Should you have a board seat for seed investors? Does a small seed round need protective provisions? Before you raise a seed round, you need a product in the marketplace. What are the different types of seed stage investors? If you’re talking to a VC, make sure they really do seed stage rounds. MORE >>

But due diligence and paperwork take time, and can change everything. When a company is at its earliest seed stage, the terms tend to be the least complex. Investors may provide money in stages or tranches, based on defined milestones, to decrease investment risk. Seat on the board. Define equity type. MORE >>

This post explains how to raise a seed round with no lead, no fixed amount, and a fluid closing date. Mass syndication is a single continuous seed round and I think it’s the state of the art in continuous fundraising. Should you have a board seat for seed investors? Does a small seed round need protective provisions? MORE >>

I'm a strong believer in having a board, even at a seed stage, to report to and set strategy with. Having them associated with your business is cool, and might get you into a pitch meeting, but if their actual relationship to you is vaporware, it's just going to set others up for a disappointment in the due diligence process. MORE >>

One or two players decide (sometimes rather quickly) to make a seed-stage investment in a new startup, and as a round comes together they invite in a number of their Micro VC and angel cohorts. Therefore, the most obvious reason for Micro VCs to syndicate more prevalently is due to capital constraints. MORE >>