Both Sides of the Table
MARCH 25, 2016
Most of this advice boils down to an argument in favor of basic planning before starting a company or raising money. In many ways the fact that it has become so cheap to start a company and relatively cheap to raise angel/seed money that we as an industry have gotten lazy on basic planning. Incumbent Strengths & Weaknesses.
Steve Blank
APRIL 8, 2010
We thought we’d take our plan and go raise seed money. We can’t raise money knowing our plan is wrong.”. This includes how the product gets distributed to your customers and how money flows back into your company. He replied, “Well the customers are not acting like we predicted in our plan! Here’s why.
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Startup Lessons Learned
MAY 31, 2019
It’s meant to support and grow a business until an “exit” in the form of an IPO, a merger or acquisition, or in less than ideal scenarios, a company shutdown. First, the introduction of seed money as an institutional form of capital. Let’s start with the venture side of the equation, where we’ve seen two major shifts.
Both Sides of the Table
JUNE 17, 2017
Is the revenue dependent on a concentrated set of distribution partners or platforms that put future revenue at risk? They both raised angel / seed money of $1.5 Amazon is continuing to grow at such a rapid pace that of course it should take some of today’s profits and reinvest them in growth (or acquisitions).
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 adds to a busy month of dealmaking for Cisco, who already made two other acquisition in just a few weeks — offering $1.2
techcrunch.com
OCTOBER 23, 2010
I too am looking for someone to work with that knows the manufacturing and distribution end of a solid product. For both companies, the initial traction enabled raising seed money to get them to a traditional VC investment.) Twitter is an excellent distribution channel for us. (B) How to have good startup? [.]
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