YoungUpstarts
OCTOBER 28, 2015
by John Vrionis, partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners. Startups need to understand how to manage the seed money they receive from investors and VCs. . ” The Cost of Financing. Startups bear the costs of their financing, from the first seed investment to the sale of Series A stock.
Both Sides of the Table
JANUARY 5, 2010
He and his partner told me about this new idea over the course of nearly a year. If this idea was so big then why would they risk not being first to market, not building defensible IP for the sake of a few hundred thousand dollars extra in lock-up money at a big company? I run the recruiting process for my VC firm, GRP Partners.
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Both Sides of the Table
OCTOBER 25, 2009
For example, a recent phone call I had with a young entrepreneur straight out of one of the most prestigious engineering schools in America he asked, “I have an offer for $400,000 in seed money but the VC wants me to agree now to bring in a new CEO.&# This company is doing its SEED round and they already want to bring someone new in.
The Startup Magazine
OCTOBER 5, 2020
In return, you may be able to get your hands on some seed money for your college startup. Low Costs . The college campus itself provides a myriad of resources that otherwise would cost you a small fortune to utilize. Hiring your peers as employees or partners is a win win situation for everybody involved.
YoungUpstarts
JULY 17, 2020
The first step in any economic crisis is to evaluate your spending channels, and determine where you can cut costs. Contributing seed money to an employee’s HSA or 401K, or instituting a match program for contributions, can encourage employees to save. Evaluate and Reallocate Budget.
Scalable Startup
AUGUST 9, 2018
High growth startup companies need seed money to get things going. They need the money to rent offices, hire staff, and establish their initial presence (website, incorporation, marketing). As we prepare for our first funding we are assembling a value chain from partners and vendors to clients.
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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