Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 10, 2020

Here is a summary of the key stages along the way: Idea and seed stage. In this first stage, a specific idea or passion is solidified into an executable plan. Market research and a business plan should be the focus at this stage.

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Matching Seed Stage Angel Investor Business Model 317

David Teten

JULY 10, 2019

I finally had a brainstorm, and started writing a business plan. We’ve put together a detailed, confidential business plan; a high-powered Advisory Board; and a pool of funders eager to get this launched with the right team. . This work is unpaid, as with any other startup at the pre-seed stage.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 1, 2011

If you are new to the entrepreneurial world of startups, you are likely confused by the terminology of seed-stage, lean startups, micro-VCs, and Super Angels. Seed-stage means promising companies that don’t yet have a revenue stream, and may not yet have a proof of concept. Business accelerator. Super Angels.

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Early Stage Seed Stage Angel Investor Silicon Valley 231

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 14, 2020

They are not interested in research and development, or funding at the idea stage. For seed stage funding, entrepreneurs should be looking to friends and family, crowd funding, and relevant institutions. Solution development undefined or incomplete. Lack of intellectual property.

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Due Diligence Intellectual Property Preferred Stock Seed Stage 308

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 16, 2012

If you are new to the entrepreneurial world of startups, you are likely confused by the terminology of seed-stage, lean startups, micro-VCs, and Super Angels. Seed-stage means promising companies that don’t yet have a revenue stream, and may not yet have a proof of concept. Business accelerator. Super Angels.

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Early Stage Finance Seed Stage Entrepreneur 253

Up and Running

JUNE 14, 2010

He cites Seed Deals Account for 26% of Early-stage Web Investments in which Giga Om points out the rise of a relatively new class of angel investors, which they call super angels. He says, summarizing the Giga Om post: Unlike traditional VCs, super angels actively invest in seed stage companies.

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Disintermediation Venture Capital Angel Investor Seed Stage 66

Tim Keane

DECEMBER 14, 2009

  He is a partner in a pretty much exclusively software seed stage fund, Y Combinator that you can read more about.    He is a partner in a pretty much exclusively software seed stage fund, Y Combinator that you can read more about.  How To Change The World » December 14, 2009.

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Burn Rate Angel Groups Seed Stage Startup 60

YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

For example, assume you are a seed-stage company that needs $500,000 but you go out looking for $1 million. We believe the demo, a prototype, or an alpha is far more important than a business plan or financial model for the very early-stage company. The demo shows us your vision in a way we can interact with.

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Venture Capital Term Sheet Technical Review Due Diligence 100

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 19, 2018

It never hurts to start networking personally with all levels of investors early, but sending out teasers and business plans to every name you can find on the Internet is a waste of your time and theirs. Investors call this the seed stage , where money is required to build a market and a real product.

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Angel Investor Intellectual Property Investment Bankers Private Equity 184

Gust

JULY 8, 2012

If you are new to the entrepreneurial world of startups, you are likely confused by the terminology of seed-stage, lean startups, micro-VCs, and Super Angels. Seed-stage means promising companies that don’t yet have a revenue stream, and may not yet have a proof of concept. Business accelerator. Super Angels.

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Early Stage Finance Seed Stage Entrepreneur 177

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 20, 2016

Here is a summary of the key stages along the way: Idea and seed stage. In this first stage, a specific idea or passion is solidified into an executable plan. Market research and a business plan should be the focus at this stage.

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Seed Stage Startup Angel Investor Business Model 120

Hunter Walker

AUGUST 1, 2014

But I’m skeptical I will EVER write a seed check to a company that reaches out to me via a banker or placement agent. At the seed stage there are just some things you can’t outsource and fundraising is one of them. Remember, I’m talking about seed stage financing.

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Women Entrepreneurs Can

NOVEMBER 19, 2022

Pre-Seed Investments. Investing in a startup at the pre-seed stage is a great way to get in early on to the next big thing. They also look for a robust business model and product/market fit. Seed Rounds. To secure funding, a startup must have a viable business plan and a functioning business model.

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Venture Capital Early Stage Liquidity Event SEC 52

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 4, 2014

It never hurts to start networking personally with all levels of investors early, but sending out teasers and business plans to every name you can find on the Internet is a waste of your time and theirs. Investors call this the seed stage , where money is required to build a market and a real product.

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Angel Investor Intellectual Property Investment Bankers Private Equity 232

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 13, 2016

It never hurts to start networking personally with all levels of investors early, but sending out teasers and business plans to every name you can find on the Internet is a waste of your time and theirs. Investors call this the seed stage , where money is required to build a market and a real product.

Matching 120

Matching Angel Investor Intellectual Property Investment Bankers 120

View from Seed

AUGUST 5, 2014

For seed-stage startups, when resources are tight, trying to consciously build startup culture can feel wasteful. You could count on me to barely listen when you were speaking (too busy planning my rebuttal), bulldoze your suggestions (mine were better!), Say hello to Charlie! Value #3: Directness and Kindness/Respect.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 13, 2015

Here is a summary of the key stages along the way: Idea and seed stage. In this first stage, a specific idea or passion is solidified into an executable plan. Market research and a business plan should be the focus at this stage.

Entrepreneur 120

Entrepreneur Seed Stage Angel Investor Business Model 120

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 3, 2015

For new entrepreneurs looking for seed-stage help, concentrate on investors who know you or organizations with a vested interest. Registered investment brokers, who assist in business plan and presentation preparation, as well as sourcing investors, may expect a $10,000 retainer per month, as well as 5 percent of investor money raised.

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Cost Angel Groups Due Diligence Silicon Valley 120

Steve Blank

AUGUST 27, 2009

We’ll look at the model stage-by-stage. Concept and Seed Stage In the Concept and Seed Stage, founders capture their passion and vision for the new company and turn them into a set of key ideas, which quickly becomes a business plan, sometimes on the back of the proverbial napkin.

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Silicon Valley Product Startup Product Development 260

YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 6, 2014

Traditional VCs used to just write checks for new ideas, but then ran away from seed-stage risk after the last tech bubble burst. Our initial business plans have only the basics: an idea and creative implementation. Execute with the raw ingredients.

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San Francisco Business Model Silicon Valley Coder 154

YoungUpstarts

JULY 29, 2013

Some entrepreneurs come from a history of winning business plan competitions. We spend tremendous energy recruiting between 100 and 200 angels and seed-stage investors who may invest in your business. Most good students are good at tests, but not everybody who is good at tests is a good student.

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Asia Singapore Cofounder Incubator 207

Business Plan Blog

NOVEMBER 4, 2012

Seeking initial investment for your social enterprise places you in the “seed stage” of financing your company. The JOBS Act aimed to assist small business in securing financing by relaxing some of the federal securities laws. At this point, you must seek equity capital from sources that can afford to lose it all.

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SEC Seed Stage Equity Finance 45

Business Plan Blog

JANUARY 2, 2014

As this funding vehicle develops, experts anticipate that many of the best crowdfunding rounds of investment will be “led” by angel groups or seed stage funds. What does this mean for Angel investment groups?

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Angel Groups Accredited Investor Angel Investor Due Diligence 51

VC Cafe

MARCH 22, 2011

VC Cafe: What was the point where you decided, there’s no point in running with the old business plan? Ian Small: The consumer-facing tokbox.com business is healthy with 2 million registered users, and has continued to grow since we launched OpenTok in late November 2010.

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Business Model API Wiki Seed Stage 84

Business Plan Blog

DECEMBER 9, 2013

In addition to having an industry profile, Angel investors typically have a stage and capital requirement profile for their startup investments. Angels are interested in building small, seed stage companies into moderately sized businesses with strong ROI potential.

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Angel Investor Exit Strategy Liquidity Event Seed Stage 71

Campus Entrepreneurship

MARCH 8, 2011

Many schools teach entrepreneurship, some have research centers, business plan competitions, and clubs. The leaders have seed funds that give students a chance to explore the feasibility of their ideas. North Bridge was a key sponsor of business plan competition during Stanford’s just completed Entrepreneurship Week.

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SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

You and I were talking about a startup recently and where they might go for seed stage funding, what is your impression on that aspect here in Los Angeles? We occasionally get involved with very early stage startups. Are you doing much of that? Los Angeles is a great place for startups.

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Tim Keane

OCTOBER 3, 2012

And, I suppose, it's critical to make sure angels understand the lack of control they have when they take market risk and trying to find ways to invest only at stages at which there is evidence of market acceptance. John Mullins: Getting to Plan B: Breaking Through to a Better Business Model.       Search.

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Technology Marketing Intellectual Property Montana 74

Gust

OCTOBER 20, 2011

We also have data points for VC investments in seed/startup companies (but not necessarily pre-revenue companies). The following chart from Dow Jones VentureSource shows very little variation in pre-money valuation of VC seed stage deals over the past decade.

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Valuation Pre-Money Valuation Intellectual Property Technical Review 146

www.paulgraham.com

APRIL 28, 2010

So seed investors usually care lessabout the idea than the people. This is true of all venture funding,but especially so in the seed stage. Like VCs, one of the advantages of seed firms is the advice theyoffer. But because seed firms operate in an earlier phase, theyneed to offer different kinds of advice.

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Technical Review Startup Software Review Angel Investor 76

Professor VC

FEBRUARY 26, 2010

Seed stage investing is all about the team, so there may be something to this idea. Of course, given the state of venture returns, perhaps randomly picking from a stack of business plans would provide as good or better results than an entrepreneur selection algorithm or detailed due diligence.

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San Jose Silicon Valley Venture Capital Angel Investor 28

www.paulgraham.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Usually you get seed money from individual rich people called"angels." the seed stage, investors dont expect you to have an elaboratebusiness plan. Some angels, especially those with technology backgrounds, may be satisfied with a demo and a verbal description of what you plan to do. Well, it doesnt.

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View from Seed

FEBRUARY 5, 2015

What distinguishes this deck is that we think it’s designed for the way most seed stage fundraising conversations actually happen. I remember in the old days when a lot of founders wrote text-based business plans. Less is still more, even in a set of FAQs.

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Cofounder Startup Seed Stage Warrant 120

dondodge.typepad.com

JANUARY 15, 2011

The theory is that if they trust you and your business plan enough to give you $5M, then you have probably created something that is already worth $5M. Paradigm shifts - why the market leaders get left behind Google Chrome Cr-48 Notebook - Instant On, Always Connected, No Hassles Seed stage investment bubble?

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www.paulgraham.com

AUGUST 1, 2008

Instead of going to venture capitalists with a business plan and trying to convince them to fund it, you can get a product launched on a few tens of thousands of dollars of seed money from us or your uncle, and approach them with a working company instead of a plan for one. Ask anyone whos done it.

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Web Startup Silicon Valley Technical Review 54

Women Entrepreneurs Can

MAY 9, 2019

These folks are accessible across any industry and are particularly useful for entrepreneurs who have moved beyond the seed stage of financing, but don’t yet have the significant revenue needed to court venture capital funding. Solid Organizational Processes.

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mashable.com

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

For the first-time entrepreneur or founder looking for seed stage funding, this circle can be especially difficult to penetrate. Mashable Mashable reached out to angels, seed stage investors and VC firm partners and asked them to share their wisdom with the rest of us. and Path Intelligence.

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