Steve Blank

JANUARY 28, 2013

The bootcamp requested that participants do what entrepreneurs do before requesting seed funding – Discover, Network and Accelerate. (In The second phase, and heart of the program, was a three-month, part time bootcamp that would prepare idea champions for the internal funding battle that followed.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 28, 2010

Most entrepreneurs have learned that it’s almost always quicker and easier to get cash from someone you know, rather than angel investors or professional investors (VCs). Here is a summary of some key items to think about as an entrepreneur before approaching friends, family, or even fools: Don’t be afraid to ask, carefully.

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Steve Blank

JANUARY 28, 2013

The bootcamp requested that participants do what entrepreneurs do before requesting seed funding – Discover, Network and Accelerate. (In The second phase, and heart of the program, was a three-month, part time bootcamp that would prepare idea champions for the internal funding battle that followed.

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Programming Design Lean Seed Money 283

Up and Running

APRIL 18, 2014

With my adolescent dreams up in flames, I decided to get back at my unsupportive mom and dad the only way I knew how: I became an entrepreneur. David sold his recording equipment for $50,000 and they borrowed the rest of their seed money from a bank. And that choice became a different kind of fantasy entirely. David’s advice.

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Detroit Technical Review Cofounder North America 156

The Startup Magazine

OCTOBER 5, 2020

In return, you may be able to get your hands on some seed money for your college startup. Alternatively, there are organizations for student entrepreneurs for networking and startup cash injections. These include: Young Entrepreneur Council. Global Student Entrepreneur Awards . Young Presidents Organization.

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Seed Money Startup eCommerce .Net 91

Version One Ventures

DECEMBER 14, 2016

At the same time, seed money is still abundant due to the proliferation of micro VC over the past few years. If you’re enthusiastic about these themes as an entrepreneur, investor, or operator, please reach out! The fundraising environment is certainly tougher for later rounds.

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Technical Review Early Stage Portfolio Valuation 60

Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 9, 2018

In the last few days of 2018, we took some time to ask a few entrepreneurs and business what their biggest business accomplishments were. #1- I fully immersed myself in industry conversations, met ecosystem partners, and participated in social media discussions with next-generation entrepreneurs. Photo Credit: Brittany Bowers.

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South Korea Entrepreneur Portugal Social Media 57

The Next Web

JULY 27, 2013

Editor’s note: This is a guest post by Aaron Pitman , an angel investor and founder and partner of RA Domain Capital. At this point, it seems like every other day celebrities and regular ol’ entrepreneurs are using the crowdfunding platform to raise needed capital. What actually happened, however, was a much sadder story.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 1, 2010

Many (Union Square Ventures, Foundry Group, True Ventures, GRP Partners, Mike Hirshland at Polaris Ventures) do it the right way – we treat it as a normal investment and we don’t have a “options&# strategy with our investment. I’ve done 4 seed investments in the past year and they are 100% referenceable.

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Post-Money Valuation Term Sheet Warrant Partner 298

Berkonomics

MARCH 30, 2012

So here is a brief list in ascending order of time and process difficulty: Friends, Family and Business Partners: Your journey should begin with people that know you, trust you, and believe in your business ability. Crowd Funding: The Internet is at work here, especially for obtaining early stager seed money.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 4, 2016

I need to admit to a personal bias right up front: I am not the biggest fan of borrowing seed money. In fact, when I founded Fit Body Boot Camp , I never took a single of cent of seed money, mainly because I wanted to maintain total control of my vision. DO Raise Seed Money Through Sales.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 8, 2010

We thought we’d take our plan and go raise seed money. We can’t raise money knowing our plan is wrong.”. This includes how the product gets distributed to your customers and how money flows back into your company. Entrepreneurs treat a business plan, once written as a final collection of facts. Here’s why.

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Business Model Business Plan Customer Cap Table 328

cdixon.org

SEPTEMBER 17, 2011

A frequent question entrepreneurs have when they are just starting their company is: how secretive should I be about my idea? This includes investors, entrepreneurs, people who work in similar areas, friends, people on the street, the bartender, etc. (I Why you shouldn’t keep your startup idea secret. link] Stan James. link] Nivi.

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Stealth Startup NDA Cofounder 68

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. First, if the VC does 15-20 of these under one partner then it is certain he can’t spend any time with these investments. And they don’t.

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Venture Capital Term Sheet Early Stage Silicon Valley 265

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 17, 2017

I often ask entrepreneurs to consider, “What’s your objective? Is the revenue dependent on a concentrated set of distribution partners or platforms that put future revenue at risk? They both raised angel / seed money of $1.5 Thus the trade off between profits & growth. For example, look at the following graph.

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Stock Options Startup Dilution Venture Capital 227

Hippoland

MARCH 27, 2016

It suggests that entrepreneurs should go into an investor meeting with a deck and stand in front of the room and start presenting. Yet, too many entrepreneurs think that this is what they are supposed to do when they walk into an office on Sand Hill Road. But then one day, I pitched 2 seed partners at a VC firm.

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Scott Edward Walker

OCTOBER 28, 2014

To Our Clients & Friends: Welcome to our weekly series “ Helping Entrepreneurs Succeed.” Each week, we share our favorite video of successful entrepreneurs, investors or business leaders on a variety of topics. So you raise seed money to peel away the first two or three risks.” Helping Entrepreneurs Succeed'

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Cap Table Cofounder Silicon Valley Venture Capital 67

Ben's Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

We want to be in business with the best entrepreneurs going after the biggest markets and we do not care whether they need seed money, venture money or growth money. We believe in great entrepreneurs and the products and companies they build. As former entrepreneurs, we believe this is ideal.

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Seed Money Venture Capital Angel Investor Partner 78

Campus Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 25, 2013

My team at Duke University worked with Raj Aggarwal of University of Akron and Krisztina Holly at the University of Southern California to research the backgrounds of 549 entrepreneurs whose companies had made it past the begging-for-seed-money stage and were generating real revenue.

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Southern California Seed Money California Venture Capital 41

Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 31, 2019

Scott Kupor is the managing partner at Andreessen Horowitz, where he’s responsible for all operational aspects of running the firm. The reality today is that capital is more available than ever and entrepreneurs have become more sophisticated, so founders are looking for more than just cash from their venture backers.

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Lean Venture Capital Conversion IPO 108

Rob Go

MARCH 10, 2012

This equates to 3-4 new investments per year per partner, which is the pace at which we think we can be very active with companies during their first few years of life. We’ve invested in some SaaS companies that acquire early customers through a combination of inbound marketing, inside sales, and channe partners.

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The Equity Kicker

AUGUST 20, 2014

My partner Dharmesh Raithatha wrote the post below on the Forward Partners blog earlier this week. Matt was a second time entrepreneur who had a wealth of experience in the holiday lettings industry. —————————-. Are you a solo founder with an idea?

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Rob Go

MARCH 20, 2013

So I was excited to partner with the good folks at Intelligent.ly Find good financing partners. You want to find financing partners who help you in the situations described above, don’t become yet another impediment. Is it possible to take seed money and not go for the Series A, etc, and just earn revenue?

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techcrunch.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

It is the first in a series of posts he’s writing about the decisions a young entrepreneur needs to make when she/he is first starting a business. One of the things I do as a founder of a later stage startup is to meet with early stage entrepreneurs to help them get their companies going. No raising money. No phone system.

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Technical Review Cofounder Technical Cofounder Software Review 84

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 20, 2011

I was having a chat with an entrepreneur who I really like and who I try to mentor from time-to-time. He’s struggling to raise money. His company had raised seed money already. He wanted a good partner, a fair valuation, and quite honestly, just some effing money! One problem.

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Dilution Valuation Seed Money Differentiation 284

Growthink Blog

DECEMBER 25, 2012

One problem many entrepreneurs and small business owners run into is that they are simply thinking too small. You don't need a million dollar advertising budget, but you should have some seed money to get your business and its marketing campaign off the ground. Too Small of a Budget Is your budget too small?

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Small Business Force

AUGUST 13, 2009

Business Master QuickTip - Cash Generation Cash flow, its generation, its conservation and, overall, its management is the single most important discipline an entrepreneur must learn to be truly successful. Yet, too many entrepreneurs have this notion that the very first thing that they need to do is to raise money.

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www.businessinsider.com

SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

Heres What That Led To Explosive Growth For Chinese And Indian Entrepreneurs. Heres What That Led To Explosive Growth For Chinese And Indian Entrepreneurs. Grahams startups go through a months-long process of coaching to help them build products and raise money. and most of us are entrepreneurs ourselves.". Entertainment.

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Silicon Valley Startup Valuation Venture Capital 54

pandodaily.com

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

Essentially, we got here by entrepreneurs having too much of a good thing. The number of seed and angel investors has exploded in recent years, buoyed up by a number of factors. At each turn, these market changes were heralded as wonderful developments for entrepreneurs. A name like 500 Startups says it all.

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