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Updating Your Seed Investors – Board Deck & Update Email Templates

View from Seed

Over the intervening years, we’ve heard continued and consistent feedback about the value of it for seed stage Founders in providing both strategic thought and tactical help in assembling their post-financing investor communications. Yet the landscape for the seed stage has evolved over that period.

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Seed Stage Funding 101: What it Is & How it Works

The Startup Magazine

The initial official fundraising round is called seed funding, and it comes immediately after the pre-seed investment stage. The fundamental objective and aim of seed investment is to assist a company in launching its operations successfully. Seed capital is a component of the initial investments made in young businesses.

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How to Up Your Board Meeting Game as a Founder [Deck Templates 2.0]

View from Seed

But more so, these decks are about one thing: upping your board game as a founder. Below, I unpack what I mean, as well as challenge some conventional thinking that gets in the way of a successful board meeting and board relationship… The Real Purpose of Your Board Meeting (and How This Looks in the Seed Stage).

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10 Realities Today Cause Startups To Bypass An IPO

Startup Professionals Musings

In addition, huge amounts of executive time are required, as well as hits to key operational, accounting, and communication processes. Startups are typically run by a couple of executives who are reluctant to disclose via the prospectus and SEC reports all the decision-making criteria, operational financial details, and compensation formulas.

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10 Negatives That Still Make Going Public A High Risk

Startup Professionals Musings

In addition, huge amounts of executive time are required, as well as hits to key operational, accounting, and communication processes. Startups are typically run by a couple of executives who are reluctant to disclose via the prospectus and SEC reports all the decision-making criteria, operational financial details, and compensation formulas.

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Early Stage Advisor Equity Grants

Eric Friedman

I have been thinking about early stage equity and advisor grants for some time, including a post in 2016 , that I rely on and wanted to revisit. I have had a few founder friends reach out to me asking about how much equity to give to an advisor, and had some operators reach out asking how to become an advisor for an early stage founder.

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Greenhouse CEO Daniel Chait on how AI is changing human resources and weaning his company off venture funding via private equity

Hunter Walker

He’s founder and CEO of Greenhouse , a ‘hiring operating system’ for companies which spans recruiting and onboarding tools for enterprises and SMEs. Hunter Walk: Before we dive into your company Greenhouse , give me one story from your childhood that foretold you were going to end up a startup founder.