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When Should Startup Founders Discuss Valuation with Seed VCs?

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For example, even once you’ve determined your initial pricing ask, the reality is that different seed investors have varying degrees of sensitivity to pricing. Angel investors can be the most wildly unpredictable about how they’ll react to differing valuation levels, for instance.

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Signaling Pricing Expectations Early in Seed Investment Discussions

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Probably the most price-sensitive seed investors I know are sophisticated individual angel investors. On the other end, I’ve seen the highest-priced seed rounds come from a syndicate of individual angel investors who were essentially price-insensitive (investing in a convertible note without a valuation cap).

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