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Why Has Seed Investing Declined? And What Does this Mean for the Future?

Both Sides of the Table

why the hell has seed financing declined so much in the past 3 years?? In this post I set out to explain why the seed market emerged as its own category in the first place and why it’s declined as of late. ( What gives? if you want to download the deck it’s here on SlideShare ) Why Did The Seed Market Emerge in the First Place?

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Startup CXO: A Field Guide to Scaling Up Your Company’s Critical Functions and Teams

Feld Thoughts

It’s a follow-up to his previous book, Startup CEO: A Field Guide to Scaling Up Your Business. This guy named Greg Sands at a firm called Sutter Hill had met with both and was interested in the category and encouraged them to merge, at which point he’d fund the combined company. I’ve been working with Matt since 2000.

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Requests for Startups in 2024

VC Cafe

New space companies – If we are entering a future with access to space being as routine and inexpensive as commercial air travel, shipping or trucking… what new businesses does that unlock? New enterprise resource planning software (ERPs) – new startups that build software that helps businesses run.

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AI, Blockchain, Web 2.0, and Self Driving Cars

View from Seed

In contrast, generative AI has already inspired a myriad of compelling uses, and it’s easy to envision its integration across many categories of software. The most common analogies I’ve been considering with the current wave of generative AI are blockchain, self-driving cars, and Web 2.0.

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What Do I Do If My Business Runs Out Of Cash?

YoungUpstarts

The fast options to get business cash are: Collecting from customers. How Can a Profitable Business Run Out of Cash? For those that haven’t or those that want a refresher, here’s a list of common business situations that cause cash constraints on an otherwise profitable company: Rapid growth. by LJ Suzuki of CFOshare.

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What’s FinTech, And What Does It Mean For Your Business?

YoungUpstarts

Some claim that all possible interactions of finance and technology, which I guess includes credit cards – the 1950’s invention, are FinTech. So, let’s shed a light on what FinTech is, talk about its history and impact on businesses worldwide. Business Lending (raised $9.8B The industry reached $15.5B

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6 Tips Businesses Should Follow to Manage Risks and Provide Resilience

The Startup Magazine

When it comes to running a business, it is nearly impossible to eliminate risk. In order to be successful in the business world, you will always have to prepare for the unexpected. An option is for businesses to turn toward companies like ServiceNow solutions to manage risk and provide resilience.