few years ago it became fashionable for large VC’s to do seed funding.  With open source software (LAMP stack) and cloud computing infrastructure it just wasn’t that expensive to get your company going and founders just wanted to raise less money.  was an early cynic.  They do many early-stage deals.  MORE >>

If a company has reached a level of success, has been around for a few years and you believe the company has potential to break out into a much bigger company then you should let the founders take money off of the table. Not FU money, but “feed the family&# money. You stop catching the early flight. I had a 2.5 MORE >>

More and more companies are raising money , and valuations seem to be skyrocketing. And in many cases the amount of money you’re looking to raise isn’t particularly relevant. When VCs are ready to get a new fund off the ground they have to jump to our side of the table and raise the money. Big money. MORE >>

My friend Sheryl of Greenopedia was just accepted to Startup Chile , which provides office space, a little seed money and an adventure in Chile, without giving up any equity. This seems like an incredible opportunity for any seed stage internet company. Startup Chile. Kickstarter. IndieGoGo. Profounder. RevenueLoan. MORE >>

recently wrote a blog post on understanding how the size and age of a venture capital fund might affect you when you’re raising money. Because it is a “series&# I plan to get into some of the deeper complexities of funds such as “cross over funds&# and “why VC’s hate to price their own deals&# at a later stage. MORE >>