YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 10, 2015

Note: When I say “seed stage startup,” I’m specifically referring to software/app startups that are eitherpre-product or early product. Startup X launches with XX millions of dollars of seed capital from a star-studded list of investors”. … Traction: The new way of raising seed funding.

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Steve Blank

MAY 9, 2017

And to today, when its major product is simply innovation. the wave of semiconductor startups in the 1960’s/70’s, the emergence of Venture Capital as a professional industry, the personal computer revolution in 1980’s, the rise of the Internet in the 1990’s and finally. Today startups build products differently.

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David Teten

JULY 10, 2019

Looking 4 entrepreneurial product mgr/biz-dev killer 4 a network-based service. Do you have a great team at your seed startup, but your product just isn’t working? I am only interested in talking with people who want to work full-time on this, once we have raised capital (or ideally before). Q: Who’s on the team?

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David Teten

MAY 7, 2019

Do you have a great team at your seed startup, but your product just isn’t working? Do you wish there was a product to help companies “Get things done” by leveraging your own employees, your employees’ networks, and more broadly other influencers around you? . You must have a strong product management pedigree.

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America Technical Review Advisory Board Due Diligence 60

Hunter Walker

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

So I recently re-shared a 2019 blog post where I’d basically advised founders who’ve raised seed capital to worry less about “how will I raise the next round” and more about “how will I execute my plan?” They’re hiring remote roles in engineering and product design. Highlighted Homebrew Portfolio Jobs.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 15, 2010

StackOverflow is a free Q&A site for software developers, blending functionality from wikis, blogs, forums, and social voting (similar to Digg/Reddit); 7.1mm unique visitors per month; new funds will be used to build out engineering team and build out product. I first discovered it from Dharmesh Shah’s blog OnStartups.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

CargoX has developed a decentralized platform based on the Ethereum network, and their Blockchain Document Transaction System (BDTS) technology, and it has a pipeline of future products for the supply chain industry?—?among and we are already building a strong network of partners and customers.

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VC Cafe

JULY 5, 2010

A s venture funds struggle to raise money in Israel, seed capital, one of the earliest and riskiest stages of investment, is becoming harder and harder to secure. Janvest: First, JANVEST is a combination of best practices from leading Angel networks and VC funds. Do you see a crash coming?

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Technical Review Software Review Seed Stage 106

Gust

SEPTEMBER 27, 2014

In order to be competitive, a company needs to have just about everything in place, from its product to its team to market traction, before it is ready to seek funding. Your private profile is where investors will look with a critical eye on everything that makes you a business rather than just a product or a sexy idea.

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Up and Running

AUGUST 12, 2014

” Not only is this true due to more widespread access to resources like the internet, MBA and business programs, mentors, and various networks; its also easier to find investors for a variety of projects, and easier to source talent from around the globe. Really, its a precursor to product/market fit.

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View from Seed

DECEMBER 6, 2018

With the atomization of seed and an increasing number of rounds prior to Series A (pre-seed, seed, super-seed, etc.), Typically, one that is orthogonal to the Founders’ network that wouldn’t have surfaced otherwise. there often isn’t one seminal round to announce. Always be fundraising.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

In reality the “private capital market” now really consists of three distinct markets: Seed capital (the start), Venture capital (scale or bust) and Growth Capital (private IPOs). That is why you’ve seen so many VC firms that only 20 years ago have $150 million funds raise $ billion growth vehicle.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 15, 2014

Business support network. A new entrepreneurial venture requires a great deal of assistance in terms of headhunting, business coaching, venture capital etc. As an entrepreneur, you need to identify and build this support network of allied businesses, consultants, coaches etc. The product or service.

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Vietnam Venture Capital Seed Capital Exit Strategy 171

Scalable Startup

AUGUST 9, 2018

Raising seed capital is a tricky business. Most are making major mistakes in their approach when seeking capital. When launching your company there are 2 times to raise your outside seed funding, and one time window to avoid. when you are just starting, probably no product or service yet. Option Two: Post-Launch?—?Raise

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View from Seed

APRIL 23, 2015

In the startup world, one POTAJ that’s easy and worthwhile to defend is the need to focus on building great products and innovative technology instead of trying to over-sell lousy solutions. Regardless of how much you adhere to the POTAJ mentioned above, building a great product or tech won’t be enough by itself.

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mashable.com

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

Ted Serbinski: Angel investor Ted Serbinski sold his startup MothersClick to Lifetime in 2008 and joined the cable network as CTO of the ParentsClick Network. The group also hosts its annual QPrize competition, awarding winners with $750,000 in seed funding. “I like a cogent, coherent presentation.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 14, 2014

I had witnessed a number of early-stage tech startups in LA raise seed capital from the Bay Area and relocate. and I thought if we brought the community together for common purpose we could create more of a sense of community to help new entrepreneurs get funded, assemble teams, raise profiles and help with biz dev, product, etc.

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Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 26, 2009

And they expose the startups to a vast network of mentors, none of whom get paid for their involvement. Provide early seed capital, and be the ones to make those introductions. They dont invest a lot of money; just enough to keep them going through the summer. Some of the mentors are based in Boulder, but many are not.

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Austin Startup

OCTOBER 12, 2018

Colette Pierce Burnette , Founding General Partner of True Wealth Ventures Sara T Brand , CEO and Founder of EverlyWell Julia Cheek and a fireside chat with Capital Factory Co-founder and Director of Diversity & Inclusion Mellie Price and Bumble COO Sarah Jones Simmer. Inclusive Innovation Summit Latinx Tech Summit?—?Saturday,

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Up and Running

MAY 2, 2014

I learned this lesson when I raised the first round of seed capital for my startup PopInShop , an online platform that connects brands and boutiques to facilitate short-term, cross-promotional shopping events. Not coincidentally, this is also why networking is so important to success in business.) Get friendly.

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Feld Thoughts

AUGUST 12, 2011

While they’ve been hard at work on their product, they’ve also incorporated the company, now named SayAhh (thanks Mac!) Tie each round of funding to a set of key milestones in the development of your product/business. This is where developing a network of trusted and qualified mentors comes in handy.

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Balance Sheet Forecast Cap Table Early Stage 136

VC Cafe

APRIL 23, 2012

The largest total amount of venture capital released to educational technology companies within one year is $534 million, reached in the year 2000. Many of these companies started strong with venture capital backing, but failed to secure enough clients to make their products profitable.

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Feld Thoughts

JULY 29, 2011

Finance Friday’s gets off the ground with today’s post by introducing you to an imaginary startup, the entrepreneurs that we’ll being following throughout the series, and their first challenges: splitting up the founders’ equity and addressing the case where one of the founders provides the initial seed capital for the business.

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Austin Startup

APRIL 28, 2019

I put that in quotations, because, as I’ll expound, there is a start-up industrial complex that is designed to fleece novice founders from their seed capital with predatory fees, terms, etc. Also, I’m going to start just writing accelerator, because writing accelerator/incubator over and over just reads poorly.

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maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

How to stay lean and iterate quickly while you’re building a two sided marketplace, especially when “network effect” and “critical mass” are the two main focuses? Building Product 2. Or should I launch products and a startup for each of them, focusing on only 1 product at a time?

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techcrunch.com

FEBRUARY 19, 2010

One independent expert on the VC industry told me recently that there really is no “venture capital” today, only “continuation capital. You had better have proven revenue, explosive growth, and an exit right around the corner if you want anything more that seed capital. Translation? investments.

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www.thestartup.eu

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Posted by Stefano Bernardi On June - 21 - 2010 It’s a known fact that seed capital is very scarce in Italy. The app obviously geolocalizes every info and integrates with Facebook and other social networks. You created what appears to be a cool product, but without a revenue model, you don’t really have a bootstrap.

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