Hey Ryan. I'm developing my start-up (tumblr meets myspace meets bandcamp and a whole lot more) for the music sector by myself, keeping costs down and coding it alone. I know I'll need to seek investment at some point, mostly for the server infrastructure if nothing else. It is almost impossible to seek advice and support on a local level where I am, so what advice or guidance could you provide for someone going it alone at such an early stage?

You’re going to have to hustle and get to revenue asap. once you have some traction check out angel.co. Best of luck!

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