Both Sides of the Table
OCTOBER 8, 2014
” It’s the most common refrain I hear from investors and even entrepreneurs these days. Let me start with the obvious baseline that most people probably know instinctively: Los Angeles is the 3rd largest technology startup ecosystem in the US. “There’s something going on in LA.”
View from Seed
JANUARY 5, 2015
Raising venture capital at any stage of company growth requires tremendous effort from entrepreneurs. But because every entrepreneur juggles so much every day and feels that tug back towards building a business (which, again, is a good one to heed), completing these tasks can be easier said than done.
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The Startup Magazine
AUGUST 11, 2023
pexels You need to have enough resources by having a seed-stage investor who will financially support your company in the long run. These investments are a tremendous help to your startup because they will serve as a stepping stone to reach your target eventually. With startup funding, these companies can get through this phase.
View from Seed
OCTOBER 22, 2015
In a world of pre-seeds , seeds, seed extensions, super-seeds , and more, figuring out the right amount to raise for a startup’s seed round can seem like a moving target. Conventional VC wisdom says entrepreneurs should raise 18 months of runway. Startups are hard. Don’t raise as much.
Austin Startup
FEBRUARY 19, 2019
Stefan Kuman, CEO of CargoX The Forrest Four-Cast: February 19, 2019 Fifty diverse startups will aim to impress a panel of judges and a live audience with their skills, creativity and innovation at SXSW Pitch Presented by Cyndx. We attended the International Road Transport Union Startup Competition, where we won out of 77 competing startups.
View from Seed
MARCH 26, 2015
In the last year or so, the debate over the definitions of seed versus pre-seed capital (sometimes called genesis rounds) has exploded. Much digital ink has been spilled about what dollar amount constitutes a pre-seed and how that might affect a startup’s ability to go raise a “normal” seed round from institutional investors.
Both Sides of the Table
DECEMBER 6, 2013
We got along and shared stories about the startup market. He wanted to work in venture capital and I was new to the industry and in no position to hire anybody. We worked together just shy of a year and during that period of constantly seeing startups Aaron made the decision that he actually wanted to be an entrepreneur more than a VC.
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