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VC Seed Funding is Dead, Long Live VC Seed Funding!

Both Sides of the Table

.&# And I think this line of thinking has started to become conventional wisdom as outlined in Chris Dixon’s excellent blog post saying that you need to be careful raising seed money from a large VC fund. I do think you need to be careful with funds that have done 20-30 seeds deals in fairly rapid succession.

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Instead of sticking a fork in the venture market, realize. there is no fork

This is going to be BIG.

How else can you explain this headline matching a story about a professional social network still trying to explore revenues raising $17mm on an $80mm valuation? The industry has made it very easy for companies to raise seed money through online marketplaces like Angel List, accelorators. Perhaps I need to rethink that.

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Startup Business Investments Around The World

YoungUpstarts

Angel Networks. Angel investors provide everything that startups need — from funding, mentorship, professional advice, and access to investors in their network. You can search for angel networks by area and platform type. Professional Social Networking Sites. Some notable startup platforms include startups.co

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Build Entrepreneur Credentials Early and Wisely

Startup Professionals Musings

Most schools have business plan competitions, and even give out seed money to winners. Business networking is key. These days, every student has his social network of peers. Plug yourself into a new network of business people.

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Most Great Entrepreneurs Don’t Drop Out of Harvard

Startup Professionals Musings

Most schools have business plan competitions, and even give out seed money to winners. Business networking is key. These days, every student has his social network of peers. Plug yourself into a new network of business people.

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Timing: When to raise seed funding.

Scalable Startup

High growth startup companies need seed money to get things going. They need the money to rent offices, hire staff, and establish their initial presence (website, incorporation, marketing). They risk money they can afford to lose. To me, this is the best time to raise your seed. Option Two: Post-Launch?—?Raise

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Get a Technical Degree But Entrepreneurial Spirit

Startup Professionals Musings

Most schools have business plan competitions, and even give out seed money to winners. Business networking is key. These days, every student has his social network of peers. Plug yourself into a new network of business people. It’s the learning that counts.