VC Cafe

MARCH 22, 2021

When is the right time for a startup to bring on marketing? Are brand and storytelling important before product-market-fit? We asked Hila Shitrit Nissim*, an experienced CMO, to share her perspective on marketing in Israeli startups. In my opinion, the sooner a marketer is brought on board, the better.

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B2C Marketing Stealth 145

Mucker Lab

AUGUST 27, 2014

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. Not to mention that there are only a handful of active, institutional venture funds based in Los Angeles.). That number in the Valley might be closer to 10%.

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Los Angeles Southern California Silicon Valley Technical Review 138

View from Seed

JULY 17, 2019

There may be many fewer series A investors in your home market than elsewhere. The quality, network, or experience of your local investors is likely fairly different from those in other markets. The risk tolerance or expected pricing of investors in your home market may be markedly different from investors in other markets.

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San Francisco Cofounder B2B Seed Stage 243

Rob Go

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

Although we had a busy summer, I was fortunate enough to take a bit of time off as well, and to step back for a moment and reflect on Nextview’s strategy and market position going forward. . It’s been an interesting several years in the early stage venture eco-system, and the sands have shifted considerably.

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North America Seed Stage Early Stage Lead Investor 36

View from Seed

JANUARY 11, 2023

Time to set real goals, iterate through real product pushes, craft real go-to-market strategies, make real introductions to downstream investors, the list goes on and on. Our kickoff day will be hosted in New York and will focus on establishing inter-cohort relationships while commencing our pre-seed tailored programming. Who You Are.

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Programming Sacramento San Francisco Founder 156

Agile VC

AUGUST 12, 2011

For entrepreneurs seeking to build big companies on a rapid trajectory, raising larger scale venture capital rounds is likely a necessity at some point after the initial seed funding. And there are some common precepts seed stage companies can follow. AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. August 12, 2011.

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Seed Stage Silicon Valley B2B Acquisition 113

BeyondVC

FEBRUARY 12, 2014

Our founding team has led first rounds in market leading enterprises such as LivePerson (LPSN), GoToMeeting (sold to Citrix), Greenplum (sold to EMC), and 24/7 Media (TFSM). BOLDstart helps founders at the seed stage accelerate their growth from idea/ alpha phase to product market fit and successful Series A round.

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Seed Stage Agile Viral API 110

www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

Venture Capital Cafe > Startup Resources (Updated Mar 2013). Seed Startups. VC Cafe covers early stage Israeli and European tech & mobile startups. Whether you’re wondering what site search you should use or what is the best email marketing tool, knowledge is power. Email marketing. Live Mocha.

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Software Review Technical Review Startup 53

mashable.com

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

This dynamic births serial entrepreneurs and motivates angels and venture capitalists to pull their friends into investment deals. For the first-time entrepreneur or founder looking for seed stage funding, this circle can be especially difficult to penetrate. What follows is the best advice and tips from these interviews.

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Angel Investor Startup San Francisco Social Media 80

Rob Go

JULY 18, 2019

There may be many fewer series A investors in your home market than elsewhere. The quality, network, or experience of your local investors is likely fairly different from those in other markets. The risk tolerance or expected pricing of investors in your home market may be markedly different from investors in other markets.

San Francisco 48

San Francisco Cofounder B2B Seed Stage 48

steveblank.com

JULY 8, 2011

Home Books for Startups Guide Secret History-Bibliography Steve Blank Startup Tools Steve Blank Entries RSS | Comments RSS Email Subscription Get Steve Blank via your RSS Feed RSS - Posts RSS - Comments Categories Air Force (12) Ardent (10) Audubon (1) Big Companies versus Startups: Durant versus Sloan (39) Business Model versus Business Plan (..)

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Software Review Startup Silicon Valley Analytics 110

Up and Running

MARCH 29, 2017

See Also: What Do Venture Capital Firms Want? I focused on the product—making something better than anything else available on the market. I was looking for wisdom to help make the decision, and found a gem in a lecture from my venture capital professor at HBS. Seed round funding mechanics follow a pattern.

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Term Sheet Venture Capital Liquidation Preference Valuation 60

Rob Go

JANUARY 7, 2013

We focus on investing in seed stage companies. We almost always invest in the first round of institutional capital for these companies, in rounds that range from approximately $500K – $2M. The fact that each member of our team has worked at larger, institutional venture capital firms is an important asset.

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Portfolio Seed Stage Cofounder B2B 49