View from Seed

MAY 31, 2023

A couple of years later, as reported by the Harvard Business Review in 2011 , a survey of ~500 entrepreneurs in the UK found that serial founders frequently refrain from learning from their failures to minimize the psychological impact. However, it is important to consider the potential of failure in the early stages of building.

Silicon Valley 156

Silicon Valley Cofounder Term Sheet Founder 156

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 22, 2012

A few angel investors have slipped or fallen from their lofty perch, so entrepreneurs must take great care to validate the character and reputation of every prospective investor. Many entrepreneurs believe all money is created equal. If the term sheet process turns to pure torture, it may be time to respectfully bow out.

Angel Investor 281

Angel Investor Term Sheet Entrepreneur Due Diligence 281

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 26, 2013

A few angel investors have slipped or fallen from their lofty perch, so entrepreneurs must take great care to validate the character and reputation of every prospective investor. Many entrepreneurs believe all money is created equal. If the term sheet process turns to pure torture, it may be time to respectfully bow out.

Angel Investor 263

Angel Investor Term Sheet Due Diligence Early Stage 263

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 3, 2010

A few angel investors have slipped or fallen from their lofty perch, so entrepreneurs must take great care to validate the character and reputation of every prospective investor. Many entrepreneurs believe all money is created equal. If the term sheet process turns to pure torture, it may be time to respectfully bow out.

Angel Investor 244

Angel Investor Term Sheet Due Diligence Early Stage 244

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 3, 2010

I know many super experienced entrepreneurs who don’t understand the basics of how fund size and age can affect them so I thought it was worth establishing a baseline. I believe these VC funds have suffered some amount of reputation fall out. We used the Y Combinator open source term sheet. Let me explain: 1.

Venture Capital 265

Venture Capital Term Sheet Early Stage Silicon Valley 265

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

My initial reaction to Adeo when we spoke was that while it may have solved some issues (debt versus equity) it didn’t solve the ones that I’ve been warning entrepreneurs about most loudly. A standard entrepreneur retort I heard back then (2008-09) was “I don’t know what my company is worth now.

Ratchet 354

Ratchet Liquidation Preference Equity Stock 354

reidhoffman.org

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

. × At Greylock , my partners and I are driven by one guiding mission: always help entrepreneurs. It doesn’t matter whether an entrepreneur is in our portfolio, whether we’re considering an investment, or whether we’re casually meeting for the first time. Entrepreneurs often ask me for help with their pitch decks.

Entrepreneur 111

Entrepreneur Revenue Viral Networking 111

Agile VC

FEBRUARY 28, 2012

Startups in NextView’s portfolio frequently receive inbound interest from other VC investors who are intrigued about what they’re doing, and I often talk with other early-stage entrepreneurs how to approach similar situations. Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC. Author howerl.

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Early Stage Syndicate Syndication Silicon Valley 100

This is going to be BIG.

SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

Sure, if you’re Jack Dorsey, creator of Twitter, you can dictate your terms, but last I checked, most of the entrepreneurs First Round and most of the seed stage firms back don’t have that same kind of track record. I think the entrepreneurs were just happy to close and move on to building great companies.

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Equity Term Sheet Seed Stage Angel Investor 104

Rob Go

JULY 17, 2014

NextView Ventures II is $40M, twice the size of our first fund, and we continue to be exclusively focused on seed-stage companies pursuing internet-enabled innovation. As former operators and product-oriented entrepreneurs, Dave, Lee, and I tend to think of our firm as a startup company and our approach to investing as our product.

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Seed Stage Early Stage Due Diligence Liquidity Event 69

Genuine VC

MARCH 25, 2010

I had coffee with an entrepreneur friend the other day who is in the early stages of putting a company together, and he recounted how his informal conversations with a venture capitalist had quickly escalated into a full partner pitch in just a few weeks.

Early Stage 123

Early Stage Venture Capital Term Sheet Conversion 123

Genuine VC

MARCH 25, 2010

I had coffee with an entrepreneur friend the other day who is in the early stages of putting a company together, and he recounted how his informal conversations with a venture capitalist had quickly escalated into a full partner pitch in just a few weeks.

Early Stage 121

Early Stage Venture Capital Term Sheet Conversion 121

This is going to be BIG.

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

It''s more often the case that founders are repeat entrepreneurs on the west coast. Combine that with a larger number of seed and early stage funds chasing deals, things "look good" earlier, based on the team or maybe some quick traction around a small, tightly connected base of people, and seem to pick up fundraising momentum quicker.

Columbus 112

Columbus Venture Capital Viral Term Sheet 112

abovethecrowd.com

APRIL 20, 2016

Many modern entrepreneurs have limited exposure to the notion of failure or layoffs because it has been so long since these things were common in the industry. By the first quarter of 2016, the late-stage financing market had changed materially. The Sharks Arrive With Dirty Term Sheets. Who are the Sharks?

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IPO Term Sheet Silicon Valley Valuation 40

Feld Thoughts

JULY 14, 2015

But instead of adding it on to the note or doing an equity round with a price, which could still be an early stage price but below the cap, they make the argument that since the company couldn’t raise a round, the company is worthless. And developing a reputation for recapping seed rounds is, in my book, silly.

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Recapitalization Pre-Money Valuation Post-Money Valuation Angel Investor 70

mashable.com

JUNE 11, 2013

Whatever your companys "fatal flaw" may be, you can likely avoid it in your own venture if you take some advice from people whove gone through the early startup phase before. But dont underestimate the importance of achieving a basic threshold of "this looks good (and reputable)." Most features/options/buttons/settings/etc.

Cofounder 111

Cofounder Technical Review Startup Software Review 111

www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

VC Cafe covers early stage Israeli and European tech & mobile startups. A group of Seedcamp entrepreneurs started a startup tools wiki for that purpose, and we thought it would be well suited here. WSGR Term Sheet Generator. Orrick, Herrington Term Sheet Generator. Walker Law: Tips for Entrepreneurs.

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Software Review Technical Review Startup 53