Customer Development Early Stage Partner Seed Capital 
View from Seed
DECEMBER 8, 2015
We have a bias towards very early stage investing for a bunch of reasons, but it’s not easy. It’s often a good idea for founders to find a way to build something and get some early market validation before raising outside capital. I think this stage, more than others, is very dependent on the individual investor.
Steve Blank
JUNE 11, 2013
Does our product or service solve a customer problem (product-market fit)? How do we attract, keep and grow customers? Who are the partners? If you’re a scalable startup, you want to spend small amounts of money (seed capital) as you run experiments testing your hypotheses. And what are its costs? What is an IRR?
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Startup Lessons Learned
AUGUST 26, 2009
The companies I spoke to all agreed that the community there was extremely supportive, especially in the critical ulta-early-stage. As a result, the companies get a lot of exposure to VCs, investors, and partners in larger, more traditional startup hubs. Then, create an encouraging environment for early-stage companies.
Steve Blank
JUNE 11, 2013
Does our product or service solve a customer problem (product-market fit)? How do we attract, keep and grow customers? Who are the partners? If you’re a scalable startup, you want to spend small amounts of money (seed capital) as you run experiments testing your hypotheses. And what are its costs? What is an IRR?
maplebutter.com
JANUARY 8, 2013
What is the best advice you can give for finding a business partner? Don’t quickly choose any business partner. The key is to ask the right people what they think – not your friends, parents or partner. The right people are potential customers – ask them if they have the problem. Initial developer: partner or hired?
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