View from Seed
APRIL 14, 2020
VCs are always founder focused no matter the market environment. But in a FOMO world, more investors are willing to take a chance on a founder that they don’t know, but seems to match some of the heuristics of other high quality founders. Business Models and Sectors. In a FOLD world, this is going to continue.
The Startup Magazine
AUGUST 11, 2023
How to evaluate New Businesses at Their Infancy, Their Early Stages, and Their Growth Stages Evaluating a new business venture involves elements of both art and science. During the pre-seed fundraising stage, investors need a viable business plan to base their investments on.
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Steve Blank
MARCH 12, 2014
The startups and the teaching team crafted a challenge for the kids to tackle using the Customer Development methodology, Lean Launchpad tools and the business model canvas. Knowing they had 3 weeks before presenting to the company co-founders, the kids felt intensity like no traditional classroom could generate.
David Teten
JANUARY 19, 2021
(co-written with Jamie Finney, Founding Partner at Greater Colorado Venture Fund. From RBI, Flexible VCs borrow the ability to reap meaningful returns without demanding founders build for an exit. By tying payments to actual revenues, founders and investors remain aligned around the company’s real-time performance, good or bad.
Feld Thoughts
AUGUST 25, 2015
Jack Tankersley, a long time mentor of mine, co-founder of Centennial Funds, and co-founder of Meritage Funds, wrote me a very long response. Take a look at the founding syndicates of each: Masstor Sytems (5/1979). Quantum Corporation (6/1980). CIVC. $ 250,000. CIVC. $ 200,000.
View from Seed
APRIL 30, 2015
What is it, and how should founders think about it? note: We’d like to be extra clear that founders should not take on venture debt if they don’t have 100% visibility into repaying the loan, as banks that need to recoup their loan my force the company or you as the guarantor into liquidation or bankruptcy. Business model?
David Teten
JANUARY 11, 2020
In the venture capital/private equity business, investors are B2B microinfluencers. We market to four populations: High-potential founders. But I’m looking for the reverse business model: someone who will help me better grow and monetize my audience, comparable to traditional celebrity talent agents.
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