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Seeking CEO+team for VC-backed startup: Make America Functional Again

David Teten

By developing innovating technologies and taking a new approach, we believe that we can find alignment across various institutional and individual stakeholders with the means to leverage their networks and effectively push for progress. Once we’ve executed all the steps above, we go to VCs and raise seed capital of $1-2m.

America 60
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Seeking CEO+team for VC-backed startup: Make America Functional Again

David Teten

By developing innovative technologies and taking a new approach, we believe that we can find alignment across various institutional and individual stakeholders with the means to leverage their networks and effectively push for progress. This work is unpaid, as with any other startup at the pre-seed stage. We’re off to the races!

America 60
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The Company Milestones Angel Investors Care About

Business Plan Blog

The most important principle of startup fundraising that every entrepreneur needs to know is: raise enough capital to achieve a set of milestones that will allow the company to attract the next round of investment. Product Development. Founding Team, Key Hires, Advisory Board. Market Validation.

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How To Allocate Friends & Family Startup Capital

Business Plan Blog

A fair amount of your FFF funding will likely go towards product development. Depending on the complexity of your product you may or may not be able to complete a working prototype or beta version with your FFF capital. Founding Team, Key Hires, Advisory Board. Market Validation.

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Janvest Wants to Fill the Seed Investment Gap in Israel (Interview)

VC Cafe

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. VC Cafe: There has been a drastic rise in the number of funds offering seed (or super seed) capital in recent months, especially in the valley.

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14 Entrepreneurs Describe The BHAGs (Big Hairy Audacious Goals) For Their Business?

Hearpreneur

From entry-level employees to managers to entrepreneurs, the only way to create long-term sustainability is to develop people who will continue to lead. 12- Raising $500,000 in pre-seed capital. As a pre-revenue travel tech company, our biggest challenge right now is raising capital to help us hit our next major milestones.