View from Seed

AUGUST 16, 2019

Or, is she concerned about small cracks in the business so wants additional cash cushion as an extra safety net (i.e. With the proliferation of multiple seed rounds prior to a Series A, these situations are coming up increasingly in the early stage startup ecosystem.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 16, 2015

But many have no insight or connections to the ethereal angel investment community, which actually funds more startups then all other venture sources combined (over $25 billion annually). Each has met legal securities minimums for net worth and professionalism, to reduce the risk to entrepreneurs.

Angel Investor 120

Angel Investor Accredited Investor Venture Capital Startup 120

Agile VC

JUNE 5, 2011

AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. How They Make Money: Groupon keeps a share of the coupon value (typically 40-50%) as its net revenue (1). in net revenue and passes $0.58 2010 Net Income: -$389M (net loss) (2). Keep in mind Groupon’s net revenue is a percent of a percent. June 5, 2011.

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Genuine VC

FEBRUARY 12, 2012

Addressing both of those issues can stem from the motivations as to why someone would want to put their hard-earned cash into a risky early-stage startup in the first place. They will have the ability to “see” the opportunity that the startup is going after unlike anyone else, save the entrepreneur because they inherently get the space.

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Angel Investor Syndicate Syndication Early Stage 257

Agile VC

APRIL 17, 2011

AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. 2010 Net Income: $8 million. How to Evaluate Firms for a Seed VC Syndicate 10 July 2012, 5:13 pm What A VC Orders for Breakfast Says 27 June 2012, 10:16 am To Leave or Not to Leave as Your Startup Grows 12 June 2012, 12:21 pm. How to Evaluate Firms for a Seed VC. April 17, 2011.

Pre-Money Valuation 113

Pre-Money Valuation Liquidation Preference Dividend Common Stock 113

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 25, 2016

In general, this won’t happen for a new startup unless you have a good credit history, or existing assets that you are willing to put at-risk for collateral. Trade equity or services for startup help. Join a startup incubator or accelerator. This is the primary source of non-personal funds for very early-stage startups.

Equity 120

Equity Small Business Administration SBA Syndicate 120

Genuine VC

FEBRUARY 12, 2012

Addressing both of those issues can stem from the motivations as to why someone would want to put their hard-earned cash into a risky early-stage startup in the first place. They will have the ability to “see” the opportunity that the startup is going after unlike anyone else, save the entrepreneur because they inherently get the space.

Angel Investor 128

Angel Investor Syndicate Syndication Early Stage 128

YoungUpstarts

JULY 6, 2017

The romantic ideal of a successful startup includes little more than a good idea, a laptop and plenty of coffee. In reality, most startups require an early capital infusion to successfully transform from a dream into a business. The good news is that it’s easier than ever to find capital for your startup.

Syndicate 127

Syndicate Syndication Software Review Angel Investor 127

Version One Ventures

APRIL 8, 2014

The net effect is powerful: it empowers all of us (no matter who we are or where we are) to learn more quickly, make better decisions, and operate more efficiently. start-up databases/networks like CrunchBase and AngelList ) has led to unparalleled access to investment capital as more seed funds, angels, and syndicates emerge on the scene.

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Venture Capital Vertical Curation SEC 160

Hippoland

MARCH 30, 2018

My hypothesis is that there will be a real shake up in how deals are done in startups, and you’ll see turnover as some of these new brands overtake older well-established VC firms. (This is an aside for another blogpost) And then there are also syndicates. From there, you can find various syndicates. B) Operations costs more.

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Seed Stage Syndicate Syndication Convertible Security 48

Hippoland

MARCH 30, 2018

My hypothesis is that there will be a real shake up in how deals are done in startups, and you’ll see turnover as some of these new brands overtake older well-established VC firms. (This is an aside for another blogpost) And then there are also syndicates. From there, you can find various syndicates. B) Operations costs more.

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Seed Stage Syndicate Syndication Convertible Security 48

Hunter Walker

APRIL 4, 2014

There’s a influx of capital to back new funds: crowding funding via AngelList syndicates. high net worth individuals. There’s a influx of capital to back new funds: crowding funding via AngelList syndicates. high net worth individuals. Sure, not coal miner hard, not startup founder hard. family offices.

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Rob Go

JANUARY 27, 2014

A lot of things are evolving in the startup and VC world. Almost all the founders we back have seed and series A syndicates that look like this. These syndicates have a manageable number of people on the cap table, and each person there is known and is there for a reason. But this is slowly changing. One Company at a Time.

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Syndicate Syndication Early Stage Cap Table 73

Berkonomics

DECEMBER 17, 2020

There is an exemption from the requirements that these investors be accredited with net worth or income minimums to qualify legally to invest in your company. Some can supply more when syndicating with other such groups. We’ll call these “inside angels.” Angel groups invest from $250,000 to $1,000,000 or more in qualified investments.

Equity 62

Equity Finance Liquidity Event Angel Groups 62

Agile VC

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. I recently wrote a post noting that while the growth cycle of startups has clearly accelerated in the last 5 years, the number of truly monster new businesses (a company ultimately worth $75-100B) remains about the same … it’s a once in a decade sort of thing. February 2, 2012.

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www.paulgraham.com

APRIL 28, 2010

Want to start a startup? A typical startup goes throughseveral rounds of funding, and at each round you want to take justenough money to reach the speed where you can shift into the nextgear. Few startups get it quite right. 1 ] A startups life will be more complicated, legally, if any of theinvestors arent accredited.

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Technical Review Startup Software Review Angel Investor 76

David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

See Bessemer Venture Partners’ A comprehensive guide to security for startups. Data companies focused on early-stage startups include Aingel , fundsUP , Preseries , PredictLeads , and Sploda. For more on gathering data and using it to assess companies, see How to Assess Startups Using Machine Learning. 2) Market . 8) Monitor .

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Software Review Analytics Private Equity 78

crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 25, 2018

It’s unlikely that you’ve got the budget for nationally syndicated ads or a commercial during the Super Bowl. Cast Your Net. In a noisy marketplace full of competitors – large and small – it’s easy for your brand’s voice to be lost. If you’re a small business, that’s especially true.

Small Business 63

Small Business Marketing Social Media Lead Generation 63

David Teten

NOVEMBER 15, 2013

According to CB Insights, there is little to no relationship between financial runway and startup success. I don’t think that a Net Present Value calculation is appropriate for every company. million households in the US with a net worth of $1 million or more. However, those angels constitute only about 5% of the estimated 5.1

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Management Pre-Money Valuation Venture Capital New Hampshire 114

Agile VC

OCTOBER 2, 2011

AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. That’s why a 3G iPad 2 costs $600-800 retail, which nets Apple a very healthy profit of several hundred dollars ( manufactured cost is ~$330 ). How to Evaluate Firms for a Seed VC. How To Think About The Future. Amazon vs Apple: A Tale of Two Business Models. October 3, 2011.

Business Model 100

Business Model Silicon Valley Seed Stage Syndicate 100

David Teten

JUNE 12, 2014

We saw over time that our investor group, just like Angel List and most other angel groups, was good at syndication and not so good at leading rounds. As a result, we launched the Fast Track program, which helps VCs and active investors who are HBSAANY members to syndicate rounds with value-added members of our network.

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www.paulgraham.com

APRIL 28, 2010

When we sold our startup in 1998 I thought one day Id do some angelinvesting. You give a startup money and they give you stock. Thats how you win: by investing in the right startups. Mechanics Angel investors often syndicate deals, which means they join togetherto invest on the same terms. million, and youget.05/1.05,

Angel Investor 63

Angel Investor Syndicate Syndication Dilution 63

Feld Thoughts

AUGUST 1, 2018

We are syndication agnostic, being indifferent between investing by ourselves or with co-investors – especially our partner funds – where we mostly have long and successful relationships. We are very long-term investors, focusing on net cash on cash returns, rather than short-term or intermediate IRRs.

Syndicate 17

Syndicate Syndication IRR Canada 17

mashable.com

OCTOBER 5, 2012

16 Tips for Picking the Perfect Startup Name. You can read his thoughts on startup marketing at www.cezary.co. This article is the second in a three-part series about naming your startup; on Wednesday, we discussed why your startup’s name matters , and on Friday, we’ll discuss testing and buying domains.

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This is going to be BIG.

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

It used to be that the only people who could even get into angel rounds were high net worth individuals that could write at least $25,000 checks—so if someone said they were an angel investor, you could assume this was their minimum check size. — Charlie O'Donnell (@ceonyc) February 21, 2019.

Syndicate 102

Syndicate Syndication Angel Investor Cap Table 102

Hippoland

SEPTEMBER 17, 2017

It’s something that startup investors talk about in vague terms. This was an incredible innovation in startup investing. But syndicates are logistically challenging. And often, these syndicates are limited to investors from certain geographies by both legal and practical reasons, etc.

Silicon Valley 48

Silicon Valley Syndicate Syndication Angel Investor 48

Hippoland

SEPTEMBER 17, 2017

It’s something that startup investors talk about in vague terms. This was an incredible innovation in startup investing. But syndicates are logistically challenging. And often, these syndicates are limited to investors from certain geographies by both legal and practical reasons, etc.

Silicon Valley 48

Silicon Valley Syndicate Syndication Early Stage 48

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 27, 2015

Something is rotten in tech startup land. It’s not that I’m anti innovation or a disbeliever in disruption or calling it a full-scale bubble or saying every darling startup is going to fail. So, too, startups. Don’t call me a hater for saying so. None of those. Somebody posted too many party fliers.

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Detroit Government Syndicate Syndication 150