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.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 18, 2013

The explosion in seed funding, without a corresponding explosion in investors willing to lead the next round (Series A), may mean that you can’t get a second round and will be “orphaned” or die. Seeded companies will take longer to raise a next round. As soon as you get seed money, it’s time to start working on the next round.

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Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook

SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

One must have at least seed money, or more, to get a start-up going. Essentially credit unions are a way for people, their members, to band together, pool resources, and provide members low cost loans and other small scale financial services. Have you ever heard the phrase “building up a stake?”

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pandodaily.com

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

If you are raising a seed round now, there are a few things you can do to protect yourself. There are still the same debates on whether or not you should take seed money from VCs. A source tells the Washington Business Journal that daily deals company LivingSocial plans to lay off as many as 400 workers in the US tomorrow.

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