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A Behind-the-Scenes Look at Our Recent Seed-Stage VC Investments

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And since we will continue to look proactively at new seed-stage tech startups over the next few years, the question becomes: What, then, will these companies look like? The internet continues the disintermediation of content creation. The “Internet of Things”. Empowering Content Creators.

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The Startup Copycat Fallacy

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It seems as though in many categories, especially in consumer internet space, a handful of startups pursuing quite similar or even apparently identical ideas launch within months of each other. Rather than just a harmless, misplaced attitude, this copycat fallacy can be a detriment to seed stage founders for two reasons.

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The Due Diligence Hierarchy of Pain

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Seed stage companies will mostly face questions around the team and market. They have probably done one or two meetings and some cursory internet research but are only 5-20% likely to actually invest. This could look somewhat different depending on the maturity of the business.

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What’s the Deal with Seed Funds Waiting for Traction?

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I sent a tweet out last week that elicited quite a few responses from both founders and investors: seed funds that don’t invest pre-traction =. — I could hear the internet nodding in violent agreement. First – there are a lot of seed investors out there that don’t actually want to invest in seed.

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2 Challenges of Startup Customer Development & How to Get Great Feedback Instead

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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. A lot of great startup advice is often shared on the internet, but I find that this area is under-represented relative to how important it is. What should founders do instead?

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In a World of Startup How-Tos, What About Bucking the Trend? [Traction #37: Chad Laurans, SimpliSafe]

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Today, we discuss how Chad built an Internet of Things-like product before that phrase existed, before the hype helps your marketing or fundraising, and before anyone was thinking about the connected home. Subscribe to the NextView blog for future episodes and more resources for seed-stage startups: nextviewvc.com/blog.

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The 2nd Annual List of Go-To Boston Startup Service Providers

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More Things became Internetted of. This list is included as a part of our ever-increasing collection of Growth Guides — resources to help seed-stage startups execute — all of which can be found on a dedicated page here , including the list below. A lot has changed since 2013. More Snaps were Chatted.

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