Conversion Entrepreneur Pre-Money Valuation Seed Stage 
Both Sides of the Table
JULY 23, 2014
The rise of “micro VCs” or seed-stage funds. ” The new narrative is “will my seed funds be able to fund the prorata of their winners?” ” Stated simply – if you seed funded Uber at $4.5m Seed funds now represent 67% of all funds being created now, which is up 100% from 6 years ago.
Agile VC
APRIL 17, 2011
At the end of the day Kayak’s playing a key role in the online travel process, but it appears more of the revenue comes from filling top of the conversion funnel rather than the middle or bottom of it. Pre-money valuation was initially set higher but was adjusted to match the Ser B valuation. Author howerl.
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View from Seed
OCTOBER 21, 2014
As the seed-stage startup fundraise process has received more transparency in recent years, ranging from published advice on how to raise seed capital to increased availability through AngelList, Funders Club, and various accelerator programs, I’ve noticed another trend emerging. Lower-Than-Market Value.
Startup Professionals Musings
JANUARY 27, 2012
Entrepreneurs sometimes assume an initial agreement with an Angel is a commitment, so they start spending before any money is received. It’s true that Angel investors typically do not present entrepreneurs with overly complicated deal structures, especially when compared to venture capitalists. Seat on the board.
Agile VC
MAY 26, 2011
I also joke with Reid Hoffman that this was back in the days before he was “Reid” Reid’s an incredible entrepreneur, startup investor, and human being. He provided our initial seed funding to launch the website publicly on May 5, 2003. It was a pretty good valuation for the time. It was a $4.7M Read More ».
Startup Professionals Musings
SEPTEMBER 14, 2010
Entrepreneurs sometimes assume an initial agreement with an angel is a commitment, so they start spending before any money is received. It’s true that angel investors typically do not present entrepreneurs with overly complicated deal structures, especially when compared to venture capitalists. Seat on the board. Marty Zwilling.
YoungUpstarts
SEPTEMBER 4, 2017
For startup founders and CEO’s it’s also just as common to see them place too much focus on the amount of money raised, and the pre-money valuation, rather than the value that each investor can bring to the table. Entrepreneurs, business owners, senior managers at large corporations.
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