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

The Startup Magazine

The fundamental objective and aim of seed investment is to assist a company in launching its operations successfully. Seed capital is a component of the initial investments made in young businesses. Some return value must be offered to the investors for startup seed funding to be considered acceptable.

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The Care And Feeding Of A Startup

YoungUpstarts

Myth #2: All startups are technology companies. Facts: Many popular startup companies are tech companies because they can create highly specific products quickly and distribute it to a large audience fast, but a startup does not necessarily have to be a technology company. Facts: Only a few new companies are startups.

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Entrepreneurs, not the government, will save Europe’s economy

The Next Web

Europe produces plenty of small businesses: restaurants, small technology firms, clothing stores, hair salons, and so on. Access to capital continues to be a challenge in Europe. They are catalysts for creating angel investors, for providing distribution, and serve as a breeding ground for talent and practiced management.

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The Role Venture Capital is Playing in Online Schooling (Guest Post)

VC Cafe

Many third-party educational organizations exist to maintain online schooling ventures, and these organizations typically receive most of their funding from venture capital firms. The same is true of educational technology developers. The use of venture capital for developing educational technologies is increasing rapidly.

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Startup Fairy Tales and Other Tall Tales That Venture Capitalists Tell

Growthink Blog

Through connections, or through a chance meeting at a networking or social event, an angel investor hears the entrepreneur's story, likes them and their technology, and on the spot, writes a check to provide the company with its first outside financing. There are a lot of dark, hard days.

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Building a High-Tech Startup Team

Business Plan Blog

While some investors will be willing to help you build your team, they will not be willing to invest in your startup if you are not willing to distribute responsibility and bring on diversified expertise. Rather, give titles such as VP of Engineering, Product/Technology, Sales, Marketing, Finance, etc. Early Stage.

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Crazy! 189 Answers To The Top Startup Questions On Your Mind

maplebutter.com

I think it’s a huge mistake to outsource technology as a startup. Typically it goes one lead: $200K+, couple medium pro’s: $50-$100K, then strategic guys at $25K (sometimes $10K for ultra strategic / domain expertise / distribution / etc). We are raising seed capital, but would like to have a US tech investor.