That's what Chuck Abate of PlantFind.com did, according to a New York Times article by Elizabeth Olson that appeared in last Thursday's Business section.

PlantFind.com is an online company that connects buyers and sellers of landscaping and nursery goods.

When Abate joined the company last fall, his job was to raise capital.

He went to vFinance.com to find investors, spending a total of $350 to connect with individual investors who provided $500,000 in funding for his company.

Abate said the process was relatively simple.

He told the Times, "It was pretty easy to navigate."

Maybe I need to wander over to vFinance.com and have a look.

Waiting for the virtual Godot doesn't seem to be having much of an effect on my bank balance.

Here's a link to the Times story.