How to fund inventory for a growing physical product business

What people tried

Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.

1. 1
   Reaching out to professional networks, friends, and family for capital
2. 2
   Applying for e-commerce revenue-based financing or inventory lenders like Wayflyer and On Ramp
3. 3
   Using payment processor working capital programs like PayPal
4. 4
   Applying for a business line of credit via a traditional bank
5. 5
   Cold emailing strangers directly
6. 6
   Self-funding through selling written stories or personal projects
7. 7
   Publicly sharing the struggle to attract attention

In their words

Unedited, most upvoted first, each linked to the thread it came from.