Gust

AUGUST 6, 2014

This means that it is a “buyer’s market”, and it is infinitely more common for an investor to decline to make an investment offer than it is for a company to decline to accept an investment offer. Good personal chemistry with the entrepreneur.

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crowdSPRING Blog

AUGUST 4, 2010

Lead Investors, Dipshit Companies, and Funding Every Entrepreneur – [link]. Bootstrapped, Profitable & Proud: Github – [link]. Interesting perspective on why New York City could never compete in tech – [link]. 10 Legal Mistakes That Can Destroy Your Small Business And How To Avoid Them – [link].

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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. How many seed investors should you take money from? Typically 5 to 15, with a strong lead investor with relevant expertise, passion, time to work with you and a great rolodex.

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Duct Tape Marketing

FEBRUARY 20, 2014

The best way to not get caught lying to an investor…surprise, surprise…don’t lie at all. Weston Bergmann is the founder and lead investor in a business incubator in Kansas City called BetaBlox. He’s lived in ten different countries and his dog’s name is Bootstrap.

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Professor VC

APRIL 1, 2010

While this may certainly be the case with unsophisticated angels (much less of these now) or in cases with no lead investor, Id argue the opposite. In my experience, venture investors are more focused on percentage ownership, which obviously requires a trade-off with the amount invested and valuation. ► September. (1).

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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. Our lead investor, Triangle Peak Partners closed on a $170 million first fund in late 2008. Bootstrapping 101. More on that in a future post.

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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.

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