YoungUpstarts
OCTOBER 28, 2015
Startups need to understand how to manage the seed money they receive from investors and VCs. Investors typically negotiate from a term sheet, which if not handled properly can create problems that can hurt or kill the startup’s chances when they do their Series A round of funding.
Feld Thoughts
OCTOBER 15, 2013
To become a member, each accelerator must meet the following strict criteria: Operate a 3-6 month long program. Provide some sort of seed capital to their founders. Take a small amount of equity (usually ~6%) and overall have terms that are favorable to entrepreneurs.
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Both Sides of the Table
NOVEMBER 18, 2012
Think about it – most entrepreneurs who manage to raise seed money or venture capital usually raise enough money for 12-18 months maximum. So at any given point you are likely operating with a maximum of 9 month’s cash. Many times it’s less. And yet you have to. Yeah, I trust you. She seems depressed.
This is going to be BIG.
APRIL 16, 2018
You think you're getting this big fat check compared to the seed money you raised, but they're actually doing something more like dipping their toes in the water. It's less signal than you think.
Both Sides of the Table
OCTOBER 17, 2009
.&# 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.
Gust
OCTOBER 2, 2014
Think about it – most entrepreneurs who manage to raise seed money or venture capital usually raise enough money for 12-18 months maximum. So at any given point you are likely operating with a maximum of 9 month’s cash. But why don’t you just give me the damn term sheet you promised so I can trust you even more.
Startup Lessons Learned
MAY 31, 2019
Scott Kupor is the managing partner at Andreessen Horowitz, where he’s responsible for all operational aspects of running the firm. Coming from an operating role in a company, that can feel odd - that doing nothing is in fact accomplishing your objective - so that takes some getting used to.
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