View from Seed

APRIL 27, 2020

Founders do not have this luxury. Most founders are going through hell right now, and that is not going away any time soon. But the courage and leadership I am witnessing each day is inspiring. For investors and founders, the next several years are going to be very different. Wait and see.

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Cofounder Software Review Portfolio Technical Review 194

YoungUpstarts

JULY 31, 2019

by Anish Sebastian and Juan Pablo Segura, co-founders of Babyscripts. Of course, a certain amount of initial capital without financial performance is absolutely necessary to get a business off the ground, especially in regulated industries.

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The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 11, 2023

The fundamental objective and aim of seed investment is to assist a company in launching its operations successfully. Seed capital is a component of the initial investments made in young businesses. Some return value must be offered to the investors for startup seed funding to be considered acceptable.

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Up and Running

AUGUST 12, 2014

A few weeks ago I spoke with Boris Wertz, founder of JustBooks, COO of AbeBooks and founding-partner of Version One Ventures. In In as much as a scheduled interview with an angel investor can be, talking with Boris about what it takes to spark the interest of a venture capital firm was a coincidence. The founder drives the culture.

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Venture Capital Founder Angel Investor Portfolio 90

Haystack

NOVEMBER 24, 2018

Every time there is a big technology exit (usually via M&A), I attempt to quickly unpack key takeaways from the transaction. venture capital to date (more on this in a separate post), unfortunately relegating billion-dollar exits as “ho-hum” events to the technology crowd. 1/ Cash Is King: The $1.4B 1/ Cash Is King: The $1.4B

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Acquisition Artificial Inteligence Balance Sheet Cofounder 62

Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 20, 2019

Our BHAG is none other than disrupting the healthcare lending industry through technology, originating $1B in healthcare loans in 2021. We run on cutting edge technology, which enables us to serve clients nationally and scale quickly, unlike traditional competitors in the space that still do business by mail and fax.

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Papua New Guinea Hawaii Advisory Board Churn Rate 67