Version One Ventures

JULY 22, 2014

The ability to raise money no longer determines one’s fate. With lowered costs to build and run websites, acquire and retain users, virtually anybody can pick up coding and start a tech company. First, there will be a consolidation in the accelerator space, with the net effect of reducing the number of available spaces for start-ups.

Finance 167

Finance Seed Money Bootstrapping Angel Investor 167

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 5, 2010

Partners in VC funds only wanted to fund entrepreneurs who had a certain percentage of their net worth tied up in their venture. VCs don’t have the same net worth litmus test and great entrepreneurs have a ton of sources for seed money to get financed very early. That’s hard core. Not my problem.

Entrepreneur 293

Entrepreneur CTO Hire South America Salary 293

Berkonomics

MARCH 30, 2012

Sara focuses upon another side of small business financing not typically considered in the angel and venture world, financing from sources for companies that will probably never be attractive to those niches. . Fees may seem high at first, but, on a total cost basis, these funding sources can appear more reasonable.

Intellectual Property 76

Intellectual Property Entrepreneur Small Business Administration SBA 76

pandodaily.com

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

If you are raising a seed round now, there are a few things you can do to protect yourself. There are still the same debates on whether or not you should take seed money from VCs. This comes only a few weeks after LivingSocial posted 3rd quarter net losses of around $556 million. Entrepreneurs are survivors by nature.

Technical Review 93

Technical Review Silicon Valley Incubator Syria 93