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Why Has Seed Investing Declined? And What Does this Mean for the Future?

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With Things Going So Well for Seed Funds the Winds Shifted in 2015 Seed investors had a good run and all seemed rosy and then in 2015 the momentum seemed to shift. But the strangest thing about the decline in the seed stage only happened in the seed stage. Why Has Seed Investing Declined?

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Should You Consider Replacing Yourself as CEO?

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His vision for social analytics and tracking the conversion funnel was better than any I had heard at the time (or since). I have a very public seed stage investment policy and awe.sm ” Somebody who had lived with the marketing consequences of trying to track online conversion from websites, google, mobile and social.

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Who Should be on Your Startup Board?

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As per the chart above, I highly recommend keeping a founder dominated board at the seed stage. Whether the seed investor gets a permanent seat or a temporary seat will largely depend on: The size check they wrote (If it’s a $1.5m —?just having a sparring partner with a vested interest in your success can be useful.

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What’s Really Going on in the VC Industry? What Does it Mean for Startups?

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But my conversations in the private corridors on Sand Hill Road in Silicon Valley is that many fund sizes will be smaller going forward. So angel and seed stage investors’ returns will be dependent on good times continuing or on the ability of their portfolio companies to get financed. Others will, too.

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The Changing Structure of the VC Industry

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The rise of “micro VCs” or seed-stage funds. There has been much discussion in the past few years of the changing structure of the venture capital industry. On the surface the narratives have been. The rise of alternative sources of capital (crowd funding and the like).

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What Do LPs Think of the Venture Capital Markets for 2016?

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At the Upfront Summit in early February, we had a chance to have many off-the-record conversations with Limited Partners (LPs) who fund Venture Capital (VC) funds about their views of the market. Another Area of Concern is in the Seed Investor Class. But there’s no doubt, some will make money.

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Does the Size of a VC Fund Matter?

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A fund size of $100 million – $200 million is likely to either be an A round investor or “stage agnostic&#. A round investor implies they are the “first institutional money in the deal.&# GRP Partners is stage agnostic. And know that raising new VC funds right now is incredibly hard.