Austin Startup

DECEMBER 9, 2019

Rule Number One: the best help for start-ups comes from proven leaders who don’t need cash from your seed capital and genuinely want to help ideas they believe in. Originally published at [link] on December 9, 2019. Regardless, the first warning sign that you’re among the SIC is when they ask for cash upfront to “help” you.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

Stefan Kuman, CEO of CargoX The Forrest Four-Cast: February 19, 2019 Fifty diverse startups will aim to impress a panel of judges and a live audience with their skills, creativity and innovation at SXSW Pitch Presented by Cyndx. What are your goals for CargoX in 2019? How and when did your team come together?

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

In reality the “private capital market” now really consists of three distinct markets: Seed capital (the start), Venture capital (scale or bust) and Growth Capital (private IPOs). So here’s a reminder of why 2019 is 10000x better than 20 years ago. “We Follow the money.

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Austin Startup

APRIL 28, 2019

I put that in quotations, because, as I’ll expound, there is a start-up industrial complex that is designed to fleece novice founders from their seed capital with predatory fees, terms, etc. By: Joe Merrill Partner at Sputnik ATX Originally published at [link] on April 29, 2019. OK, enough with disclosures.

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Hunter Walker

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

So I recently re-shared a 2019 blog post where I’d basically advised founders who’ve raised seed capital to worry less about “how will I raise the next round” and more about “how will I execute my plan?” I tried early on to engage him with data and conversation, but got nowhere. It caused a huge amount of stress.

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