Version One Ventures
DECEMBER 14, 2016
Every announcement – whether it was a funding round, exit or layoffs – was analyzed within the context that the tech bubble has definitely burst or that we’re still in the bubble. At the same time, seed money is still abundant due to the proliferation of micro VC over the past few years. So, what really happened in 2016?
YoungUpstarts
APRIL 8, 2013
Cincinnati, Ohio-based startup accelerator the Brandery is currently accepting applications for its 2013 edition of its four-month acceleration program for brand-driven consumer Internet startups. Applications are due by May 1, with early-admission decisions being made on April 15.
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Both Sides of the Table
DECEMBER 27, 2011
Exec Summary: Most companies (98+%) in the world (even tech startups) should be very profit focused. Being profitable allows you degrees of freedom you don’t have when you rely upon other people’s money. Internet scale. They both raised angel / seed money of $1.5 Revenue is Not Revenue is Not Revenue.
Up and Running
APRIL 18, 2014
And we did, until the internet came on the scene a couple of years later and left us holding our floppy disks in our hands. David sold his recording equipment for $50,000 and they borrowed the rest of their seed money from a bank. Along the way, the group brought on another classmate, Joe Miller, to handle the technology end.
Version One Ventures
APRIL 30, 2013
While my portfolio is primarily centered around consumer internet as well as enterprise SaaS startups, I typically talk to two to three hardware startups each week. The reality is that few venture capitalists are ready to write a check to a hardware startup today, and it’s not all due to the risk. Patents versus traction.
Hippoland
AUGUST 17, 2016
A reader named Turner Dean recently asked me whether it’s better to raise seed money on convertible notes or straight-up equity. I think my total legal bill for getting my seed round done for LaunchBit was something like < $3000. I see this a bit akin to technical debt. This should be basically free.
This is going to be BIG.
SEPTEMBER 30, 2012
The other day, I noticed an eye-catching headline: "Internet Funding Boom Ends as Fast as It Began". Television disruption seems right around the corner, with Apple working on the in home viewing experience and lots more consumers getting internet connected devices plugged into their TVs. Perhaps I need to rethink that.
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