Steve Blank

JUNE 15, 2010

What startup stage do they typically invest in? Do they “get&# Customer Development ? What Startup Stage Do they Invest In? Certain VC’s like the new class of Super-Angels and small VC funds specialize in the early stage of a startup where you are searching for a business model. Do They Get Customer Development?

Founder 232

Founder Vesting Later Stage Early Stage 232

K9 Ventures

OCTOBER 10, 2017

This post is intended to be a dynamic document, and I will attempt to update it from time to time with new questions that may arise or as financing trends evolve. Q: What amount of financing is considered Pre-Seed? It’s a legitimate stage of financing in the venture eco-system as of this writing (October 2017).

Seed Stage 82

Seed Stage Finance Later Stage Equity 82

Austin Startup

JUNE 26, 2019

Related: when people say that execution is the most important metric of who will win, keep in mind that executing a fundraise is almost paramount. Where there isn’t consensus is what metrics meet the bar for “early traction” and who qualifies as a “great team”. That’s a metric! especially in a winner-take-all category?—?that

Silicon Valley 54

Silicon Valley Startup B2C Sweat Equity 54

David Teten

JANUARY 13, 2015

Admit you have biases, like we all do, then recognize you need to put steps in place to overcome that – like start an NBA development league in China.” . For early-stage founders, I suggest AngelList and Crunchbase. For later-stage companies, I suggest the Association for Corporate Growth online community, Axial , and Preqin.

Venture Capital 60

Venture Capital Advisory Board Greece Cofounder 60

Version One Ventures

MAY 22, 2018

Some of the best later-stage investors walk founders through an institutionalized “reverse” pitch. Are you looking for help and expertise in hiring, product strategy, customer development, fundraising, coaching, therapy, etc.? Lastly, dig down into how an investor behaved during new financing rounds or during exits.

Cap Table 60

Cap Table Cofounder Syndicate Syndication 60

K9 Ventures

JUNE 5, 2015

A re-jiggering of deal stages and sizes had begun in 2013. In that presentation, I said that Seed is not the first round of financing any more and that K9’s investments were mostly “pre-seed”. As it happens almost every few years there was a new normal developing. Pre-Seed is the New Seed.

Seed Stage 48

Seed Stage Venture Capital Early Stage Valuation 48

Small Business Force

FEBRUARY 21, 2014

In early stage companies (and even some later stage or mature ones), there is no one area where most entrepreneurs and small business owners are lacking in just basic fundamentals, than in dealing with their company's finances and financial management. Seek discounts and drag out payments to the limit.

Finance 37

Finance Management Forecast Entrepreneur 37

Seeing Both Sides

JANUARY 13, 2015

We pride ourselves on being lifecycle investors, which means we invest very early on (typically at the seed or Series A stage) and then stick with a company through exit. Some VCs prefer investing at the earliest stages and then cycle off the board of directors. Financing: holy crap - we are running out of money in 6 months!

Mezzanine 20

Mezzanine IPO Finance Business Model 20