View from Seed
JANUARY 10, 2022
With two successful accelerators under our belts, we’ve proven that going back to basics with smaller cohort sizes and zero demo days works. I liked that there was no organized demo day at the end of the program.” – Lillian, ShelfLife. Here are a few unprompted quotes from accelerator alums to help better illustrate: .
David Teten
JULY 10, 2019
We build a basic deck together and ideally a simple demo. This work is unpaid, as with any other startup at the pre-seed stage. Once we’ve executed all the steps above, we go to VCs and raise seed capital of $1-2m. It’s preferable that you live in the New York tri-state area. We’re off to the races! Sounds great!
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Up and Running
DECEMBER 13, 2021
Show a live demo. Pitching over Zoom makes it even easier to give product demos. Zoom has made it natural and seamless to give product demos. Be prepared to show a live demo on the call. When doing the live demo, take your time and intentionally try to slow it down. Take deep breaths throughout the demo.
Diego Basch
MARCH 14, 2013
As an electrical engineer and software developer with decades of experience building internet infrastructure, there are certain areas where I believe I could contribute much more than the puny sums that I can invest. I recently attended a Demo Day for a well-known incubator. 3) Hey, why didn’t I start that company?
Feld Thoughts
AUGUST 4, 2010
This is an intense week for seed stage stuff in Boulder as TechStars Demo Day is tomorrow where 11 new companies are having their coming out party. Over two days, 17 early stage software / Internet companies are having high quality exposure to angel and seed investors in Boulder. Simply put, it was dynamite.
View from Seed
FEBRUARY 16, 2021
Out of hundreds of applications, we selected six pre-seed stage teams building companies shaping a brighter collective future by combining software and creativity to drive change in the lives of everyday people — their businesses include everything from empowering local main street businesses to making automobile insurance more accessible.
Steve Blank
AUGUST 27, 2009
We’ll look at the model stage-by-stage. Concept and Seed Stage In the Concept and Seed Stage, founders capture their passion and vision for the new company and turn them into a set of key ideas, which quickly becomes a business plan, sometimes on the back of the proverbial napkin.
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