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NextView’s Greatest Hits

View from Seed

How to Sell Your Startup’s “Secret” Master Plan at the Seed Stage “Articulating and selling your long run vision is important, but trying to convince those that are deeply skeptical about it is simply a mutual waste of time.” Seed stage startups are now graded on a curve.”

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Backtracks Raises $2.1 Million for its Podcast Data, Analytics, and Hosting Platform

SiliconHills

Backtracks, a data and analytics and hosting platform for podcasts, announced Thursday that it has raised $2.1 million in seed stage funding. Million for its Podcast Data, Analytics, and Hosting Platform appeared first on SiliconHills. Backtracks plans to use the funding to further product innovation and to […].

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The Due Diligence Hierarchy of Pain

View from Seed

Seed stage companies will mostly face questions around the team and market. But in a way, seeing what an investor asks for gives you a sense of how they approach the stage of the business you are in. This could look somewhat different depending on the maturity of the business.

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Gradient Works Raises $2 Million in Funding

SiliconHills

Gradient Works, a sales tech startup based in Austin, announced this week it has raised $2 million in seed-stage funding. The company is founded by Hayes Davis and Jenn Deering Davis, previously founders of Union Metrics, a social media analytics company that merged with TrendKite in 2018.

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Should You Consider Replacing Yourself as CEO?

Both Sides of the Table

His vision for social analytics and tracking the conversion funnel was better than any I had heard at the time (or since). He worked his ass off and delivered an amazing technical infrastructure to support a “big data meets social analytics” platform that could be used by any developer. I saw it first hand.

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What Is Venture Debt and How Should Startups Use It?

View from Seed

NVV: Let’s talk about the seed stage specifically. With venture debt as a source of low-cost capital to fuel growth or buy time during later stages, should a founder approach their fundraising from VCs any differently today ? NVV: Walk me through the typical process once a startup approaches you.

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Reading list for analysts and associates in private equity/venture capital

David Teten

VCs eating their own dog food: Using technology and analytics to make better investments in private companies. 10 Insights That Helped Me Level Up as a Seed Stage VC — Part 1 and Part 2. Microcredentials for the Effective Venture Capital or Private Equity Investor. I’m leaving VC; this is what I didn’t expect to learn.