View from Seed

JANUARY 13, 2015

“As a seed-stage investor, should you pay up for team or traction?” So, if you are going to pay up as a seed-stage investor, pay up for team. Also, great teams are much harder to identify for a bunch of reasons: Teams that seem great on paper or based on reputation may actually not be great.

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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. In Los Angeles, that network has yet to become as efficient, and the reputational transparency of investors has yet to be cemented.

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Los Angeles Southern California Silicon Valley Technical Review 138

View from Seed

JUNE 11, 2015

At NextView, some of the companies we invest in at the seed stage already have a meaningful public presence, while others choose to remain in stealth mode. And specifically when completing a seed round of financing, what are the implications? So what are the pros and cons of either approach? The two main benefits are: 1.

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Stealth Seed Stage Startup Software Review 120

www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

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. Seed Stage Valuation Guide. Useful blogs and links for startups. Raising Venture Capital.

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