Both Sides of the Table
JANUARY 5, 2010
He was from South America but living in Switzerland and had launched a startup while holding down a day job at a consulting firm (McKinsey if memory serves). He wanted to raise angel money. He and his partner told me about this new idea over the course of nearly a year. I run the recruiting process for my VC firm, GRP Partners.
Up and Running
APRIL 18, 2014
David sold his recording equipment for $50,000 and they borrowed the rest of their seed money from a bank. Beth developed her own intensive curriculum and, with the help of seed money from a student, founded YogaFit® in 1994 to fill the niche. David’s advice. When in doubt, go with the backup plan.
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Both Sides of the Table
OCTOBER 25, 2009
One of the terms we coined there was a “seagull.&# We used it to describe certain of our partners (e.g. Seagulls were the partners who didn’t spend much actual time on your project. Seagull VC’s (like some of my old Seagull Andersen Consulting Partners) are smart people, don’t get me wrong.
Hearpreneur
DECEMBER 9, 2018
I fully immersed myself in industry conversations, met ecosystem partners, and participated in social media discussions with next-generation entrepreneurs. Literally, one week later we had secured seed money, established business roles, added on another partner, ran the numbers, and started a pest control company!
www.paulgraham.com
APRIL 28, 2010
It wasnt because they werent accredited investors that I didntask my parents for seed money, though. When we were starting Viaweb,I didnt know about the concept of an accredited investor, anddidnt stop to think about the value of investors connections.The reason I didnt take money from my parents was that I didntwant them to lose it.
www.businessinsider.com
SEPTEMBER 6, 2012
According to Graham, Google Ventures, a venture-capital firm backed by the tech giant, has systematically been offering to make seed investments in recent Y Combinator graduates, but only on substantially more favorable terms than other investors received. Thanks to our partners. Americas Best Colleges. Its just not true.
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