Employee Seed Money Silicon Valley Technology 
Steve Blank
JUNE 11, 2009
Yet for every founder there are 10-20 other employees who take the near-equivalent risks in joining an early-stage company. If you’re not a founder (by choice, timing or temperament,) you may be an early employee or a later stage startup employee. If you’re unsure, you’ve just decided.)
Scalable Startup
AUGUST 9, 2018
High growth startup companies need seed money to get things going. They need the money to rent offices, hire staff, and establish their initial presence (website, incorporation, marketing). Your strategy is to create growth with little or no money. There are several great examples of technology startups that do this.
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The Next Web
DECEMBER 30, 2013
Roughly 1,200 miles away in the heart of Silicon Valley, San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed is pushing for restrictions that will shutter many of the city’s medical marijuana dispensaries. Like Silicon Valley, Denver is among the most educated cities in the U.S., Abundance of highly-educated and committed talent.
Both Sides of the Table
MAY 13, 2013
And they might give a premium if the team has been around a longer period of time, has built some hard-to-build proprietary technology or has some customer traction. Let’s assume $2 million in seed money. And wants to structure a huge payout for the employees that will remain. Get some famous angel or seed money.
readwrite.com
DECEMBER 3, 2012
Believe it or not this is actually a big story in Silicon Valley right now. For the past few years we’ve had people calling themselves “investors,” who have no experience investing, swanning around the Valley, slinging money at people calling themselves “entrepreneurs” who have never held an actual job, let alone run a company.
crowdSPRING Blog
APRIL 23, 2018
The highway of new ventures is littered with the remnants of businesses that started with tons of seed money but ran out with little to show for it. It started with a huge amount of hype, nearly 40 employees, and an equally large amount of cash: $41 million. A good example of this is the tale of the photo-sharing app Color.
Both Sides of the Table
SEPTEMBER 2, 2009
I raised $500k in seed money to start the company. I’m assuming this in Silicon Valley, LA or similar locations. But money off of the table is comensurate with the stage of business. 2)&# it’s not fair to the rest of the employees who don’t get to take money out.
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