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The Seeds Have Changed: An Epilogue to The New Venture Landscape

K9 Ventures

Almost two years ago, in a private/closed meeting with K9 Ventures’ LPs only, I claimed that: What was being referred to in the press as the “Series A Crunch” was not because fewer Series A deals were being done, but because there were too many Seed deals being done. The risk here is what I refer to as the curse of over-capitalization.

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Why Startups Die

The Next Web

In 2007, Paul Graham gave a variety of causes for startup death in How Not To Die. But it’s a cliche that refers to an underlying truth. It can be very tempting to take in a little bit of seed capital, and start to operate as if you’re a big company. Post Mortems.

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Crazy! 189 Answers To The Top Startup Questions On Your Mind

maplebutter.com

Your existing customers are you best source of referals – just ask. The great thing is, in 2007, we visited 75+ resorts for a demo tour, and have many leads I can follow up on. We are raising seed capital, but would like to have a US tech investor. I’ll be referring to this a lot as we keep building [link] !