Feld Thoughts

OCTOBER 15, 2013

As with everything new that grows quickly, it’s a chaotic system with lots of innovation, creative destruction, and rapid change and learning that – if done well – is a great example of the power of the Lean Startup approach to entrepreneurship.

Global 179

Global Networking United States Seed Money 179

SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 2, 2011

A lot of my time is spent helping early-stage companies get to proof points so that they can raise capital. They might have some seed money and are thinking or raising a Series A based on success of an early release (MVP). What are they really looking for? is a requirement.

Valuation 198

Valuation Revenue Pre-Money Valuation Early Stage 198

Steve Blank

JUNE 11, 2009

Will there be a lecture on getting seed money in a post crisis world? Reply Michael Durwin , on June 12, 2009 at 10:11 am Said: As I embark on my first start-up I’m continuously bolstered by posts like these. Thanks Steve! Reply YA , on June 14, 2009 at 10:48 am Said: Interesting.

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Cofounder Founder Silicon Valley Technical Cofounder 219

Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 31, 2019

He’ll be speaking at this year’s Lean Startup Conference , and also has a new book (for which I very happily wrote a short foreword) coming out next month: Secrets of Sand Hill Road: Venture Capital and How to Get It. What is venture capital, really? And what does a venture capital firm do?

Lean 108

Lean Venture Capital Conversion IPO 108

cdixon.org

SEPTEMBER 17, 2011

link] Lean Startups Blog – rants and raves from the startup trenches. and an investor, has a great blog on entrepreneurship and venture capital. and an investor, has a great blog on entrepreneurship and venture capital. link] What’s the right amount of seed money to raise? Ideas are worthless!!!

Stealth 68

Stealth Startup NDA Cofounder 68

Seeing Both Sides

MARCH 2, 2011

The foursquare team was consumed this week with SXSW preparations, but we were fortunate to have as class guests Charlie O'Donnell, who wrote the original blog post on foursquare that got many in the community excited about the company, and Andrew Parker, who was an associate at Union Square Ventures at the time of their Series A investment. .

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API Valuation Lean Burn Rate 44

crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

Myth #2: You need a lot of money to start. Businesses do require some capital, but this doesn’t mean that every startup has to raise millions of dollars in seed money. Google is a great example of a successful company started with little capital. Lean Business: The Very Model of a Modern Spreadsheet.

Washington 48

Washington Incubator Cofounder Angel Investor 48