Both Sides of the Table
MARCH 25, 2016
Most of this advice boils down to an argument in favor of basic planning before starting a company or raising money. In many ways the fact that it has become so cheap to start a company and relatively cheap to raise angel/seed money that we as an industry have gotten lazy on basic planning. Incumbent Strengths & Weaknesses.
The Next Web
JANUARY 21, 2014
You can then use the $1,200 as seed money to work on a new idea. If you’re going to let money be your primary reason for selling you need to be emotionally detached from the app. It’s simply an asset, which you are exchanging for money. The buyer will want to know as much as they can before spending money buying your app.
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Both Sides of the Table
OCTOBER 25, 2009
For example, a recent phone call I had with a young entrepreneur straight out of one of the most prestigious engineering schools in America he asked, “I have an offer for $400,000 in seed money but the VC wants me to agree now to bring in a new CEO.&# This company is doing its SEED round and they already want to bring someone new in.
Both Sides of the Table
DECEMBER 27, 2011
So while the simplest way that people often evaluate stocks is by P/E ratios (price-to-earnings), one also needs to look at other metrics such as the PEG (price-to-earnings-growth). [of They both raised angel / seed money of $1.5 Investors value growth. Both companies look the exact same after one year.
Both Sides of the Table
MARCH 6, 2015
I was out to raise my first seed money in my second startup of $500,000. Having a great early investor provides downstream capital with a “signal” that you are a company worthy of being paid attention to even if you haven’t scaled your metrics. It is, of course, a very recent phenomenon.
Up and Running
MAY 12, 2015
You want to vet your metrics with experts in your industry, see if there are any holes in your presentation, and make sure it reads well before you pitch your investors. They ended up with a nice pitch, and approximately $300K in seed money.”. All of this comes together in the form of a polished, well-thought out pitch.
This is going to be BIG.
MARCH 23, 2015
in seed money instead of $1.5M You should target 18 to 24 months of runway post Series Seed." You just wind up spending it faster--and moving fast with lots of money, especially for a first time founder, is bound to be more mistake-prone and less focused. Yay, participation trophies! Why not raise $2.5M
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