View from Seed

MARCH 24, 2021

7 Common Mistakes Entrepreneurs Make in VC Pitches and How to Fix Them “Different partners in a VC firm are different. Magic Graph: How Much Seed Capital Should You Raise? I’ve Been in Venture Capital for Two Months. Here’s What Still Makes No Sense. “Non-partner venture roles are not easy.

Seed Stage 177

Seed Stage Hiring IPO Analytics 177

VC Cafe

JULY 5, 2010

A s venture funds struggle to raise money in Israel, seed capital, one of the earliest and riskiest stages of investment, is becoming harder and harder to secure. To learn more, VC Cafe interviewed Brian Rosenzweig, one of the managing partners in the new fund and the former marketing director at 21Ventures.

Technical Review 106

Technical Review Software Review Seed Stage 106

Scalable Startup

AUGUST 9, 2018

Raising seed capital is a tricky business. Most are making major mistakes in their approach when seeking capital. To me, this is the best time to raise your seed. You’re less vulnerable, pay less equity for your funding, and you have some very specific things to talk about.

Technical Cofounder 20

Technical Cofounder Silicon Valley Early Stage Cofounder 20

Growthink Blog

MAY 23, 2011

An entrepreneur starts a company in classic " bootstrap " fashion - with a combination of sweat equity and their own financial resources. The angel then introduces the entrepreneur to his or her wealthy friends and business connections who, based on the good reputation of the referring angel, also invest.

Angel Investor 112

Angel Investor Venture Capital Sweat Equity Cram Down 112

Gust

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

How to finance a new seed-stage startup? Convertible equity? ” Ressi in particular seems to be passionate about removing the “debt” component from convertible debt seed financing transactions. .” Convertible debt? As of August 2010, Paul Graham famously proclaimed , “Convertible notes have won.

Finance 134

Finance Convertible Security Equity Seed Stage 134

Business Plan Blog

JANUARY 2, 2014

While startups are still limited by the types of investors they can take money from (i.e. wealthy, verified investors), the lifting of the ban on general solicitation has allowed investors to publicly advertise that they are raising capital, be it on their blog, Twitter, Facebook, or crowdfunding site such as AngelList.

Angel Groups 51

Angel Groups Accredited Investor Angel Investor Due Diligence 51

maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

What is the best advice you can give for finding a business partner? Don’t quickly choose any business partner. The key is to ask the right people what they think – not your friends, parents or partner. Ideally you can pay them based + equity so that you’ll get their attention and focus on the project.

Technical Review 44

Technical Review Startup Cofounder Software Review 44