YoungUpstarts
OCTOBER 28, 2015
Craig Schmitz, a partner in the Technology Companies Group at law firm Godwin Proctor LLP who works on corporate, governance, board and fundraising issues, and Erika Fisher, an associate in the firm’s Business Law Department who deals with IP, fielded questions about the legal issues startups face. Debt or convertible securities (e.g.,
Up and Running
APRIL 18, 2014
With my third business, I didn’t even try to be original—I purchased a custom framing franchise and piggybacked to success on someone else’s name. David sold his recording equipment for $50,000 and they borrowed the rest of their seed money from a bank. reviews, reputation, Yelp!, In the end, the review?
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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.
Hippoland
AUGUST 17, 2016
A reader named Turner Dean recently asked me whether it’s better to raise seed money on convertible notes or straight-up equity. You can start bringing money into your bank account right away and can start deploying it immediately. I see this a bit akin to technical debt. This process can take a couple of months.
www.paulgraham.com
APRIL 28, 2010
I wassurprised recently when I realized that all the worst problems wefaced in our startup were due not to competitors, but investors.Dealing with competitors was easy by comparison. It wasnt because they werent accredited investors that I didntask my parents for seed money, though. Thats where the name"incubator" comes from.
pandodaily.com
NOVEMBER 29, 2012
Firms like Accel and Greylock and Menlo Ventures announced discovery or seed funds, while other firms like Sequoia Capital and Andreessen Horowitz pioneered stealthy scout programs to give entrepreneurs their money, whether they knew it or not. A name like 500 Startups says it all. ” Put another way: Maples is right.
techcrunch.com
OCTOBER 23, 2010
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