This is going to be BIG.

AUGUST 22, 2012

Let’s start out with the basic functions of a tech company: 1) Engineering 2) Marketing 3) Sales 4) Business development 5) PR 6) Design 7) Product Management 8) HR 9) Operations 10) Finance Ok, that's just overwhelming. If you think about it, these things are all of the goals of another function on the list--PR.

PR 160

PR Technical Review Seed Stage Design 160

View from Seed

DECEMBER 6, 2018

And seed VCs, especially as new firms were being established, were eager to encourage their portfolio startups to plant that flag in the ground publicly. It seemed like every other TechCrunch post was announcing a startups’s new seed financing round. Seed stage companies just aren’t announcing their rounds anymore.

Seed Stage 201

Seed Stage Stealth Seed Capital Later Stage 201

David Teten

JULY 10, 2019

Ideally we are looking for team members (full-time and advisory) with DNA from: – tech (especially sales tech, marketing tech, expert networks, B2B2C consumer internet); – communications (especially sales, PR, speechwriting, playwrighting); – public policy, legislative analysis and drafting, and/or policy or legislative advocacy.

America 60

America Technical Review Advisory Board Due Diligence 60

View from Seed

JANUARY 5, 2015

Raising venture capital at any stage of company growth requires tremendous effort from entrepreneurs. Admittedly, our industry tends to celebrate these financings a bit too much — it’s gasoline for the car and not the destination, after all — but it’s still a difficult, sometimes lengthy process for which founders deserve some recognition.

Seed Capital 120

Seed Capital Seed Stage Entrepreneur Venture Capital 120

Genuine VC

JULY 10, 2012

Active partner involvement level of lead partner post-financing – Venture firms approach involvement after a seed round wildly differently. For larger life-cycle firms which make a myriad of seed investments, partner involvement can be little to none after a seed round.

Syndicate 207

Syndicate Syndication Seed Stage Portfolio 207

K9 Ventures

JUNE 12, 2012

While it it may not feel that way, the data suggest that there is indeed too much capital in the system — especially so at the seed stage, with more and more individuals and larger funds trying to invest in companies at this stage.). This situation is not always in the best interest of founders.

Venture Capital 117

Venture Capital Silicon Valley Founder Seed Stage 117

K9 Ventures

JUNE 12, 2012

While it it may not feel that way, the data suggest that there is indeed too much capital in the system — especially so at the seed stage, with more and more individuals and larger funds trying to invest in companies at this stage.). This situation is not always in the best interest of founders.

Venture Capital 105

Venture Capital Silicon Valley Founder Seed Stage 105