View from Seed

OCTOBER 22, 2015

But for a true seed-stage company or for folks just thinking about companies to start or products to build, I think surveys are generally terrible. One framework I found pretty helpful recently is from Tristan Kromer. Surveys kind of lull you into a false sense of security. What should founders do instead?

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View from Seed

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

I’m often surprised by how much effort seed stage teams put into building an early product and how little credit that receives from investors. I have a related framework that company milestones fall into two buckets. And the ultimate uncertainties for a seed stage company are around talent and customer demand.

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View from Seed

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

*This post is part of our “pitch deck” series where we dissect the seed stage pitch deck and discuss the ideal flow for a pitch. Now it’s time to set the stage with the early traction you have. Seed stage VCs are realistic about how much traction a very raw company might have. A) Pre-Product Companies.

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Agile VC

JUNE 5, 2012

Windows Mobile has been a disappointment to date but Azure (an outgrowth of the.NET framework) is growing as a force on the cloud/server side. I co-founded NextView Ventures , a seed-stage VC firm based in Boston, in 2010. If you think about software platforms in the last 20 years a few stand out. Author howerl. Read More ».

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Hunter Walker

JUNE 9, 2023

Hunter also breaks down their framework for evaluating an investment opportunity when achieving their target ownership exceeds their maximum check size, and the “opportunity cost” of doing so resulting in less diversification. They view valuation as an important guardrail in evaluating an investment opportunity.

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View from Seed

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

The three-question framework goes as such: Q: How much tech-related market cap will be created in the next 10-20 years? Both early- and late-stage startup valuations are currently elevated. For context, seed-stage pre-money valuations are up 24% from H1 2020 to H1 2021. However, I am not sure that is the case with VC.

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View from Seed

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

The three-question framework goes as such: Q: How much tech-related market cap will be created in the next 10-20 years? Both early- and late-stage startup valuations are currently elevated. For context, seed-stage pre-money valuations are up 24% from H1 2020 to H1 2021. However, I am not sure that is the case with VC.

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View from Seed

JANUARY 10, 2022

What happens when you strip the concept of an “accelerator” down to its original structures and frameworks? . Pre-seed & seed-stage startup teams who could benefit from capital and engaged, hands-on mentorship from the NextView partnership & extended advisor network. Applications are officially open. Who you are.

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View from Seed

JULY 31, 2019

I found it helpful to be armed with information and had a general framework in mind, but we quickly learned that it’s best to observe and iterate based on the needs of your unique child. . As a founder of a seed-stage startup, you might think that once you get to Series A all your problems will go away (spoiler alert – they don’t!).

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K9 Ventures

MAY 31, 2012

The seed round happens on hope. Seed Round: the Hope Round. At the concept/seed stage, there isn’t a lot of concrete “stuff” (where stuff is a highly technical term) that early stage investors can look at to evaluate a company. The Series A happens on a combination of hope and numbers.

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David Teten

JANUARY 19, 2021

Seed-stage compatible: Like traditional equity VC investors, Flexible VCs accomodate early-stage investment risk within their portfolios better than a traditional RBI funder. Less established regulatory framework. . Eligible for favorable treatment under Qualified Small Business Stock exemption, if structured as equity.

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K9 Ventures

MAY 31, 2012

The seed round happens on hope. Seed Round: the Hope Round. At the concept/seed stage, there isn’t a lot of concrete “stuff” (where stuff is a highly technical term) that early stage investors can look at to evaluate a company. The Series A happens on a combination of hope and numbers.

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Hunter Walker

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

Heck, Satya and I could talk each other out of *any* investment at the seed stage – there’s always something “wrong” with an opportunity – but our job is to invest, not to *not* invest.

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Hunter Walker

SEPTEMBER 23, 2018

Satya and I tend to approach strategy in a framework and here’s how we’ve managed the question “where will Homebrew invest?” ” Phase 1 Bay Area + NYC (2013-14).

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View from Seed

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

The three-question framework goes as such: Q: How much tech-related market cap will be created in the next 10-20 years? Both early- and late-stage startup valuations are currently elevated. For context, seed-stage pre-money valuations are up 24% from H1 2020 to H1 2021. However, I am not sure that is the case with VC.

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This is going to be BIG.

JULY 16, 2014

That does not mean telling them how to run the company, but to help them create a management discipline--a framework for thinking about problems and solutions. If I can provide helpful context about some of the seed stage startup best practices, great, but they know their company best.

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Hunter Walker

NOVEMBER 25, 2017

He uses frameworks kinda like we do — not to prevent exceptions but to know when he’s making them. “The List” is different based on your stage and investment strategy but it holds true generally. . “The List” is different based on your stage and investment strategy but it holds true generally.

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View from Seed

JANUARY 11, 2017

Normally I would counsel seed stage companies not to take strategic investment but that wasn’t the case here. There’s no absolute right or wrong answer when it comes to corporate VC for your startup, but this framework can hopefully help folks think about whether or not it makes sense for their company. .

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David Cohen

AUGUST 29, 2013

It is coming from a seed stage VC and suddenly the amount of that investment has a range. We don’t want to make a big public scene about any of this but we’d love to help design some sort of framework to help people avoid making the same mistakes we did in believing someone who is a bad actor in and on the ecosystem.

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Hunter Walker

OCTOBER 8, 2013

When you are clear on your prioritization, the resulting framework can cut through the noise. This process helped me ultimately make the decision to leave Google and start my seed stage venture firm Homebrew. It’s a question of which one is best for you in this next phase of your career.

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View from Seed

JULY 9, 2015

So, when should they — or any seed-stage startup — think about drumming up some PR and making noise around funding? A few things to know… First, be aware that Form D filings can “out” you. Because you must file, you could tip off press who often scan these announcements to scoop the story.

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Agile VC

AUGUST 22, 2011

It encompasses not just a technical infrastructure but also a user experience framework, usually some form of a selling channel, and a defined large-scale developer ecosystem. I co-founded NextView Ventures , a seed-stage VC firm based in Boston, in 2010. Facebook is a platform and companies like Zynga have been built upon it.

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Hearpreneur

MAY 4, 2019

We introduce a framework of portfolio management to help them organize all of the entrepreneurial activity going on in their company and frame it around strategic portfolios, mapping funding and resourcing against their larger growth goals.

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Steve Blank

AUGUST 27, 2009

We’ll look at the model stage-by-stage. Concept and Seed Stage In the Concept and Seed Stage, founders capture their passion and vision for the new company and turn them into a set of key ideas, which quickly becomes a business plan, sometimes on the back of the proverbial napkin.

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Mucker Lab

APRIL 6, 2023

You may do those in waves or it may happen in parallel, but in general, you need to have that framework of “let's figure out the foundation and then pour more gas on the fire.” This is a framework I use. Tony Yang: This is this is a fantastic framework. Tony Yang: I totally agree. I learned this the hard way.

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View from Seed

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

5 Surprising Mistakes Found in Seed-Stage Startup Pitch Decks. #1: ” You can make the case that the “what we do” slide is the most important, but in the seed stage, the exact details of the product and even the target customer is a moving target. 1: Founders Often Miss the Most Important Slide.

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Mucker Lab

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

By embracing this framework, leaders can transform their organizations into proactive agents of culture, charting a course defined by deliberate action rather than passive contemplation. If you are the founder of a seed-stage company interested in learning more about Mucker funding, apply to MuckerLab and/or contact us.

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Hunter Walker

OCTOBER 13, 2019

To me, it seemed sensible, even from just a strategic framework, let alone ethical. We invest at the seed stage so companies are still very embryonic. But I seem to recall “we won’t invest in two competing companies” was an oft-stated principle even in these more opaque days.

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Agile VC

MARCH 30, 2012

But I still firmly believe the overall framework holds true. I co-founded NextView Ventures , a seed-stage VC firm based in Boston, in 2010. Several years ago I wrote a post about the three business models of the consumer web : commerce, advertising, and user-paid premium services. Author howerl. Filed under Uncategorized.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 10, 2015

Let’s face it, the rules for getting a startup funded at the seed stage aren’t very clear. Note: When I say “seed stage startup,” I’m specifically referring to software/app startups that are eitherpre-product or early product. TVR: The traditional way of raising seed funding. The New Way , called Traction.

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Reid Hoffman

AUGUST 6, 2020

At the seed stage, we have backed very non-obvious, non-pedigreed entrepreneurs, in spaces that weren’t obvious, who ended up being amazing. HOW DOES GREYLOCK EVALUATE COMPANIES AT THE SEED-STAGE? We are still asking, ‘do you have a plan to get to the seed stage and have the tools to do it?’

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mashable.com

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

For the first-time entrepreneur or founder looking for seed stage funding, this circle can be especially difficult to penetrate. Mashable Mashable reached out to angels, seed stage investors and VC firm partners and asked them to share their wisdom with the rest of us. and Path Intelligence. .&#

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Agile VC

FEBRUARY 9, 2012

So are most disciplines within the investing world, but the fundamental framework and manner in which we compete in VC is pretty different. Even other forms of private investing (growth equity, buyouts, real estate, distressed, etc) have a pretty different competitive framework. AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. Author howerl.

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Hunter Walker

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

My framework was a sort of triangle, and here are the three sides: a female computer scientist looking into a crystal ball, digital art [DALL-E]. Not the specifics of his offer — I don’t negotiate on behalf of the company, just provide advice to both sides — but more about how he should think about it vis a vis his previous employers.

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steveblank.com

JULY 8, 2011

interactions, widgets, effects Django – high-level Python framework Cappuccino – open source framework for app development Kodingen – cloud development environment, code editor, hosting service, collaboration platform. What about Django [link] as Web Development Framework?

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www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

Express : Express is built on NodeJS framework. Web frameworks. Zend Framework (PHP). open source framework for Ruby. a PHP open source framework. high-level Python framework. open source framework for app development. preselect/add JavaScript frameworks and test your code. Did I mention itâ??s

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