ReadWriteStart

JULY 18, 2011

The first stage is bootstrapping, where you raise between $50k and $100k and you try to make that money last as long as you can. You can test all those things, pay $500 on a Facebook campaign or Google advertising. VCs need to figure out the people side of the company and raising money is a sales job. The stages of funding.

Investment Bankers 153

Investment Bankers Technical Review Cofounder Due Diligence 153

SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

How I Think About Seed Investing As A VC - Feld Thoughts , August 2, 2010 Last week saw an explosion of discussion around seed investing, including plenty of negative comments around VCs as seed investors. While I agree that many VCs are crummy seed investors, I think there are some that are excellent seed investors.

Startup 191

Startup CTO Hire Cofounder Venture Capital 191

Professor VC

JANUARY 20, 2009

This brought in a new set of prospective investors and required a lower investment from the lead investor as our existing investors were committed and on board. Prospective investors have a free look to see how you execute under the gun. Labels: bootstrapping , CFO , Fliqz , venture capital , venture financing.

Venture Capital 28

Venture Capital Silicon Valley San Jose Bootstrapping 28