Agile VC

JUNE 17, 2015

We’re hearing more about people new to startups asking their seed stage company how many months of severance is included in their package. A few months back I saw a founder/CEO with nearly all of his ~100 person SaaS company hard at work, closing their final deal of 2014 at 11:00pm New Years Eve.

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Startup Cofounder Seed Stage IPO 188

Professor VC

JANUARY 27, 2011

I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases. I also teach Entrepreneurial Finance at San Jose State. The Most Obvious Mobile Ad Unit and What the New York Times Got Wrong. The Real Paid PAID Vacation Policy.

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Technical Review Due Diligence Silicon Valley San Jose 31

www.informationarbitrage.com

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

Read more » Recent Press The New York Times April 22, 2009 - A Company Plans to Market Illiquid Assets CNBC.com April 8, 2008 - Social Stock Picking Reuters April 6, 2009 - Bit.ly And from my perspective as an engaged seed stage venture investor, this makes them unfundable.

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CTO Hire Founder Cap Table Vesting 40

Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

Below is a short description of their philosophy: "The part of our philosophy that makes us most different from other startup investors is that we dont believe gut feel is a reliable indicator of potential at the seed stage. I also teach Entrepreneurial Finance at San Jose State. The Real Paid PAID Vacation Policy. 3 hours ago.

Technical Review 38

Technical Review Early Stage San Jose Angel Investor 38

Steve Blank

APRIL 13, 2013

This was a modern city in a hurry to make a first impression – think of what Rome looked like in the time of the empire or New York in the 1920’s – now it’s Beijing announcing that China has arrived. If it’s driven by profit then the ecosystem needs both entrepreneurs as well as Venture Finance. innovation in the U.S.

Silicon Valley 271

Silicon Valley China Venture Capital Merger 271

View from Seed

JUNE 17, 2015

We’re hearing more about people new to startups asking their seed stage company how many months of severance is included in their package. A few months back I saw a founder/CEO with nearly all of his ~100 person SaaS company hard at work, closing their final deal of 2014 at 11:00pm New Years Eve.

Startup 120

Startup Cofounder Seed Stage IPO 120

View from Seed

FEBRUARY 9, 2016

At seed-stage startups, especially companies with well-networked founders and investors, finding applicants who can do a job on paper is not overly difficult. Built in New York.). Built in New York.). If it’s a seed-stage hire, you should already know the person. Built in Boston.).

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Founder Seed Stage Cofounder Boston 120

Agile VC

JUNE 17, 2015

We’re hearing more about people new to startups asking their seed stage company how many months of severance is included in their package. A few months back I saw a founder/CEO with nearly all of his ~100 person SaaS company hard at work, closing their final deal of 2014 at 11:00pm New Years Eve.

Startup 100

Startup Cofounder Seed Stage IPO 100

Steve Blank

APRIL 13, 2013

This was a modern city in a hurry to make a first impression – think of what Rome looked like in the time of the empire or New York in the 1920’s – now it’s Beijing announcing that China has arrived. If it’s driven by profit then the ecosystem needs both entrepreneurs as well as Venture Finance. innovation in the U.S.

Silicon Valley 163

Silicon Valley China Venture Capital Merger 163

Rob Go

JANUARY 7, 2013

We focus on investing in seed stage companies. Geography: 20 / 25 investments are based in the Boston and New York areas. Stage: Pre Product: 12. Post Revenue: 6 1/2 (the 1/2 is for a company that had revenue, but did a major product pivot as part of the financing). Our Focus at NextView. Consumer: 9.

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Portfolio Seed Stage Cofounder B2B 49

View from Seed

JANUARY 11, 2023

Think partners coming together to tap their own networks for your follow-on rounds of financing. Our kickoff day will be hosted in New York and will focus on establishing inter-cohort relationships while commencing our pre-seed tailored programming. The Clarity of the Terms : how will your company be financed?

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Programming Sacramento San Francisco Founder 156

Haystack

JULY 20, 2018

Will the next company to raise $100M in financing just poach from decent seed-stage companies and pay triple the amount to lock up talent? How many fresh college graduates are going to LA or Seattle or New York versus coming to the Bay Area? Will folks be able to buy a house and raise their families here?

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San Francisco Silicon Valley Seattle Venture Capital 116

VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 6, 2011

Jeff Clavier, Seed stage investor in 90+ consumer internet startups, said: We all have a different approach to non Silicon Valley opportunities. And what do the investors think? In answer to the question Do Silicon Valley Angels invest in startups overseas? link] is another great one to apply. They take international Founders.

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Silicon Valley Startup Seed Stage Delaware 104

Professor VC

FEBRUARY 26, 2010

Seed stage investing is all about the team, so there may be something to this idea. Labels: entrepreneur , seed investing , venture capital , venture financing. I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases.

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San Jose Silicon Valley Venture Capital Angel Investor 28

mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

million in venture financing. No doubt early-stage companies can be started on a shoestring by low-paid entrepreneurs, but when financing a scalable, sustainable product, a free application server won’t make much of a difference. In fact, it’s barely even the beginning for most companies in their seed stage financings.

Startup 79

Startup Social Media RSS Social Network 79

mashable.com

NOVEMBER 2, 2011

Joshua Baer is the co-founder and CEO of Otherinbox , a prolific angel investor and the director of Capital Factory , Austin’s seed-stage incubator. Nobody cares that you got covered in TechCrunch , or that The New York Times blog picked up your press release. Money and Finance Lists. Don’t focus on press.

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Social Media Startup Angel Investor RSS 80

Hunter Walker

MAY 1, 2016

Anneke Jong: I’ve talked to and advised many seed stage startups, and I find they often have an awesome high-level pitch, but if you start asking questions just one layer deeper, most of the answers are, “Errrr, um….we HW: When new grads ask you about getting into startups, what advice do you give them? we don’t know.”.

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New York City New York Los Angeles Startup 48

Hunter Walker

MAY 1, 2016

Anneke Jong: I’ve talked to and advised many seed stage startups, and I find they often have an awesome high-level pitch, but if you start asking questions just one layer deeper, most of the answers are, “Errrr, um….we HW: When new grads ask you about getting into startups, what advice do you give them? we don’t know.”.

New York City 48

New York City New York Los Angeles Startup 48

Seeing Both Sides

SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

Understanding the market and establishing product/market fit is a critical seed-stage milestone. One-and-a-half years after founding the company, Yaron moved to New York and discovered that consumers, rather than banks, were the primary customer of BillGuard’s service, which helps customers identify fraudulent credit card charges.

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Cofounder Technical Review United States 20

techcrunch.com

SEPTEMBER 2, 2012

From 2004 to 2007, she helped lead Congresswoman Carloyn Maloney’s community outreach and relations efforts in New York City. There has been no shortage of controversy and criticism around the convertible note, a popular investing vehicle that’s used by seed stage and angel investors. → Learn More.

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Equity San Francisco Technical Review Angel Investor 87

techcrunch.com

SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

From 2004 to 2007, she helped lead Congresswoman Carloyn Maloney’s community outreach and relations efforts in New York City. Today, AngelList is debuting Docs, which lets seed-stage startups close their round online. Before we had to guess how many connections were actually financed,” explains Ravikant.

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Term Sheet San Francisco Technical Review Seed Stage 70

pandodaily.com

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

Already we’ve seen “angels” like Chris Sacca, Ron Conway, and CrunchFund doing late stage and secondary cash-outs well before this crunch started. And noted New York angel Chris Dixon recently made the leap to the venture world. ” [Source: New York Times ]. - Source: The Next Web ]. -

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Technical Review Silicon Valley Incubator Syria 93