rapidrollout.wordpress.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Web Startup Lessons Advice from a CTO and Entrepreneur Home About Finding a Technical Partner for Your Startup Today I received an inquiry from a student at an Ivy League university who wants to launch a web startup. You can find a technologist to join you as a partner, for half of the company’s equity.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

I’ve taken to saying, “Email is our personal to-do list that anybody adds to – whether they know us or not.” about their marathon 4-hour sessions to get to zero inbox or somebody else claiming email bankruptcy ( definition if you don’t know it already ). I have taken to limiting my outbound email.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 20, 2011

They chose the name First Round Capital because they thought capital would be deployed most efficiently at smaller seed stage rounds considering the cost to build an internet business had come down drastically. Office Hours – Two or three partners post a sign-up sheet to meet with entrepreneurs. Investing Strategy.

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Pre-Money Valuation Technical Review Cofounder Cram Down 284

View from Seed

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

*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. My partner Rob has previously written some thoughts on how to approach that conversation. You can read the rest of the posts in the series by clicking here *.

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Cap Table Seed Stage Valuation Dilution 211

Up and Running

MARCH 11, 2015

I like to follow these blogs through Feedly, but you can often sign up to get email alerts for new posts from most of these blogs. The Andreesen Horowitz blog is the work of the famous VC firm’s partners and covers all things software in Silicon Valley and beyond. Here’s a list of our favorite VC blogs, in alphabetical order.

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BeyondVC

JANUARY 3, 2019

We had another solid year filled with learning, growth, laughter, and new projects and partners. Thanks to all of the amazing founders, advisors, co-investors, corporate partners, and others that helped make 2018 an amazing year. Dev-first API for interactive emails?—?will We are truly grateful for your support.

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Stealth Advisory Board Cloud Virginia 79

View from Seed

JANUARY 11, 2021

As high-conviction, seed stage investors, we are inherently relationship-driven, and we value meeting exceptional founders face-to-face. Kent Bennett from Bessemer Venture Partners spoke to this initial slow down: “ We couldn’t do anything until we understood the new normal. I wonder, should it have ever been important?”.

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Hippoland

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

V2: Helping online marketers who have previously bought ads in email lists get customers profitably. V3: Helping directors of marketing at series B companies who have previously bought ads in email lists get customers profitably. All the investors whom I pitched who believed that email was dead didn’t invest.

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Hippoland

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

V2: Helping online marketers who have previously bought ads in email lists get customers profitably. V3: Helping directors of marketing at series B companies who have previously bought ads in email lists get customers profitably. All the investors whom I pitched who believed that email was dead didn’t invest.

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Tim Keane

DECEMBER 14, 2009

  He is a partner in a pretty much exclusively software seed stage fund, Y Combinator that you can read more about.    He is a partner in a pretty much exclusively software seed stage fund, Y Combinator that you can read more about.  Signup for email updates. Enter your Email.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 25, 2010

. “Yes&# was given to me by one of my favorite angel investor / seed VC’s to work with – John Greathouse of Rincon Venture Partners and author of the blog InfoChachkie that you should check out because it is filled with great info from a guy who has been a very successful operator.

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Silicon Valley Technical Review Southern California Angel Investor 293

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 6, 2010

But in my experience as an entrepreneur and now spending my time amongst investors I can generalize that almost all VC investments in early stage technology & Internet investments come down to just four key factors. This post was prompted by an email exchange I had with a young entrepreneur. They might want you to start lean.

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View from Seed

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

*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. Subscribe to our email list to get the posts delivered straight to your inbox, and have the final version waiting for you at the end of the month.

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View from Seed

OCTOBER 22, 2015

Instead, if you’re a seed-stage startup taking that first step in anything (and at the seed stage, you’re going from zero to one in everything), it’d be great to have a place to go for support, inspiration, and practical resources to make the process easier and clearer. Thanks in advance for your support and feedback!

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Feld Thoughts

MAY 27, 2014

A few weeks ago Hunter Walk and Satya Patel of Homebrew , a one year old seed-stage VC firm that my partners and I are investors in, came and spent the day in Boulder. In this case, the firm (Homebrew) came by, committed a full 24 hours to being in Boulder, and went deep with me and my partners.

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Seed Stage Venture Capital Partner Email 140

techcrunch.com

SEPTEMBER 2, 2012

There has been no shortage of controversy and criticism around the convertible note, a popular investing vehicle that’s used by seed stage and angel investors. We respect your anonymity feel free to directly email us. Kleiner Perkins Partners With Rock Health To Give Health Tech Startups A Boost. → Learn More.

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Equity San Francisco Technical Review Angel Investor 87

techcrunch.com

APRIL 26, 2013

In December, AngelList , a service that matches early-stage startups with investors, debuted the ability to allow accredited investors to actually invest in startups on the platform with as little as $1,000. AngelList also partnered with SecondMarket to create an investment vehicle for these investments. Guest Column. 2011 Holiday.

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VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 6, 2011

Jussi Laakkonen , CEO & founder of Applifie, summarized it well: We recently raised our seed round at Applifier and it was led by a silicon valley seed fund MHS Capital, whose general partner is Mark Sugarman. Email lfrith@octopusventures.com to book a space in advance. And what do the investors think?

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Hunter Walker

AUGUST 1, 2014

Entrepreneurs I’ve met via mutual friends and ones who were a cold email into my inbox. But I’m skeptical I will EVER write a seed check to a company that reaches out to me via a banker or placement agent. At the seed stage there are just some things you can’t outsource and fundraising is one of them.

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mashable.com

NOVEMBER 2, 2011

Share on Tumblr email share Share on Tumblr email share. Joshua Baer is the co-founder and CEO of Otherinbox , a prolific angel investor and the director of Capital Factory , Austin’s seed-stage incubator. I use a service like Tout to manage my email templates for quickly replies. Email Story. Print Story.

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Social Media Startup Angel Investor RSS 80

Feld Thoughts

AUGUST 6, 2018

In it, he talked about his own experience expanding his investment horizons beyond the bay area, but also mentioned some other folks, including us and USV, where he did a quick analysis of the location of our partner funds. The geographic breakdown of our 123 direct investments follows: Twelve years later, we were pretty close.

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Hunter Walker

DECEMBER 24, 2018

Solid Example of Why We Picked Concentrated Seed as Our Model For Homebrew : This acquisition is our largest return thus far (on a total cash basis – Cruise Automation’s acquisition by GM beats it on multiple of return). BC sits in Homebrew I, a 20 company fund of $35m with initial investments made 2013 – 2015.

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Cap Table Seed Stage Acquisition Vertical 96

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 9, 2012

I was here to see one of our LPs (limited partners are the people who invest money in VC funds) called Fort Washington. They’ve been a long-term investor in our fund – GRP Partners – and it was important to me to spend time with them in their home market and meet the people with whom they deal locally. It’s Wedneday. Or a Skype.

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mashable.com

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

For the first-time entrepreneur or founder looking for seed stage funding, this circle can be especially difficult to penetrate. Mashable Mashable reached out to angels, seed stage investors and VC firm partners and asked them to share their wisdom with the rest of us. and Path Intelligence.

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Feld Thoughts

MAY 8, 2012

Yesterday I sent emails out passing on participating in two seed rounds for companies I really like. They had lots of investors trying to invest and each company was competitive with two other seed stage companies we’ve seen in the past 30 days. Finally, we believe strongly in active engagement as a seed investor.

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View from Seed

JULY 9, 2015

This particular company, as a B2B SaaS business, would definitely benefit from driving traffic to convert into subscribers or leads on their email list. So, when should they — or any seed-stage startup — think about drumming up some PR and making noise around funding? More on use cases for delaying in a moment.).

Startup 120

Startup PR Cofounder Stealth 120

www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

Whether you’re wondering what site search you should use or what is the best email marketing tool, knowledge is power. Email Integration. Email marketing. Sendgrid : Need to send email out to users? They make sure that your emails never to go spam folders. Email Blasting. email blast and mgmt software.

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Software Review Technical Review Startup 53

View from Seed

JULY 28, 2016

It’s a common tactic, the use of landing pages, all thanks to the power of building an email list. Your email list can be used to get real-world feedback as you validate the market. It can be used to convert customers, convince co-marketing partners to collaborate with you, and build loyalty longer term. Social proof.

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Startup Seed Stage Cofounder Aggregator 136

mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

In fact, it’s barely even the beginning for most companies in their seed stage financings. Early-stage seed and angel investors all realize that a business will encounter a huge range of flux very rapidly. Have an account? And that still doesn’t guarantee they’re going to fund your vision. All Rights Reserved.

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Startup Social Media RSS Social Network 79

www.informationarbitrage.com

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

Home About Press IA Capital Partners Archives After 17 years in M&A, Derivatives and Trading, Im spending my time with young entrepreneurs in and around financial technology and digital media. And from my perspective as an engaged seed stage venture investor, this makes them unfundable. Lack of confidence? Camaraderie?

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CTO Hire Founder Cap Table Vesting 40

Agile VC

JUNE 5, 2011

How They Do It: Build email list of consumers interested in local deals (mainly via paid search & social network ads), sell coupon programs to merchants via telesales. Also the proportion of email subscribers who’ve bought a Groupon has held up reasonably well. My partner @ LeeHower looks back: [link] 5 days ago Search.

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Hunter Walker

JULY 1, 2014

During a recent email exchange I advised a founder to remove the “potential exits” slide from the main section of his deck. Suggests Risk Aversion : Makes me wonder whether entrepreneur is looking for quick cash out rather than wanting a venture partner for a longterm company. Don’t try to reverse engineer.

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Agile VC

MARCH 13, 2012

owns a bunch of patents around email, IM, etc), and yes E) social networking. I co-founded NextView Ventures , a seed-stage VC firm based in Boston, in 2010. My partner @ LeeHower looks back: [link] 5 days ago Search. My layman’s reading is that Yahoo!’s ’s claims are pretty lame. Read More ».

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IP IPO Social Network Silicon Valley 100

Rob Go

JULY 7, 2014

Today, we’re excited to officially launch our new blog, The View From Seed , providing insights and inspiration for seed-stage startups, founders, and entrepreneurs, from idea phase through raising Series A. You can visit the blog or subscribe in two seconds with your email address. Check out The View From Seed now !

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Seed Stage Early Stage Venture Capital Portfolio 46

Hippoland

JANUARY 29, 2016

Even though there are a lot of web resources on how to put together a pitch deck for seed-stage companies, most don’t address how many decks you need and for what purpose. But, there are some major differences… What is an email deck? Lastly, an email deck serves to provide context.

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Seed Stage Angel Investor Entrepreneur Forecast 48

View from Seed

FEBRUARY 5, 2015

What distinguishes this deck is that we think it’s designed for the way most seed stage fundraising conversations actually happen. In particular, this is very foreign when you are talking about pitching an angel investor or seed fund, especially if you have done your work to get a good, qualified intro. For example: Email.

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Cofounder Startup Seed Stage Warrant 120

steveblank.com

JULY 8, 2011

Poplytics – online surveys and analytics AskYourTargetMarket – market research surveys SurveyMonkey - granddaddy of on-line surveys Amazon Mechanical Turk – you can set up a question and get answers PickFu – A/B testing $5 for 50 opinions Collaboration Dropbox – store, sync, and, share files online.

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Software Review Startup Silicon Valley Analytics 110