View from Seed

APRIL 27, 2020

In all times, we are high-conviction, hands-on investors and make fewer investments on a per-partner basis than pretty much every seed fund in the country. . Our strategy is to be able to invest across the full spectrum of seed. We look forward to partnering together to make that happen. Rob, Dave, Lee, and Melody.

Cofounder 194

Cofounder Software Review Portfolio Technical Review 194

The Next Web

OCTOBER 3, 2012

Startups die due to a variety of causes. I have witnessed startup failures that were due to predictable co-founder conflicts. You may end up a company in the difficult position of having to scale back or become defensive, due to market evolution, management blunders, or any combination. But it will still be your company.

Cofounder 155

Cofounder Technical Cofounder Technical Review Software Review 155

Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 26, 2009

As a result, the companies get a lot of exposure to VCs, investors, and partners in larger, more traditional startup hubs. Provide early seed capital, and be the ones to make those introductions. Im also excited to share two long-form reviews from actual attendees. More recently it's skewed to software & web.

San Francisco 113

San Francisco Silicon Valley Startup Lean 113

mashable.com

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

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. Here’s an overview: Mitch Kapor: Kapor is founding partner of Kapor Capital , a firm that invests in seed and early stage startups.

Angel Investor 80

Angel Investor Startup San Francisco Social Media 80

maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

What is the best advice you can give for finding a business partner? Don’t quickly choose any business partner. If you’re looking for a designer, engineer, or biz marketing guy – go to meetups / conferences that those people would go to. The key is to ask the right people what they think – not your friends, parents or partner.

Technical Review 44

Technical Review Startup Cofounder Software Review 44

techcrunch.com

FEBRUARY 19, 2010

And investors said they intend to invest more in cleantech than software going forward. This is a big reversal, as software has long been the dominant category for venture deals, but it’s unknown whether software has lost favor, or whether it’s just become so pervasive that it doesn’t really hold together as a category anymore.

Venture Capital 62

Venture Capital Technical Review Sweat Equity Valuation 62