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How to Sell Your Startup’s “Secret” Master Plan at the Seed Stage “Articulating and selling your long run vision is important, but trying to convince those that are deeply skeptical about it is simply a mutual waste of time.” Magic Graph: How Much Seed Capital Should You Raise?

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Seed Stage Startups Are Now Graded on a Curve

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Over the past five years, we’ve witnessed an Atomization of the Seed Stage. Early fundraising is no longer a one-and-done fundraise of a single round of Seed capital subsequently followed by a Series A 12–18 months later. How much total capital has been put into the company since founding. 100K in MRR was cited).

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Keep Term Sheets Simple for Quicker Cash to Spend

Startup Professionals Musings

When a company is at its earliest seed stage, the terms tend to be the least complex. Based on my experience, and the book “ Attracting Capital from Angels ” by Brian Hill and Dee Powers, here are some key clauses that any investors expect on the first term sheet for the investment you need: Set the price. Seat on the board.

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A Primer on Angel Investment ‘Simple Term Sheets’

Startup Professionals Musings

When a company is at its earliest seed stage, the terms tend to be the least complex. According to Attracting Capital from Angels by Brian Hill and Dee Powers, here are some key clauses that angel investors expect on the first term sheet for the investment you need: Set the price. Seat on the board.

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Keep Term Sheets Simple for Quicker Cash to Spend

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When a company is at its earliest seed stage, the terms tend to be the least complex. Based on my experience, and the book “ Attracting Capital from Angels ” by Brian Hill and Dee Powers, here are some key clauses that any investors expect on the first term sheet for the investment you need: Set the price. Seat on the board.