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Cliff Notes S-1: Kayak ? AGILEVC

Agile VC

How They Make Money: Majority of Kayak’s revenue actually comes from advertising on their site (55%), not lead generation or referral fees to travel suppliers as you might think (more on this below). General Catalyst & Sequoia participated. Led by Sequoia with participation by General Catalyst.

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Pre-seed is the new seed

Hippoland

A few months ago, I was talking with a friend of mine who is a successful serial entrepreneur. There’s a lot of work to do to prepare to raise money at this pre-seed stage. Or even doing pre-sales or lead generation well before having a product. And there’s a huge difference in valuation.

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Pre-seed is the new seed

Hippoland

A few months ago, I was talking with a friend of mine who is a successful serial entrepreneur. There’s a lot of work to do to prepare to raise money at this pre-seed stage. Or even doing pre-sales or lead generation well before having a product. And there’s a huge difference in valuation.