Up and Running
APRIL 18, 2014
With my adolescent dreams up in flames, I decided to get back at my unsupportive mom and dad the only way I knew how: I became an entrepreneur. David sold his recording equipment for $50,000 and they borrowed the rest of their seed money from a bank. And that choice became a different kind of fantasy entirely. David’s advice.
Version One Ventures
DECEMBER 14, 2016
At the same time, seed money is still abundant due to the proliferation of micro VC over the past few years. Every 10-15 years, a major cycle reshapes the computing landscape: PC (1981), Internet (1994), Mobile (2007). If you’re enthusiastic about these themes as an entrepreneur, investor, or operator, please reach out!
Feld Thoughts
JULY 14, 2015
A company raises $1m of seed money from angels in a convertible note with a $6m cap. Assuming equity is raised at or above that cap, the total dilution, before the new money, is 16.6% (equivalent to an equity financing of $1m at a $6m post money valuation. But in this cycle, I hadn’t seen it in a seed round.
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