{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fconversationsonstartups.com%2Fepisodes%2F18-grants-vExW14EW","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"18 - Grants","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/4606a882-8887-446d-9774-9ebf346d86dc/acb9214a-2ef7-4c94-9ffd-0b102789a39f/screen-shot-2022-07-28-at-6-25-55-am.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"<iframe src=\"https://player.simplecast.com/dc6fff79-4988-46f3-a846-6f25e00513af\" height=\"200\" width=\"100%\" title=\"18 - Grants\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"></iframe>","height":200,"description":"Free money. What entrepreneur does not want free money? The kind of money that does not need to be paid back. The kind of money that does not water down the stake you hold in your own venture. Sounds great, doesn’t it? Of course, no source of funding comes without obligation or without work. In the case of grants, you have to do research to find sources that line up with your business mission, you have to put together a compelling application, and you may have reporting obligations too. But still. Free. Did we mention, free? "}