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Early Stage VCs – Be Careful Out There

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In addition to our own funds, we are investors in a number of other early-stage VC funds as part of our Foundry Group Next strategy. “Historically, the $10 million valuation mark has been somewhat of a ceiling for seed stage startups. The post Early Stage VCs – Be Careful Out There appeared first on Feld Thoughts.

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A Venture Capital History Perspective From Jack Tankersley

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The key reason for the explosion in capital flowing into the industry, and therefore the large increase in practitioners, had nothing to do with 1970’s performance, early stage investing, or technology. Some were Silicon Valley early stage companies, such as Apple, Quantum, and Masstor Systems.

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Techstars Accelerating Black ParentPreneurs

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Through Accelerate Equity, the Techstars Foundation identifies early-stage nonprofits and ideas to empower and support underestimated entrepreneurs. For a detailed look at what the ParentPreneur Foundation does, take a look at Techstars Foundation Empowers Black ParentPreneurs, So They Can Leave A Legacy For Their Children.

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An Investment in Board Diversity

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I believe that boards with too many investors, without operator voices, are not what an early-stage or growth company needs. We encourage all our portfolio companies to add multiple independent directors and build diverse boards. A few years ago, I attended a dinner I was invited to in Aspen hosted by Him for Her.

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Techstars Sustainability Accelerator / The Nature Conservancy – 2021 Applications Open

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The program has been running in Colorado supporting pre-seed to post-seed stage startups at the intersection of conservation and technology since 2018. They have graduated 20 founders (see 2018 class here and 2019 class here ) and are taking applications now through May 12th for their next class.

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Techstars Foundation Accelerate Equity

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Through Accelerate Equity, the Techstars Foundation identifies early-stage nonprofits and ideas to empower and support underestimated entrepreneurs. Since then, the Techstars Foundation has been investing in and accelerating nonprofits that deliver scalable impact for underestimated entrepreneurs.

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Create Structure out of the Gate and You’ll Thank Yourself Later

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Following is his advice to early stage entrepreneurs for creating structure in their company. So, I’ll explain my reasoning through the story of ASC, a fictitious company that has a combination of characteristics I’ve seen across a number of early stage companies.

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