Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 25, 2016

Lately I’ve been having to say things I thought I’d never have to remind people, like, “getting to positive gross margin in several territories is a very low bar to claim success” or “profitable excluding marketing costs” is not actually a real thing. But not doing basic research makes no sense.

Startup 150

Startup Seed Money DC Software Review 150

Version One Ventures

APRIL 30, 2013

Hardware requires time, money, and inventory. As a result, most venture capitalists are reluctant to touch hardware projects, opting for the lower costs and smaller risks of software. Crowdfunding sites like Kickstarter and my portfolio company Indiegogo are helping fill the financing void for hardware projects.

Venture Capital 128

Venture Capital Software Review Incubator Startup 128

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 28, 2015

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. Paying lawyers $50,000 when you are raising $500,000 doesn’t work.

Convertible Security 100

Convertible Security IP Technical Review Software Review 100

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 5, 2010

VCs don’t have the same net worth litmus test and great entrepreneurs have a ton of sources for seed money to get financed very early. I want our associate to have empathy for the customers we serve — our portfolio companies. I’ll pay my own moving costs and if we don’t raise the fund you owe me nothing.”.

Entrepreneur 293

Entrepreneur CTO Hire South America Salary 293

YoungUpstarts

MARCH 7, 2017

Over time, as you scale your operations, you may need to source additional funding from venture capitalists to mitigate high production costs or limited revenue. Rationale for Startup Investments.

Private Equity 159

Private Equity Startup Incubator Social Network 159

Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 31, 2019

And while it can often be the case that “lemons ripen early” (meaning that the unsuccessful companies fail early in a fund’s lifecycle), the harvest cycle for the winners in the portfolio can take what sometimes feels like an eternity. First, the introduction of seed money as an institutional form of capital.

Lean 108

Lean Venture Capital Conversion IPO 108

Austin Startup

SEPTEMBER 10, 2017

This post assumes that, for a company’s early seed round, they’ve decided to use convertible notes or SAFEs; because the majority of startups do. SAFEs and Notes are optimized for speed and simplicity, with a cost of future uncertainty and dilution. They have their downsides, which are discussed in some of the above links.

Valuation 48

Valuation Dilution Silicon Valley Seed Stage 48