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NextView’s Greatest Hits

View from Seed

” Below are our favorite pieces from the past few years, divided in to a few key categories: fundraising, company building, product development, industry trends, and the life of a VC. What Are Your Valuation Expectations? So, we decided to aggregate NextView’s “greatest hits.” ” (Rob Go).

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An Alternative to Board Decks Some Seed VCs Actually Prefer

View from Seed

Regardless, this document is a viable alternative to creating decks at the seed stage, and we wanted to deconstruct what that might look like below. Examples of housekeeping include the following list, though not every item will appear every time: Finance: Cash out date, burn rate, 409A valuation, cap table, common/preferred stock dashboard.

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How and Why You Should Validate Your App Idea Before You Build

Up and Running

Some believe in the all-in approach to product development: build an advanced app. The point tracking and documentation system would be managed manually by my team on the back end. Almost on a weekly basis, I meet new aspiring entrepreneurs looking to execute on their ideas.

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Making Decisions in Context

Austin Startup

Keep the valuations consistent with company progress. Messy cap tables can come back to haunt you when you do a financing or sell the company. The bottom line is that the pedigree of your investors will have much to do with your ultimate valuation and with your enjoyment of the startup experience. Not really.

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Q1 2021 Portfolio Review

Version One Ventures

2021 is proving to be an incredible year across our portfolio – from big funding announcements to significant product developments. We announced our investment in Arweave , a decentralized platform that enables anyone to store documents and applications forever. Preemadonna raised over $5M in seed financing. valuation.

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The Pre-Seed FAQ

K9 Ventures

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).

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Building a SaaS Business You Can Sell

Software By Rob

This can lead to complex transfer arrangements between buyer and seller which can be a deterrent for investors from the outset and is also an ongoing headache for both parties post sale as it will often involve contingency based financing agreements. Ensure they document everything they do in detail.