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How I Think About Seed Investing As A VC

Feld Thoughts

Dave McClure: MoneyBall for Startups: Invest BEFORE Product/Market Fit, Double-Down AFTER. In addition, I’ve made many seed investments as an angel investor in two time periods,1994-1996 and 2006-2007, and seen many more through my involvement as a co-founder of TechStars. ?Our Tags: Seed Financing seed VC.

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The Silliness Of Recapping Seed Rounds

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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. The company spends the $1m building and launching their first product. The product gets a lot better.

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9 Tips for Raising Startup Funds on AngelList

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He founded SKYLIST in 1996 from his college dorm room at Carnegie Mellon, and created UnsubCentral in 2004. Include screenshots of your product , a video walk-through and one or two charts that display traction or revenue. Money and Finance Lists. Productivity Lists. Global Syndication Partners. Focus on traction.