VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

A founder asked me what makes a $2M round “pre-seed”? especially if the startup already has a product and revenue? And why do we still sometimes hear about pre-seed rounds that look more like a series A in pricing and size?

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ReadWriteStart

JUNE 1, 2020

To secure your funding, you must establish the feasibility of your idea through proper planning and implementation. The primary source of your funds should be your paying customers, i.e., your business should generate enough revenues and profits to fund the growth and expansion. Many myths surround the subject of startup funding.

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Scalable Startup

JANUARY 27, 2011

And by growth I mean revenue growth. Growth means bigger and more complex barriers to entry – more advertising, products, support and security for your users/buyers, advanced services, etc. Flat to negative revenue growth is a real red flag, especially for early stage companies. And protection form death. What about users?

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Revenue Early Stage Down Round Software Review 22

www.paulgraham.com

APRIL 28, 2010

I wassurprised recently when I realized that all the worst problems wefaced in our startup were due not to competitors, but investors.Dealing with competitors was easy by comparison. There never has to be atime when you have no revenues. Your natural tendency when an investor says yes willbe to relax and go back to writing code.

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