View from Seed

JANUARY 13, 2015

“As a seed-stage investor, should you pay up for team or traction?” You may not be able to control the operational complexity and economics of your business even though there is a lot of demand. So, if you are going to pay up as a seed-stage investor, pay up for team. The Case for Traction.

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Seed Stage B2B Distribution Early Stage 120

K9 Ventures

JULY 21, 2016

And 2 seed stage companies that haven’t launched yet. It sucks when it happens as you miss the window for servicing the demand that exists, but it’s a much better problem to have than to end up with a lot of excess inventory which doesn’t move. What channels work best for you product?

Software Review 48

Software Review Forecast Portfolio Distribution 48

VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

In the 2010s, companies like Uber, Postmates and Taskrabbit helped popularise the Gig Economy, giving a monetisation platform for ‘standardised skills’ – the gig economy companies aggregated user demand, standardised the offering and took a (significant) cut from the person performing the services.

Aggregator 207

Aggregator Vertical Audience Seed Stage 207

Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 24, 2009

One is explaining the world as it used to work: the importance of gatekeepers, the scarcity implied by limited distribution, and the resulting quality bar that the industry is so proud of. Mostly it is the time and expense required to create the means of distribution for that industry. It’s just taking some longer than others.

San Francisco 113

San Francisco Lean Technical Review Distribution 113

View from Seed

MAY 27, 2015

How do you test demand for a product without having said product? Early stage founders end up doing many things that fall outside of any traditional blueprint or approach, and therefore it might not be repeatable again. We don’t try to share a playbook because, at the seed stage, there IS no playbook.

Cofounder 120

Cofounder Non-Compete Early Stage Silicon Valley 120

Steve Blank

AUGUST 27, 2009

We’ll look at the model stage-by-stage. Concept and Seed Stage In the Concept and Seed Stage, founders capture their passion and vision for the new company and turn them into a set of key ideas, which quickly becomes a business plan, sometimes on the back of the proverbial napkin.

Silicon Valley 268

Silicon Valley Product Startup Product Development 268

Rob Go

MAY 27, 2015

How do you test demand for a product without having said product? Early stage founders end up doing many things that fall outside of any traditional blueprint or approach, and therefore it might not be repeatable again. We don’t try to share a playbook because, at the seed stage, there IS no playbook.

Cofounder 28

Cofounder Non-Compete Early Stage Silicon Valley 28