View from Seed
OCTOBER 22, 2015
Think of your seed capital as a way to empower you to reach that important milestone in order to raise the next round immediately after … not leave you just shy of the interim prize. Although the process of determining the right fundraising amount for a seed round involves some Excel work, it’s certainly an art, not a science.
YoungUpstarts
APRIL 12, 2016
Most businesses – online or offline, need seed capital to get established and without access to these funds, launching a business can seem like an improbable dream. For instance, let us assume that you want to launch an Uber-like on-demand app for commercial trucks. That does not have to be the case however. Find a cofounder.
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Software By Rob
JANUARY 8, 2019
Hundreds and hundreds of tweets, re-tweets, likes, Hacker News upvotes, email responses…it was immediately obvious that there is pent up demand for this kind of alternative early-stage startup funding. And in exchange for this $6k-$18k and mentorship, YC asked for 7% equity. The response was overwhelming. Previously On.TinySeed.
The Next Web
OCTOBER 3, 2012
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. Note: I’m not talking about equity. In today’s market — where technology talent is in high demand — it can seem very, very expensive to rapidly prototype ideas that you will throw away.
maplebutter.com
JANUARY 8, 2013
Ideally you can pay them based + equity so that you’ll get their attention and focus on the project. Dan, I have a startup www.hispanoenamerica.com that we just launched two weeks ago, I have clawed my way to this point and we are at the point where we need some capital to invest in our marketing and execution. 5% I believe.
Both Sides of the Table
FEBRUARY 23, 2010
Because you’re a startup he cuts you a deal (these sales guys are so good at this to work for only $120k basic in exchange for some equity [no, I'm not sales person bashing - I think sales reps are the lifeblood of any company - I'm just offering my realistic sense of a sales person's salary negotiation strategy!].
techcrunch.com
FEBRUARY 19, 2010
Researchers polled experts in lending, mezzanine capital, private equity, venture capital and private businesses themselves. Not a big shock, but things don’t look pretty, especially in the venture capital world. A lot of the stats weren’t surprising. The overwhelming success of Opensource is a game changer. Translation?
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