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Seed Stage Funding 101: What it Is & How it Works

The Startup Magazine

pexels You need to have enough resources by having a seed-stage investor who will financially support your company in the long run. I will tell you brief details about seed stage funding, and deal sourcing on this page, so read the conclusion until the end. How does the funding for the seed stage work?

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Why Your Startup Hasn’t Gotten Funded

YoungUpstarts

Let’s face it, the rules for getting a startup funded at the seed stage aren’t very clear. Note: When I say “seed stage startup,” I’m specifically referring to software/app startups that are eitherpre-product or early product. TVR: The traditional way of raising seed funding. The New Way , called Traction.

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NextView’s Greatest Hits

View from Seed

How to Sell Your Startup’s “Secret” Master Plan at the Seed Stage “Articulating and selling your long run vision is important, but trying to convince those that are deeply skeptical about it is simply a mutual waste of time.” Magic Graph: How Much Seed Capital Should You Raise?

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How Much Seed Capital Should You Actually Raise?

View from Seed

(My partner Rob has a great piece on understanding and optimizing towards value inflection points at a seed-stage startup here.) For instance, are you anticipating that big, key customer in less than a year? The post How Much Seed Capital Should You Actually Raise? Don’t raise as much.

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[Checklist for Entrepreneurs] Critical Tasks to Complete After Raising Seed Capital

View from Seed

That drive to focus on helping customers and growing their companies is even more commendable than the ability to raise capital. Note that this list was created specifically with seed-stage startups in mind. We hope this helps you stay on-task and efficient! You can also view the checklist below and click to enlarge.

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Pitch Deck Month: “Is It Working?” (aka the “Traction” Slide)

View from Seed

*This post is part of our “pitch deck” series where we dissect the seed stage pitch deck and discuss the ideal flow for a pitch. Now it’s time to set the stage with the early traction you have. Seed stage VCs are realistic about how much traction a very raw company might have. B) Post-Product Companies.

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I Stared at Startup Pitch Decks for 3 Straight Weeks – Here’s What I Learned

View from Seed

A few weeks ago, we launched two startup pitch deck templates for raising seed capital — part of NextView’s platform of exclusive startup resources. In sharing them, I hope you can create a deck that’s better informed, more compelling, and more effective at raising capital for your venture.