Scalable Startup

AUGUST 9, 2018

Raising seed capital is a tricky business. They come in lots of different flavors and stages of fundability. Most are making major mistakes in their approach when seeking capital. In their quest for sustainable growth, the elusive dream for most first time founders is that first funding. They’re betting on you.

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Technical Cofounder Silicon Valley Early Stage Cofounder 20

K9 Ventures

JUNE 5, 2015

I still wanted K9 to be the first institutional money in a company and work with “frighteningly early-stage” companies. So in this post, I present the epilogue to The New Venture Landscape that highlights my take on what I think the venture landscape looks like today and what the implications are for founders, for GPs and for LPs.

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Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 26, 2009

Its easy to take Silicon Valley for granted. Ive written a little bit about the origins of Silicon Valley because I think its important for us to understand how we got here in order to make sure we preserve what is best about our community. Then, create an encouraging environment for early-stage companies.

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San Francisco Silicon Valley Startup Lean 113

Gust

OCTOBER 5, 2011

Last week , we gave some attention to the “why” behind convertible note financing for early stage startups. At least one well-known Silicon Valley venture accelerator is using a document referred to as a “ convertible security ” rather than “convertible promissory note.” These deal terms are simple but significant.

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Finance Preferred Stock Term Sheet Early Stage 79

Steve Blank

JULY 20, 2015

My guests on Bay Area Ventures on Wharton Business Radio on Sirius XM Channel 111 were: Errol Arkilic , former program director for the National Science Foundation Innovation Corps (NSF I-Corps), now founder of M34 Capital. Venk Shukla , president TiE Silicon Valley and general partner, Monta Vista Capital.

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Scott Edward Walker

SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

Not only will this scare-away many sophisticated angel and VC investors, but also the founders will likely find themselves constantly peppered with questions about their company and how things are going; not to mention turning holidays, like Thanksgiving, into stockholders’ meetings. When will I get my first dividend check?”,

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Preferred Stock Angel Investor Entrepreneur Common Stock 45

crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 7, 2014

Books that Shape Common Early Stage (Startup) Culture – crowdspring.co/1fLefAN. The Founders Guide to Surviving Startup Life – crowdspring.co/1eYfYis. 5 reasons why battery innovation is hard for Silicon Valley – crowdspring.co/1fLbWNv. Raising Seed Capital – crowdspring.co/MX18CE.

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