Conversion Cost Distribution Seed Money 
Startup Lessons Learned
MAY 31, 2019
First, the introduction of seed money as an institutional form of capital. Before the mid-2000s, we mostly had individual angels writing small checks from their personal capital, but over the last 10-15 years we’ve seen hundreds of new institutional seed funds formed.
Both Sides of the Table
JUNE 17, 2017
If you hire 6 senior sales reps in January at $120,000 / year salary then you’ve taken on an extra $60,000 per month in costs yet these sales people might not close new business 6 months. Is the revenue dependent on a concentrated set of distribution partners or platforms that put future revenue at risk? What did they actually do?
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Austin Startup
SEPTEMBER 17, 2017
The converse of calculating exactly how you will make the first sale, and then the first 10,000, and ultimately work your way up to 1.6 You want your valuation to keep marching upward; if you took in some seed money with the promised 10X venture return, you’ll hopefully be able to prove that you are proceeding on that trajectory.
pandodaily.com
NOVEMBER 29, 2012
” In off the record conversations, many angels have expressed the urgency of self-discipline. If you are raising a seed round now, there are a few things you can do to protect yourself. There are still the same debates on whether or not you should take seed money from VCs. Entrepreneurs are survivors by nature.
techcrunch.com
OCTOBER 23, 2010
I too am looking for someone to work with that knows the manufacturing and distribution end of a solid product. The project was so low cost they did not even want to bother with it. if you have some thoughts on this you could add to the conversation and provide some advice. Cant wait for more posts on Techcrunch [link] ?
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