Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 26, 2009

The companies I spoke to all agreed that the community there was extremely supportive, especially in the critical ulta-early-stage. As a result, the companies get a lot of exposure to VCs, investors, and partners in larger, more traditional startup hubs. Then, create an encouraging environment for early-stage companies.

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San Francisco Silicon Valley Startup Continuous Deployment 113

Feld Thoughts

JANUARY 2, 2016

Amy and I watched The Big Short on Tuesday with my partner Jason and his wife Jenn. ” I remember reading The Big Short in 2010 when it came out. ” I remember reading The Big Short in 2010 when it came out. My partners and I hadn’t yet created Foundry Group. Techstars didn’t exist.

Venture Capital 70

Venture Capital Seed Capital Early Stage Partner 70

Campus Entrepreneurship

MARCH 8, 2011

Stanford is a leading campus when it comes to entrepreneurship and a new seed fund deepens the web of entrepreneurship on campus. Early stage investment firm North Bridge Venture Partners has joined with the Asia-Pacific Entrepreneurship Society (ASES) and announced a $75,000 seed capital competition.

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Seed Capital Seed Stage Early Stage Asia 37

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 15, 2010

Next Wednesday we’ll have Dana Settle of Greycroft Partners, a New York / LA early-stage venture capital fund. has demonstrated both high user engagement and better than average conversion rates of 1%-3.5% (versus 0.05% for traditional display advertising) for February 2010. Rumored to be appox.

Stealth 285

Stealth SEC Advertising Accredited Investor 285

Gust

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

As of August 2010, Paul Graham famously proclaimed , “Convertible notes have won. ” Ressi in particular seems to be passionate about removing the “debt” component from convertible debt seed financing transactions. Convertible equity?

Finance 134

Finance Convertible Security Equity Seed Stage 134

mashable.com

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

Mashable Mashable reached out to angels, seed stage investors and VC firm partners and asked them to share their wisdom with the rest of us. Here’s an overview: Mitch Kapor: Kapor is founding partner of Kapor Capital , a firm that invests in seed and early stage startups.

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Angel Investor Startup San Francisco Social Media 80

VC Cafe

JULY 5, 2010

A s venture funds struggle to raise money in Israel, seed capital, one of the earliest and riskiest stages of investment, is becoming harder and harder to secure. To learn more, VC Cafe interviewed Brian Rosenzweig, one of the managing partners in the new fund and the former marketing director at 21Ventures.

Technical Review 106

Technical Review Software Review Seed Stage 106