View from Seed

AUGUST 26, 2015

It was really helpful for the community, and it is something we’ll probably do again, although not every year. Seed investing is a fun way to stay actively engaged in the startup ecosystem. Favor investment rounds with strong leads that haven’t raised millions of dollars before you. A Primer on Angel Investing. Why Invest?

Technical Review 120

Technical Review Angel Investor Software Review Silicon Valley 120

View from Seed

AUGUST 26, 2015

It was really helpful for the community, and it is something we’ll probably do again, although not every year. Seed investing is a fun way to stay actively engaged in the startup ecosystem. Favor investment rounds with strong leads that haven’t raised millions of dollars before you. A Primer on Angel Investing. Why Invest?

Technical Review 120

Technical Review Angel Investor Software Review Silicon Valley 120

The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 18, 2017

The opening keynote session will define directions on Aligning the Role of Government Policymakers, Incumbent Banks, FinTech Innovators, Investors, Multilateral Agencies, MNOs and the Private Sector to Create a Dynamic Ecosystem for FinTech in Africa.

Africa 84

Africa Ethiopia Elevator Pitch Technical Review 84

David Teten

SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

I was excited to see that GLG (formerly Gerson Lehrman Group), the industry leader, is now offering a professional network service geared to the needs of the startup community: GLG Share. Like many established finance & media companies, GLG knows that the tech startup sector is a growing part of the economy.

New York 114

New York Technical Review Networking Advisory Board 114

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

It is such a small community that it is hard to raise money by stealth. If you have a “lead&# investor agreed then the price is already set and you don’t have to worry about price. Corporations need startups. Tags: Startup Advice. This also happens with VCs. Information flows. Angels need VCs.

Entrepreneur 292

Entrepreneur Technical Review Stealth Valuation 292

crowdSPRING Blog

AUGUST 4, 2010

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Why software startups decide to patent … or not – [link]. Lessons from working for startups – [link]. Optimizing your Customer Acquisition Funnel – [link].

Social Media 92

Social Media Small Business Design Media 92

www.readwriteweb.com

MARCH 7, 2011

In his post, Roberts says he was not turned off by the quality of startups, but by the investment philosophy pushed by the service. Chris McCann is the co-founder of StartupDigest , the members-only guide to the tech startup world. Theres now a heated discussion in the investor class about AngelList. social proof?

Technical Review 50

Technical Review Due Diligence Startup Angel Investor 50

Hunter Walker

JANUARY 19, 2023

OpenAI led a $23m+ round in an AI powered note taking app via a startup fund also powered by Microsoft (and other?) Of course they want to see startups experimenting with their technology, pushing it forward the use cases, getting input from the developer community.

Naming 62

Naming Lead Investor Distribution Technology 62

This is going to be BIG.

JANUARY 18, 2010

Startups Showcase Fashion 2.0 and FashInvest invite the online fashion community to present their startups to the audience and special feedback panel consisting of leading investors in the space. This month's talk is about corporate formation, investor visas and and tax accounting for startups.

Community 60

Community Cofounder Venture Capital Social Network 60

The Startup Lawyer

JUNE 9, 2010

A startup’s Series A financing shouldn’t be a large liquidity event or salary payday for the startup’s founders. While a startup typically receives millions of dollars in a Series A, if too much of that $$$ flows guaranteed to the founders, various incentives get out of whack. Case Study.

Salary 99

Salary Term Sheet Liquidation Preference Liquidity Event 99

David Teten

SEPTEMBER 6, 2015

And they should be; the feeding frenzy in the innovation economy is in some cases because startups are eating the lunch of more established companies. In either case, corporations have to set up their investment vehicles so that the venture capital community sees them as serious players. Some corporate funds now lead rounds.

Venture Capital 60

Venture Capital Balance Sheet Technical Review Portfolio 60

This is going to be BIG.

AUGUST 2, 2010

They skip over “talk to customers” and God forbid, “teach myself to hack together a prototype to see if it works” It’s what I did as an entrepreneur (taking money first) and I can honestly say that we would have been better off vetting the product longer before asking for investor money. This is a good thing.

Startup 101

Startup Venture Capital Incubator Programming 101

Reid Hoffman

JANUARY 26, 2021

Last week, we explored the topic of startup boards of directors. The primary goal of this conversation was to explain how and why a great startup board can be a powerful tool to help the CEO make the company successful. One of the things a financing round brings is an opportunity to strengthen the startup’s overall network.

Startup 36

Startup Equity Early Stage Green 36

The Startup Toolkit

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

Vision for B2C, virality-driven community. Regarding structure, the first deal is a rolling round with committed lead investors. On the other hand, maybe we can move somewhere less rainy than London… One of the first pieces of startup advice I ever got was to “Never take money from a virgin investor.”

Term Sheet 31

Term Sheet Dilution Participating Preferred B2C 31

Hunter Walker

APRIL 20, 2018

Like many in the venture community, especially us newer investors, I enjoy Fred Wilson’s “process” posts, where he shares a POV on the practice of our profession. Like we do at the seed stage, USV almost always plays the role of “ lead investor.” But it often is not.”

Seed Stage 48

Seed Stage Lead Investor Portfolio Reputation 48

David Teten

JUNE 12, 2014

Competitiveness Project , which challenged the HBS alumni community to address America’s declining competitiveness. HBSAANY has evolved into an educational organization, holding investor education events in NY , Florida , New Jersey , Connecticut , and San Francisco , as well as many webinars. 1) Curriculum innovation.

New York 114

New York Connecticut Angel Groups Florida 114

Agile VC

JANUARY 12, 2012

AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. Even the best entrepreneurs often hear “no” from potential investors. Good investors try to be clear in terms of what they look for in terms of progress and milestones of the startups they invest in. How to Evaluate Firms for a Seed VC. How To Think About The Future.

Seed Stage 100

Seed Stage Silicon Valley Syndicate Syndication 100

Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 2, 2020

The mayor had the scientific advisors in place in order to understand the power of what this new startup could bring and was able to take action, rather than be paralyzed by the pandemic. And, listen, I tell the stories of startups going fast for a living. Eric Ries : So, what was the investor reaction like?

Curation 60

Curation Government Los Angeles Partner 60

The Startup Toolkit

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

Vision for B2C, virality-driven community. Regarding structure, the first deal is a rolling round with committed lead investors. On the other hand, maybe we can move somewhere less rainy than London… One of the first pieces of startup advice I ever got was to “Never take money from a virgin investor.”

Term Sheet 20

Term Sheet Dilution Participating Preferred B2C 20

This is going to be BIG.

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

If you're a startup investor, you have to take risk somewhere. They were introduced to me by Josh Forman, who I had spoken to a year earlier about his own startup. This isn't exactly the kind of thing that most startup founders get really excited about doing. This will include hemp and related products.

Chicago 60

Chicago Security Lead Investor Government 60

Startup Lessons Learned

JUNE 9, 2020

I've known Brian Chesky, Co-Founder, CEO and Head of Community at Airbnb for a long time. Brian Chesky : I am Brian Chesky, co-founder, CEO, and head of community at Airbnb. Well the same could be viewed as a community, a marketplace, social media company, anything. Here's what it actually looks like. Eric Ries : Hey man.

Silicon Valley 60

Silicon Valley Hosting Cofounder Employee 60

Up and Running

JANUARY 25, 2017

Securing startup capital: A brutal experience that drags on and on. I mistakenly believed, after religiously watching a few seasons of NBC’s “Shark Tank,” that I could craft the perfect pitch and have investors chase me down with money and opportunities to launch joint ventures. But I was too upset to sleep.

Venture Capital 60

Venture Capital Cofounder Security Partner 60

Rob Go

JULY 17, 2014

As former operators and product-oriented entrepreneurs, Dave, Lee, and I tend to think of our firm as a startup company and our approach to investing as our product. We want to be able to comfortably lead these rounds and speak for 1/3 – 1/2 of the capital or more. This leads to the second factor.

Seed Stage 69

Seed Stage Early Stage Due Diligence Liquidity Event 69

reidhoffman.org

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

It has many stylistic errors — and a few substantive ones, too — that I would now change having learned more, but I realized that it still provides useful insights for entrepreneurs and startup participants outside of the Greylock network, particularly across three areas of interest: how entrepreneurs should approach the pitch process.

Entrepreneur 111

Entrepreneur Revenue Viral Networking 111

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 6, 2011

At first I was cynical about his ability to have 500 startups (or some fraction of that which is still larger than any VC has). He stresses the importance of his initial legwork getting his “champions” on board before going to AngelList and feels this is a crucial first step for any startup. Is this a potential issue with AngelList?

Valuation 292

Valuation Deal Flow Lead Investor Cofounder 292

Venture Chronicles

JULY 16, 2010

In normal times the term sheet and due diligence process all but guaranteed the investment as far as the startup was concerned. This charge of misrepresentation is serious and initiates a legal process by which the investor takes back the capital that they invested in the company.

Due Diligence 28

Due Diligence Term Sheet Limited Partner LP 28