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Does Your VC have an Investment Thesis, or a Hypothesis?

David Teten

A typical VC thesis: “we invest in tech startups in Europe at an early stage” However, our experience shows that in many cases: . “Tech” means B2B Saas/Fintech or Consumer apps. For example, Point Nine Capital focuses on B2B SaaS and marketplaces at the seed stage, across many industries.

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From Seed to Series A

Reid Hoffman

At the seed stage, we have backed very non-obvious, non-pedigreed entrepreneurs, in spaces that weren’t obvious, who ended up being amazing. HOW DOES GREYLOCK EVALUATE COMPANIES AT THE SEED-STAGE? We are still asking, ‘do you have a plan to get to the seed stage and have the tools to do it?’

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Tale of Two Valleys: LA and the Bay Area from an Investor’s Perspective

Mucker Lab

My partner Erik Rannala has had a similar experience, having worked as a VC at Harrison Metal before moving down to LA to co-found our seed stage venture firm. Much of this is due to the lack of venture capital – seed-stage venture capital, in particular – to get companies off the ground here in Los Angeles.

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Startup Tools

steveblank.com

I know that in B2B world you are dead in the water without CRM tool… We are using our own stuff – [link] Reply Josh , on February 28, 2011 at 12:12 am said: Thank you for all the great links, how can i get an invite to quora? This video should be the gold standard in explaining contract terms. Thanks for your work.

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Startup Resources

www.vccafe.com

Startups for startups – the top B2B tools used by Startups – Includes the list of top 50 startup vendors in 2012 by Vendorstack , a reviews and Q&A platform on enterprise vendors for startups and mid-market companies. free, distributed source code control management system. Seed Stage Valuation Guide.