Gust
DECEMBER 18, 2013
Assuming the company is able to make effective use of the seed money to greatly increase the value of the enterprise, all of that value therefore accrues to the founder, rather than the investor. That is a swing of 15x from the investor’s point of view!
Gust
SEPTEMBER 6, 2012
For instance, if that same big shot investor would have valued your company in the early days at, say $1 million, but is eventually willing to invest in you at a valuation of, say, $5 million, that means you were able to increase the company’s value 500% using my original seed money.
Gust
OCTOBER 2, 2014
Maybe I need to do slightly later stage.”. Think about it – most entrepreneurs who manage to raise seed money or venture capital usually raise enough money for 12-18 months maximum. He told me, “I have $6,000 in my bank account. Throughout the course of last year I never had more than $8,000 in my account. .
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