Mucker Lab
AUGUST 27, 2014
My partner Erik Rannala has had a similar experience, having worked as a VC at Harrison Metal before moving down to LA to co-found our seed stage venture firm. Go to any of the LinkedIn profiles of entrepreneurs in Bay Area and you see names like Google, eBay, Apple, Yahoo, PayPal, and Facebook littered throughout.
Mucker Lab
AUGUST 9, 2023
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David Cohen
AUGUST 29, 2013
However, I can tell you that I checked this person out and they are completely legitimate and have a strong reputation in their own community. It’s not our first rodeo, as we’d graduated from [name of an unrelated accelerator] but we wanted and needed some support around our vertical. My startup applies to an accelerator and gets in.
David Cohen
MARCH 18, 2019
Perhaps one of them has a big name or other advantage, which will lend credibility. Many rounds close with no clear lead investor, especially at seed stage. The person you’re asking doesn’t want the extra responsibility, the extra work, nor the extra risk to their reputation. Commitments build momentum.
Hunter Walker
DECEMBER 25, 2016
In the spirit of clearing out some half-formed thoughts, I wanted to share my response to venture LPs who ask about the effect of “so much money” flowing into the seed space and how we think about its competitive impact upon our fund Homebrew.
Steve Blank
JUNE 15, 2011
Meanwhile, the bubble for “seed stage&# startups began when Ron Conway’s Silicon Valley Angels and DST guaranteed every startup out of a YCombinator $150,000. This was followed by another $500 million investment (along with Goldman Sachs) in 2011, at a $50 billion valuation.
Hunter Walker
AUGUST 11, 2014
” There’s a reason why I won’t – because it means putting my reputation on the line for a founderI don’t really know. And in this business, reputation is very important. Funds 123, 456, and 789 all seem to invest in seed stage social gaming startups. I checked AngelList and Crunchbase.
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