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From Seed to Series A

Reid Hoffman

At the seed stage, we have backed very non-obvious, non-pedigreed entrepreneurs, in spaces that weren’t obvious, who ended up being amazing. HOW DOES GREYLOCK EVALUATE COMPANIES AT THE SEED-STAGE? We are still asking, ‘do you have a plan to get to the seed stage and have the tools to do it?’

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I Stared at Startup Pitch Decks for 3 Straight Weeks – Here’s What I Learned

View from Seed

5 Surprising Mistakes Found in Seed-Stage Startup Pitch Decks. #1: ” You can make the case that the “what we do” slide is the most important, but in the seed stage, the exact details of the product and even the target customer is a moving target. 4: Many Decks Fail to Mention a Distribution Strategy.

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State of VC 2.0

View from Seed

The three-question framework goes as such: Q: How much tech-related market cap will be created in the next 10-20 years? That’s a bit of a cautionary tale to VC investors today who might think it’s inevitable that the private value they are enjoying in their portfolios will certainly translate to distributions in the near future.

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State of VC 2.0

View from Seed

The three-question framework goes as such: Q: How much tech-related market cap will be created in the next 10-20 years? That’s a bit of a cautionary tale to VC investors today who might think it’s inevitable that the private value they are enjoying in their portfolios will certainly translate to distributions in the near future.

Valuation 295
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State of VC 2.0

View from Seed

The three-question framework goes as such: Q: How much tech-related market cap will be created in the next 10-20 years? That’s a bit of a cautionary tale to VC investors today who might think it’s inevitable that the private value they are enjoying in their portfolios will certainly translate to distributions in the near future.

Valuation 156
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Flexible VC, a New Model for Companies Targeting Profitability

David Teten

Seed-stage compatible: Like traditional equity VC investors, Flexible VCs accomodate early-stage investment risk within their portfolios better than a traditional RBI funder. Flexible VC creates early liquidity which can be either reinvested or distributed to LPs. Less established regulatory framework. .

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For VCs, “What Could Go Right” Is More Important Than “What Could Go Wrong”

Hunter Walker

The notion that tremendous value is created by a very small percentage of startups, and the financiers behind this businesses are counting on a few of these companies to make up for all the nonperforming investments is called a power law distribution.