YoungUpstarts

JULY 31, 2019

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. Founders need seed capital to get their operations up and running, and to begin generating revenue. Fundraising debt.

Cofounder 127

Cofounder Burn Rate Technical Cofounder Seed Capital 127

View from Seed

DECEMBER 4, 2014

This needn’t be some terribly complex formula that tries to do a cost accounting of everyone’s contribution to the decimal point. And lastly, a chunk of our CEO Reid Hoffman’s equity was attributed to the fact that he provided the initial ~$750K in seed capital for the company. Ideation/IP. Experience/Seniority/Role.

Equity 315

Equity Founder Sweat Equity Cofounder 315

Agile VC

DECEMBER 4, 2014

This needn’t be some terribly complex formula that tries to do a cost accounting of everyone’s contribution to the decimal point. And lastly, a chunk of our CEO Reid Hoffman’s equity was attributed to the fact that he provided the initial ~$750K in seed capital for the company.

Cofounder 255

Cofounder Equity Founder Sweat Equity 255

Agile VC

DECEMBER 4, 2014

This needn’t be some terribly complex formula that tries to do a cost accounting of everyone’s contribution to the decimal point. And lastly, a chunk of our CEO Reid Hoffman’s equity was attributed to the fact that he provided the initial ~$750K in seed capital for the company.

Cofounder 173

Cofounder Equity Founder Sweat Equity 173

Business Plan Blog

DECEMBER 10, 2013

The most important principle of startup fundraising that every entrepreneur needs to know is: raise enough capital to achieve a set of milestones that will allow the company to attract the next round of investment. Below are the milestones that you will need to achieve in order to attract seed investment from Angels: Business Plan.

Angel Investor 55

Angel Investor Intellectual Property Seed Capital Advisory Board 55

Business Plan Blog

NOVEMBER 22, 2013

Depending on the complexity of your product you may or may not be able to complete a working prototype or beta version with your FFF capital. You will also need proposals for the cost to develop the minimum viable product (the features that allow the product to be deployed). Founding Team, Key Hires, Advisory Board. Market Validation.

Intellectual Property 55

Intellectual Property Advisory Board Startup Seed Capital 55

maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

Outsourcing is something a big company, with a known customer / problem (that has revenue & traction) does to save cost. I have a proposal written up including full cost and revenue projections. There is opportunity cost that should always be considered. We are raising seed capital, but would like to have a US tech investor.

Technical Review 44

Technical Review Startup Cofounder Software Review 44