2011 Early Stage Finance Incubator 
Startup Company Lawyer
AUGUST 31, 2012
Over the past few years, convertible debt has emerged as a quick and inexpensive method for startup companies to raise money from angel investors and early stage venture funds. ” As a result, Ted introduced the Series Seed preferred stock documents as an alternative to convertible debt for early stage investments.
Both Sides of the Table
DECEMBER 14, 2014
I had witnessed a number of early-stage tech startups in LA raise seed capital from the Bay Area and relocate. It was 2009 and it was terribly difficult to get any financing (if you can remember a time like that!) By 2011 the market had started to change dramatically. We announced Fund I in 2011. So we went for it.
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Steve Blank
DECEMBER 30, 2014
identify financing vehicles before you need them. Incubators are designed for teams with an idea. This has been nearly a 4-year journey,” said Schonthal who prior to moving back to Chicago in 2011 had been working in healthcare venture capital in San Diego. It Takes a Village. It has density,” he said.
Professor VC
APRIL 7, 2011
Thursday, April 7, 2011. My partner in Menlo Incubator , Gary Kremen , and I had a recent debate on which one of us hates convertible debt more. This will also serve as a good pointer for all the entrepreneurs who ask why I am not interested in their company led convertible note financing round. ProfessorVC.
K9 Ventures
MAY 14, 2011
In my view the terminology being used for early stage investors by the press and the media is not as clear as it should be. I’ve talked about this on several occasions when I’ve been at conference and on panels, but I figured it would make sense to do a post explaining my taxonomy of the early-stage investing world.
K9 Ventures
APRIL 9, 2014
In May 2011, I wrote the post: Investor Nomenclature and the Venture Spiral. The party rounds , which were the range in late 2010 and early 2011, became less common and we started to see the smaller funds begin to lead rounds. Taken together, it means an early stage company needs to survive longer, with higher expenses.
Steve Blank
APRIL 11, 2013
Torch has four major parts: Innovation Clusters , Technology Business Incubators (TBIs), Seed Funding (Innofund) and Venture Guiding Fund. Examples are Hollywood for movies, Milan for fashion, New York for finance and today, Silicon Valley for technology entrepreneurship. Technology Business Incubators (TBIs).
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