David Teten
MAY 7, 2019
Would you like to have a salary from day one that you work full-time on your startup? Briefly, we think there’s a substantial market for a business which helps enterprises to execute initiatives which require coordination across diverse stakeholders, e.g., make a large sale to a critical client, or lobby for a change in regulation.
David Teten
JULY 10, 2019
Do you have a great team at your seed startup, but your product just isn’t working? Would you like to have a salary from day one that you work full-time on your startup? Although we envision we initially use our technology for a political purpose, that’s only the test case and that alone is nearly a $20 billion market. .
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View from Seed
NOVEMBER 18, 2014
Once a startup has raised seed capital, plenty of theories and advice exist on how to successfully raise a Series A. However, large, lifecycle VCs who invest in a seed round seem to correlate to an increase the size of the Series A raised by a given startup. There was no meaningful difference. They are: 1. Generate Real Revenue.
Both Sides of the Table
DECEMBER 14, 2014
I had witnessed a number of early-stage tech startups in LA raise seed capital from the Bay Area and relocate. By 2011 the market had started to change dramatically. It was clear to us that LA was now a powerhouse market and we loved working with all of the other accelerators in town. Market stage is everything.
Steve Blank
APRIL 10, 2019
Stock options for all employees of startups served several purposes: Because startups didn’t have much cash and couldn’t compete with large companies in salary offers, stock options dangled in front of a potential employee were like offering a lottery ticket in exchange for a lower salary. It’s called Growth capital.
View from Seed
OCTOBER 21, 2014
As the seed-stage startup fundraise process has received more transparency in recent years, ranging from published advice on how to raise seed capital to increased availability through AngelList, Funders Club, and various accelerator programs, I’ve noticed another trend emerging. Lower-Than-Market Value.
Steve Blank
APRIL 28, 2016
Before co-founding Biota Technology , he was an investor and entrepreneur-in-residence at Seed Capital , a investing in science-based innovation. Switching from venture capital to startup founder required a different mindset, Ajay said: All day in a VC firm, you’re saying ‘no’. Steven : Nope, hubris.
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