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Building a new startup hub

Startup Lessons Learned

They take common stock, not preferred, a fact that the entrepreneurs mentioned to me many times. Provide early seed capital, and be the ones to make those introductions. And do your customer development. They dont invest a lot of money; just enough to keep them going through the summer.

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The 5 Key Stages of Equity Funding

Growthink Blog

Stage #2: Seed Funding Seed funding (also called seed capital) typically ranges from $100,000 to $500,000 and is often provided by angel investors, and is usually structured as convertible notes or common stock. With seed funding, you hope to grow your business and, at the very least, gain proof of concept.

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