If Sequoia gave you seed money before but now doesn’t want to follow on, you’re probably dead. Maybe you’ve used the product and spent a dozen hours with management, but that’s often about it. Word gets around quickly that you are out raising money. Why do venture markets function this way? MORE >>

My friend Sheryl of Greenopedia was just accepted to Startup Chile , which provides office space, a little seed money and an adventure in Chile, without giving up any equity. This seems like an incredible opportunity for any seed stage internet company. Startup Chile. Kickstarter. IndieGoGo. Profounder. Profounder is US based. MORE >>

Being profitable allows you degrees of freedom you don’t have when you rely upon other people’s money. They have have raised $2-3 million, built a product that has some amount of market traction and got to annualized revenues of around $1 million. Is it one product line or multiple? One of them is profitability. MORE >>

Having no money can help you plan. With a bank account full of someone else's money, it's hard not to feel flush with cash and have a false sense of security. But when your only capital is your hard-earned seed money, every penny that goes out will be scrutinized painfully. You get to call the shots. Or not. MORE >>

I’ve been one of the beta testers for the past six weeks or so, and the product has grown and changed significantly in that short period of time. The company was founded with seed capital from Austin Ventures. The name gives you a slight window into what they do, but it’s like one click business listening. Workstreamer. MORE >>