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Startup Accelerator The Brandery Opens Applications For 2013

YoungUpstarts

The Brandery provides each company with $20,000 in seed money, training sessions with other entrepreneurs and industry experts, and networking with more than 60 mentors who work with startups to provide insights and help grow each idea into an investable, scalable product.

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Doing The Right Thing In A Recap

Feld Thoughts

Given the amount raised, the new financing, and the cap, I would have asked the seed investors to waive the terms and instead accept a smaller percentage of the company than they would have otherwise gotten. When asked what the range I would give to the seed investors post financing, I said 10% – 15%.

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Where to Get Feedback on Your Business Pitch

Up and Running

They ended up with a nice pitch, and approximately $300K in seed money.”. Ask an angel investor: Targeting a particular angel investor can be a good tactic, as they are often willing to evaluate your pitch. Tim advises checking out Gust, which lists regional and local angel groups.

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How to Fund a Startup

www.paulgraham.com

It wasnt because they werent accredited investors that I didntask my parents for seed money, though. When we were starting Viaweb,I didnt know about the concept of an accredited investor, anddidnt stop to think about the value of investors connections.The reason I didnt take money from my parents was that I didntwant them to lose it.