more like "Is this something I truly want to spend the next 3 years of my life doing?" and use the business plan to answer that question. You need to be your own devil's advocate.

Don't go empty handed, and follow up regularly. They will usually do a long due diligence process, so if your mania doesn't last that long, you'll deflate or get desperate and they'll see it. Usually people looking for investment are clearly very excited about their ideas, but you need to back that up with substance.

If you don't absolutely have to get money, don't. Why are you giving away half of a successful idea? Think long and hard about that question.

Don't get a "loan" for the love of god. Loans need to be repaid. Investments do not. If you fail, they lose their money. It's not like a bank where you got a loan, spent the money, and now you owe your life to them. Don't do that.

Lawyer up, create a corporation, yadda yadda.

Ask what an investor can do for you beyond money. Money only does so much.

And finally, investment is best used to grow a business, not start one. First, you'll be in a better position to bargain with a finished or successful project. Second, money spent on startup costs is usually lost, and most investors don't want to spend enough to both start a business and then re-up and grow it from there.

Money is best used to accelerate a business. If you have a successful business and say to yourself "if I only had a million dollars I could exploit this opportunity so much more" then that's a good case for investment dollars.

Oh and the biggest, best, #1 tip of all time....

Never borrow money from someone who can't afford to lose it. I've never asked for a dollar to start a business from a friend or family member, and I never will.

Have you had your biz plan reviewed? Get your lawyer or someone with experience to review it. You'll Only get one shot

How does one start to search for private investors?

Also,has anyone here had any dealings with:
www.securityfirstms.com

Not sure, check your junk folder in your email for one and tell me how things work out.