Steve Blank

JUNE 15, 2011

In the case of this bubble, it was social networks, consumer and mobile applications, and the cloud. 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. We are seeing this bubble unfold by the book.

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Hunter Walker

MARCH 8, 2014

Building a tight and high quality network early in your career is much more valuable than any fancy title or nearterm compensation. The Bias of Reputation Effect : Besides just being associated with a high performing company I’ve noticed this weird thing we do in tech.

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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 is coming from a seed stage VC and suddenly the amount of that investment has a range. I get a assigned a new attorney who thankfully does the work gratis.

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This is going to be BIG.

SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

Sure, if you’re Jack Dorsey, creator of Twitter, you can dictate your terms, but last I checked, most of the entrepreneurs First Round and most of the seed stage firms back don’t have that same kind of track record. The investor water cooler occasionally falls victim to reputation racketeering.

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View from Seed

MAY 29, 2019

Many of us in the seed stage ecosystem have noticed a shift in the way seed rounds are coming together. Historically, seed rounds were syndicated among several different firms. In this case, you lose out on the breadth of support from your investors in both their network and their dollars.

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View from Seed

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

However, two people I’ve met over the last couple of days are adamant that my network is strong enough to go a little earlier. They also said it’s best to raise a seed (if you can) just before the launch so that you aren’t as dependent on the immediate results/traction and you can sell the vision a bit more.

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Feld Thoughts

APRIL 6, 2012

These events offer opportunities to network with potential business partners, users, venture capitalists and customers, but they can also place a huge demand on a startup’s always scarce resources of time and money. What’s the reputation? So, how do you choose? First, ask around. Who do you know that’s been to what?

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allthingsd.com

JULY 16, 2012

In the largest sector, Internet, median deal size increased at every stage of funding for the first time ever, CB Insights said. Venture capitalists were particularly aggressive on early-stage investments in the second quarter. There were more seed deals than Series A fundings for the first time ever. comments so far.

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Genuine VC

OCTOBER 11, 2011

Especially at the seed stage, because there are lower barriers to entry for a new firm with a seed stage strategy (because of capital requirements to raise mid-/late- stage specialized fund), a plethora of new firms will continue to be founded. More brewers = more sources of capital.

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Hunter Walker

MAY 19, 2014

I don’t have enough data to concretely pronounce this a trend, but I’ll throw some ideas out there about (a) why this might be happening and (b) whether it’s a good option for seed stage founders. In order to go after them, they need to head earlier into seed. Why Are We Seeing More Piggy Rounds? (a)

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Hunter Walker

NOVEMBER 17, 2014

Despite the seemingly not so humble tagline (“VC Done Right”), I found him to be a ‘grow the pie’ guy who excitedly looks for opportunities to help entrepreneurs and collaborate at the seed stage. I went out west and started knocking down the doors of the most reputable investors that I had been reading about.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 18, 2015

On the one hand innovation is clearly at an all time high unleashed by smart phones, fast telecom networks, social networks that spread commerce and the fact that we are all one click away from buying things on Amazon, Apple, Google or PayPal. I spoke last week at the annual Cendana VC/LP conference.

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David Teten

JUNE 7, 2011

Our session looks at the rise of socially enabled platforms that blend commerce with community, where reputations trump credit ratings, and where hyper-distributed service businesses outgrow traditional monolithic suppliers.

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www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

Social networking. Create your own social network. free enterprise social network. Seed Stage Valuation Guide. That’s why we gathered a collection of 20 online resources for European startups that will help you with business plans, recruiting, publicity and networking. Mailing lists/groups. Google Ads.

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