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VC Seed Funding is Dead, Long Live VC Seed Funding!

Both Sides of the Table

With open source software (LAMP stack) and cloud computing infrastructure it just wasn’t that expensive to get your company going and founders just wanted to raise less money. So they set up seed programs that allowed for rapid decisions for $500k or less, often done as convertible debt for both speed and cost reasons.

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Where to Get Feedback on Your Business Pitch

Up and Running

The three who agreed to do it had some semblance of a relationship with the founders beforehand. They ended up with a nice pitch, and approximately $300K in seed money.”. Bryan Conklin, founder and CEO of Zylo, recommends SCORE, which helps entrepreneurs get in contact with potential mentors. “I