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How I invest as a pre-seed investor?

Hippoland

Etc… At the pre-seed stage, a big way to stand out is if you have a V3 statement (as opposed to a V1 statement). I know nothing about viral marketing. At the pre-seed stage, there is no way to prove that your thesis is right or wrong. So if an investor isn’t onboard, just move on quickly. And that’s ok.

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How I invest as a pre-seed investor?

Hippoland

Etc… At the pre-seed stage, a big way to stand out is if you have a V3 statement (as opposed to a V1 statement). I know nothing about viral marketing. At the pre-seed stage, there is no way to prove that your thesis is right or wrong. So if an investor isn’t onboard, just move on quickly. And that’s ok.

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Why Launching a Startup Is More Expensive Than You Think

mashable.com

For example, my company decided early on to hire a UI designer, which has helped tremendously with our product development. We also soon decided that we wanted to outsource as much of our operations to hosted services as we possibly could. In fact, it’s barely even the beginning for most companies in their seed stage financings.

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