Differentiation Dilution Early Stage Syndication 
thebarefootvc
MAY 8, 2012
It is the human capital involved, both internally with company teams and externally with advisors, boards and investors, that is going to differentiate which startups survive and become the disruptive businesses of tomorrow. Money is fast turning into a commodity.
Both Sides of the Table
APRIL 27, 2014
Seed investors are aplenty and of course they need downstream money to fuel their early-stage bets. I guess if you’re in high-volume, low-differentiation mode perhaps this is efficient for you. Inbound is seldom differentiated dealflow. And we live in public so many people are able just to reach out. Pay attention.
Both Sides of the Table
FEBRUARY 25, 2010
We were trying to optimize around a few criteria: price, size of round, number of syndicate partners and, of course, terms. But we weren’t optimizing for dilution – we were building a $1 billion+ company and we wanted the runway to succeed. I’ve offered to fund an early stage company where I promised cash in bank in less than 30 days.
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