Both Sides of the Table
DECEMBER 27, 2011
Internet scale. If you spent the 3 years perfecting some hugely differentiated technology IP that may also be different. The first company represents a normal software company that sells its products directly (either via sales staff or directly off of the internet). They both raised angel / seed money of $1.5
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.
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Version One Ventures
DECEMBER 14, 2016
At the same time, seed money is still abundant due to the proliferation of micro VC over the past few years. Every 10-15 years, a major cycle reshapes the computing landscape: PC (1981), Internet (1994), Mobile (2007). And, funding moves entirely to production capital, with little to no focus on next-wave technologies.
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.
Startup Professionals Musings
JANUARY 18, 2013
The explosion in seed funding, without a corresponding explosion in investors willing to lead the next round (Series A), may mean that you can’t get a second round and will be “orphaned” or die. Seeded companies will take longer to raise a next round. As soon as you get seed money, it’s time to start working on the next round.
Austin Startup
APRIL 23, 2010
Everyone is so focused on search that they’re going to miss the bigger opportunity, which I think is making meaning out of the massive amount of information on the internet, not just searching it. The CEO, Hank Weghorst, is a veteran of several successful Austin technology startups including Question.com, Ventix, iChat, and Troux.
readwrite.com
DECEMBER 3, 2012
And who announces a fund before he’s actually raised the money. And who launches a fund focused on consumer Internet just when all the smart money is moving away from the consumer Internet and rushing toward the enterprise. Maybe the Valley will get back to what it once was all about — making actual technology products.
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