The topic was VC signaling in seed rounds — and how these signals help or hurt your ability to raise money in the next round. SlideShare: VC signaling in seed rounds. Chris Dixon: The problem with taking seed money from big VCs. VC signaling in seed rounds. What stages of investment does a startup go through? MORE >>

it's not a majority of my activity, but it's significant -- 500 Startups has invested in ~100 deals since we got started last year, mostly at seed stage (altho we recently started our incubator / accelerator program in the past few months). drops mike on floor, walks off stage, raises 2 fingers to audience. Period. MORE >>

Startups that raise seed funding face the risk of not being able to raise additional money. This is what is sometimes known as “financing risk.&#. If you are a company that just raising seed funding, financing risk should be top of mind. Experienced seed investors can also advise you on this. Preserve cash. MORE >>

As part of the experience of releasing the book, we’ve gotten the chance to interact with many new people interested in the venture capital and angel financing process. The most often requested additional topic that we don’t cover extensively in our book is the use convertible debt in early stage – especially seed stage – financings. MORE >>

In other words, the future of financing is continuous funding, not discrete. Should you have a board seat for seed investors? Does a small seed round need protective provisions? Approach the financing as if you won’t find a lead. Before you raise a seed round, you need a product in the marketplace. Another future. MORE >>