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Cram Down – A Test of Character for VCs and Founders

Steve Blank

Cram downs are back – and I’m keeping a list. Most existing investors (those still in business) hoarded their money and stopped doing follow-on rounds until the rubble had cleared. Most existing investors (those still in business) hoarded their money and stopped doing follow-on rounds until the rubble had cleared.

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5 Ways to Make Your Startup a Choice Investment

Startup Professionals Musings

Since Angel investors put money into 60 times as many companies as venture capital funds, according to Wikipedia, early-stage startups need to focus first on the key thresholds that drive these investment decisions. The same hold true for venture capital investors. They bet on the jockey, not the horse. Funding risk.

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Startup Fairy Tales and Other Tall Tales That Venture Capitalists Tell

Growthink Blog

With this seed capital – more often than not totaling between $100,000 and $1,000,000 - the company accomplishes a number of key technical milestones, gets a beta customer or two, and then goes on a "road show" to venture capitalists around the country for capital to “scale” the business.