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. At this stage you’re essentially selling yourself and your cofounders. To me, this is the best time to raise your seed.

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Technical Cofounder Silicon Valley Early Stage Cofounder 20

mashable.com

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

Here’s an overview: Mitch Kapor: Kapor is founding partner of Kapor Capital , a firm that invests in seed and early stage startups. Brad Feld: Feld is co-founder and managing director of Foundry Group, a Boulder, Colorado venture capital firm that focuses on early stage investments ranging from $250,000 to $500,000.

Angel Investor 80

Angel Investor Startup San Francisco Social Media 80

techcrunch.com

FEBRUARY 19, 2010

Respondents deemed between 12%-16% of companies generating revenues to be essentially “worthless” and deemed 20%-26% of their pre-revenue investments to be “worthless.” Been there Done that This is very depressing for all future founders, or even currently early stage founders. Add to this that 72.7% Translation?

Venture Capital 62

Venture Capital Technical Review Sweat Equity Valuation 62

maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

I would focus on one product and set a goal to generate $1M in yearly revenue from it. Outsourcing is something a big company, with a known customer / problem (that has revenue & traction) does to save cost. When it comes to early stage investing – it’s all gut. Once you’ve done that – then. do something else.

Technical Review 44

Technical Review Startup Cofounder Software Review 44