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Fundraising Debt And How To Avoid It

YoungUpstarts

Of course, a certain amount of initial capital without financial performance is absolutely necessary to get a business off the ground, especially in regulated industries. Founders need seed capital to get their operations up and running, and to begin generating revenue.

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The Summer Solstice And Seed Stage Squeeze

Haystack

When I put all of this together, what I see is: In the Bay Area, the seed stage is getting squeezed from all sides during this summer solstice of. 1/ Bottoms-Up Competition – Seed funds are getting scooped by the well-heeled alumni of today’s web scale companies.

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Five Questions Every Start-Up Should Ask About Accelerators

Austin Startup

Mitch Marchand, founder of Vybe Software, working at Sputnik ATX accelerator in Austin, TX First off, and full disclosure, I operate an accelerator program (Sputnik ATX) and have strong opinions on this subject as a participant in the “helping startups” market. If the value is there, then ask yourself if the cost is worth it.

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Why Startups Die

The Next Web

It can be very tempting to take in a little bit of seed capital, and start to operate as if you’re a big company. So, growing more not only has the effect of adding more weight to the company, but also of diluting each employee’s decision-making stake (feeling of overall responsibility) in the company.

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