The Startup Magazine
AUGUST 11, 2023
pexels You need to have enough resources by having a seed-stage investor who will financially support your company in the long run. I will tell you brief details about seed stage funding, and deal sourcing on this page, so read the conclusion until the end. How does the funding for the seed stage work?
VC Cafe
FEBRUARY 26, 2023
“unique business models” – Successful startups develop business models that are difficult for competitors to replicate. To implement this trait, founders need to identify a unique value proposition and create a business model that is scalable and sustainable.
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Hunter Walker
AUGUST 31, 2023
The idea of working at a company whose entire business model revolves around catering to buyers in the HR space felt like such a breath of fresh air. HW: I’m always surprised when someone considering ‘joining a startup’ has put a lot of thought into industry/vertical but not into stage of company. GET ALL MY POSTS VIA EMAIL
View from Seed
SEPTEMBER 16, 2019
*This post is part of our “pitch deck” series where we dissect the seed stage pitch deck and discuss the ideal flow for a pitch. Your job is to show that your positive momentum will lead to sustained market leadership. And for some businesses in highly crowded markets, this may be appropriate.
Up and Running
MARCH 11, 2015
Bill Gurley of Benchmark Capital doesn’t publish frequently, but his essays on market trends and Benchmark portfolio companies are a window into how VCs view the world and the kinds of business models that they find most interesting. Follow Bill on Twitter @billgurley. Certainly one blog to keep high on your list of must reads.
Hunter Walker
DECEMBER 27, 2016
Satya and I take a concentrated approach to seed stage investing – playing a leadership role in financings and committing 50%+ of our time ongoing to working with current investments. Related: 2016 VC Half-Thoughts: Seed Companies Aren’t Being Overfunded, They’re Being Prematurely Funded.
Steve Blank
MAY 12, 2015
The SBIR/STTR program made ~6,200 seed stage investments in 2014, dwarfing the seed investments made by venture capital. The SBIR/STTR program represents a critical source of seed funding for U.S. In fact, half of all seed stages in tech companies in the U.S. Eleven U.S. were funded by the SBIR program.
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