Remove Customer Development Remove IRR Remove Later Stage Remove Venture Capital
article thumbnail

Fund Raising is a Means Not an End

Steve Blank

A seed round can come from friends, family, Kickstarter, angels – and most importantly, early customers. These sources are a lot more forgiving of iterations and pivots than later-stage venture-capital funds. The day you raise money from a venture investor, you’ve also just agreed to their business model.

article thumbnail

Fund Raising is a Means Not an End

Steve Blank

A seed round can come from friends, family, Kickstarter, angels – and most importantly, early customers. These sources are a lot more forgiving of iterations and pivots than later-stage venture-capital funds. The day you raise money from a venture investor, you’ve also just agreed to their business model.