View from Seed

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

As the venture capital industry has evolved, more and more seed investors are passing on traditionally “seed stage” startups because there isn’t enough traction. The rest have been companies with some early market validation. Belief #1: The best time to invest is early. And by early, we mean pre-traction.

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North America Seed Stage Early Stage Lead Investor 120

Steve Blank

APRIL 1, 2020

If you were expecting angel or venture funding get on the phone to your investor(s). Some VC’s are walking away from signed term sheets. The CFO should be on the phone to sources of additional capital. B2B – cloud services, online meetings, virtual workforce management, collaboration tools.

South Korea 333

South Korea Salary Business Model China 333

Rob Go

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

As the venture capital industry has evolved, more and more seed investors are passing on traditionally “seed stage” startups because there isn’t enough traction. The rest have been companies with some early market validation. Belief #1: The best time to invest is early. And by early, we mean pre-traction.

North America 36

North America Seed Stage Early Stage Lead Investor 36

Up and Running

MARCH 29, 2017

See Also: What Do Venture Capital Firms Want? I was looking for wisdom to help make the decision, and found a gem in a lecture from my venture capital professor at HBS. My biggest takeaway from that process was that you have to have some kind of “magic” in order to raise venture capital.

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Term Sheet Venture Capital Liquidation Preference Valuation 60

Pascal's View

AUGUST 21, 2011

question in venture capital. This time, the debate centers on the “favored few” Social Media venture backed companies that have brought tremendous windfalls to a select group of venture funds and management teams, both pre- and post-IPO. Welcome to the latest passionate debate over the ‘valuation bubble or not?’

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Valuation Social Media Media IPO 50