This is going to be BIG.

JANUARY 12, 2016

That was the Datadog pitch in late 2010, my first full year of leading deals, that I got from two software engineers. But instead of taking their word for it, I went overboard in due diligence. More parts throw off more data, which makes optimizing and troubleshooting that much harder over time. Makes sense, no?

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VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

Ali reviewed over 65 data points for each one of these companies, from the number of co-founders, the founders background, the sector, the investments they raised over time, etc. Israeli startup Checkmarx , which provides software security solutions, is an excellent example of a company that fulfills this trait.

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View from Seed

DECEMBER 17, 2015

Saurya Velagapudi is a senior software engineer at Google, based in their Cambridge, Mass., Google tries to cover a variety of topics, from the bare minimum, “Can you code?” SV: There are all the typical steps like reviewing the resume and online presence, perhaps with a pass on GitHub.

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The Equity Kicker

DECEMBER 5, 2013

About half our investments are in companies at true startup stage – i.e. founder + idea, nothing built – and half are in slightly more mature companies, up to late seed stage when there are maybe 5-10 people in the company. Driftrock - a platform for marketing apps for SMEs (including ecommerce companies).

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Partner Software Review eCommerce Due Diligence 117

Hunter Walker

DECEMBER 24, 2016

And you can’t diligence many of these companies just using assumptions in a spreadsheet. But it’s exciting to see the seed stage impact of “software enabling the world” (our version of “software eating the world”) and how a fund like Homebrew can assist.

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Hunter Walker

AUGUST 31, 2023

HW: I’m always surprised when someone considering ‘joining a startup’ has put a lot of thought into industry/vertical but not into stage of company. For example, in many ways seed stage companies across different industries are more similar than two companies within the same vertical but one new and one more mature.

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Austin Startup

MAY 11, 2017

645 Ventures 645 Ventures makes deeply-researched investments in institutional Seed to Series A rounds for exceptional companies who demonstrate stellar early results in the areas of market validation, product differentiation, team strength, and brand narrative. These sectors generally leverage the Internet or software in a fundamental way.

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Agile VC

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

In the software an internet space a number of companies obviously had strong public offerings (LinkedIn, Yandex, Pandora, RenRen, et al). What does seem to be true is that the current aversion for new IPOs is mostly due to general lack of appetite for risk at present, rather than something intrinsic to growing tech companies.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 16, 2010

You don’t need to buy expensive software – there are free open source solutions for nearly everything. So angel and seed stage investors’ returns will be dependent on good times continuing or on the ability of their portfolio companies to get financed. This only becomes noticeable in down markets.

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LP Technical Review Early Stage Silicon Valley 311

Tim Keane

DECEMBER 14, 2009

  He is a partner in a pretty much exclusively software seed stage fund, Y Combinator that you can read more about.     We worked all day building market strategies for customers while we tried to embody our expertise on software that would expand the company's reach.  Starting Startups.

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View from Seed

MARCH 19, 2015

He’s dubbed the approach “ pretotyping ,” and it shares many of the same principles as both its similar-sounding (if later-stage) cousin, prototyping, as well as the more well-known lean startup movement. ” So I left Google to do another startup, Agitar Software. Another success. So I thought, “I am good!”

Product 120

Product Technical Review Marketing Lean 120

Up and Running

MARCH 11, 2015

This is the home of Jason Cohen, software startup founder, bootstrapper, investor, and mentor. The Andreesen Horowitz blog is the work of the famous VC firm’s partners and covers all things software in Silicon Valley and beyond. First Round Review. It’s one of my favorites on this list. Follow Andrew on Twitter @andrewchen.

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Venture Capital Technical Review Silicon Valley Cofounder 60

Rob Go

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

Most of these rhyme with what we’ve said in the past, but some have also evolved to fit the changing landscape and our own convictions about what really matters for founders and their investors at the seed stage. However, our overall goal is to invest in the full spectrum of seed. Belief #1: The best time to invest is early.

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North America Seed Stage Early Stage Lead Investor 36

Startup Company Lawyer

MARCH 14, 2010

“ Much of the commentary on the Y Combinator documents is also applicable to the Series Seed documents. (In I also reviewed the TechStars documents last year and they are similar in concept to the Y Combinator documents as the chart below indicates.). What situations should the Series Seed documents be used in?

Finance 70

Finance Software Review Term Sheet Liquidation Preference 70

VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

What’s the difference between an angel round and pre-seed round and why do I believe we’ll see more pre-seed rounds taking place in 2024? While the answers are somewhat semantic, the pre-seed funding round is making a comeback in 2024 startup financing. who’s talking to customers?)

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Valuation Software Review Generative AI Technical Review 186

Agile VC

APRIL 17, 2011

Now that Google’s acquisition of ITA is closed, following lenghty FTC review, it would appear Kayak is poised to proceed with their IPO in the coming months. =. Kayak Software Corporation. I co-founded NextView Ventures , a seed-stage VC firm based in Boston, in 2010. Founding Date: 2004. Author howerl.

Pre-Money Valuation 113

Pre-Money Valuation Liquidation Preference Dividend Common Stock 113

techcrunch.com

APRIL 26, 2013

This is just the next phase of AngelList’s evolution into a one-stop shop for seed-stage companies and their backers. Hyperlinks and images must be manually coded using html mark-up. HTC One Review. We respect your anonymity. Feel free to directly email us at tips@techcrunch.com. Examples: TechCrunch and.

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adamac.blogspot.com

MARCH 9, 2010

Adam MacBeth Tuesday, April 07, 2009 10 Startup Red Flags Ive worked on a number of startups: from seed-stage through IPO, as a founder, employee, advisor, and consultant, as well as evaluating a bunch from the outside, so Ive seen my share of screw-ups. Adamac Attack! Thats a REALLY bad sign.

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Technical Review CTO Hire Fractional CTO Startup 41

Rob Go

OCTOBER 14, 2012

Late last week, I wanted to take a step back and review what has transpired the last two years. We have investments in e-commerce, SMB SaaS, Business Software, AdTech, Payments, Enabling Platforms, Consumer Social, Gaming, and Education. But like us, all of these companies are very early.

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New Hampshire Croatia Omaha Portfolio 50

David Teten

DECEMBER 12, 2017

As a globally focused LP in early stage VC funds, we at Blue Future Partners have observed a growing trend of firms investing substantially in software tools, whether developing proprietary solutions or adopting off the shelf tools. But what tools are they using themselves to automate their own processes?

Early Stage 60

Early Stage Technical Review Software Review Venture Capital 60

K9 Ventures

JULY 21, 2016

Computing and software came a few years later for me as access to computers wasn’t as easy or affordable. Software is awesome as it gives you instant gratification. It requires a higher level of discipline than software does. And 2 seed stage companies that haven’t launched yet. Hardware is different.

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Software Review Forecast Portfolio Distribution 48

Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 24, 2009

When I reviewed a recent product development book, it immediately shot up to Amazon sales rank 300. For example, the best book reviewers only review books published by the best publishers, which only accept manuscripts from the best agents. And how could they possibly review a blog? Is that a lot? Is that good?

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San Francisco Lean Technical Review Distribution 113

Mucker Lab

APRIL 6, 2023

For example, Amplitude is a product analytics software. And they already know the software so you just need to negotiate price. Finally, when my company has paid for this piece of software, my company need to be convinced of the ROI as well. You're giving away this product, you’re removing all the hurdles to access the product.

Product 78

Product CTO Hire Startup Fractional CTO 78

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 17, 2009

A few years ago it became fashionable for large VC’s to do seed funding. With open source software (LAMP stack) and cloud computing infrastructure it just wasn’t that expensive to get your company going and founders just wanted to raise less money. If a VC term sheet comes in they begin their due diligence process.

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Software Review Term Sheet Due Diligence Southern California 283

View from Seed

JUNE 11, 2015

At NextView, some of the companies we invest in at the seed stage already have a meaningful public presence, while others choose to remain in stealth mode. And specifically when completing a seed round of financing, what are the implications? So what are the pros and cons of either approach? The two main benefits are: 1.

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Stealth Seed Stage Startup Software Review 120

Agile VC

JULY 11, 2012

You can learn as much from these cautionary tales as you can from the enduring successes, plus studying a broad sample of firms helps avoid drawing false conclusions due to survivorship bias. There are a number of VC firms that had extraordinary success in enterprise software, telecom equipment, and semiconductors in the 1990s.

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www.paulgraham.com

APRIL 28, 2010

I wassurprised recently when I realized that all the worst problems wefaced in our startup were due not to competitors, but investors.Dealing with competitors was easy by comparison. Your natural tendency when an investor says yes willbe to relax and go back to writing code. They were helpful in negotiating deals, for example.

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Technical Review Startup Software Review Angel Investor 76

Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 15, 2020

I did study computer science, and I love software, especially open source software, but I just like the challenge of hardware. I liked dealing with the bomb, and I wanted to find this intersection of software and hardware that would lead to a really great product. I really believed in selling hardware.

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Technical Review Software Review Finance Technology 68

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

JULY 24, 2012

Welcome back to Smart Bear Live, the call-in show with Jason Cohen, sponsored by Software Promotions. You need traction is code word for no. So VCs invest in different stages. You have seed stage, A round, B round, C round, D round. We have actually started coding. The VC said I needed traction. It means no.

Silicon Valley 204

Silicon Valley Software Review Internet Technical Review 204

VC Cafe

JANUARY 24, 2012

The communications and software sectors followed with 20% and 19% of the total investment respectively. Mid and later stage companies attracted $1.48 Seed stage companies attracted 5%, a slight increase from 3% in 2010, and Early stage companies accounted for 26% of the investment, down from 35% in 2010 and 29% in 2009.

Technical Review 111

Technical Review IPO Seed Stage 111

VC Cafe

JANUARY 24, 2012

The communications and software sectors followed with 20% and 19% of the total investment respectively. Mid and later stage companies attracted $1.48 Seed stage companies attracted 5%, a slight increase from 3% in 2010, and Early stage companies accounted for 26% of the investment, down from 35% in 2010 and 29% in 2009.

Technical Review 60

Technical Review IPO Seed Stage 60

crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 16, 2011

Seed Stage Valuation Guide – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template tco use today) – [link]. Startups in stealth mode need one piece of advice – [link]. Good summary of #EntUngpluggd event (by @yongshuling) – [link].

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Social Media Small Business Design Media 95

www.paulgraham.com

AUGUST 1, 2008

We think of the techniques were developing for dealing with large numbers of startups as like software. Sometimes it literally is software, like. The mobility of seed-stage startups means that seed funding is a national business. It will probably involve writing some software, but fortunately we can do that.

Web 54

Web Startup Silicon Valley Technical Review 54

rapidrollout.wordpress.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

First Things First: Your Requirements You seem to feel that your project isn’t ready to move forward without a software developer (a “programmer&# , as you say). Or you can find seed-stage investors who will give you the money to hire a developer. You have two avenues open to you. Is Your Partner a College Student?

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Technical Review Fractional CTO Partner CTO Hire 40

www.seriesseed.com

MARCH 2, 2010

.  If parties agree to Series Seed Documents, should be faster than debt documents since there is some negotiation with debt documents from sophisticated investors. ·    Series Seed Documents are transparent: no hidden gotchas can get served up in definitive documents.  Today that amount is dramatically smaller.

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Finance Term Sheet Equity Aggregator 58

Reid Hoffman

AUGUST 6, 2020

At the seed stage, we have backed very non-obvious, non-pedigreed entrepreneurs, in spaces that weren’t obvious, who ended up being amazing. HOW DOES GREYLOCK EVALUATE COMPANIES AT THE SEED-STAGE? ONCE A COMPANY HAS YOUR ATTENTION, WHAT ARE THE NEXT STEPS IN THE DILIGENCE PROCESS?

Technical Review 69

Technical Review Seed Stage Software Review Early Stage 69

YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 10, 2015

Let’s face it, the rules for getting a startup funded at the seed stage aren’t very clear. Note: When I say “seed stage startup,” I’m specifically referring to software/app startups that are eitherpre-product or early product. TVR: The traditional way of raising seed funding. The New Way , called Traction.

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