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A Behind-the-Scenes Look at Our Recent Seed-Stage VC Investments

View from Seed

And since we will continue to look proactively at new seed-stage tech startups over the next few years, the question becomes: What, then, will these companies look like? As we look to continue to build out portfolio, we encourage you to subscribe to The View From Seed to keep in touch. Step-Function Ad Tech.

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GrabCAD & Professional Communities ? AGILEVC

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You’ve seen this with companies like StackOverflow and Github in software engineering or Behance in visual design. GrabCAD continues to grow like a weed with over 70,000 mechanical engineers who have downloaded CAD models from the community over 1.2 My partner @ LeeHower looks back: [link] 5 days ago Search.

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Google Engineer: How We Interview, How I’d Beat Us for Talent, & How Non-Technical Founders Should Approach Devs

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Saurya Velagapudi is a senior software engineer at Google, based in their Cambridge, Mass., For the company, he’s led multiple tech teams focused on products like voice and image search, Google Search for iOS, Google Glass, and Android Wear. This interview covers a wide range of topics also covered in our workshops.

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What I’ve learned from seeing 20k company pitches

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(revenue / traction / setting up infrastructure / etc) This can set you apart, because the vast majority of businesses I see at the seed stage are just ideas with no action. At the seed stage, there are companies who have been around for 5 months and others for 5 years. 2) Speed matters.

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After Raising $6.7M For Startups And Winning SEC Approval, AngelList Opens Up Investment Platform To More Companies

techcrunch.com

This is just the next phase of AngelList’s evolution into a one-stop shop for seed-stage companies and their backers. Routehappy's New Take On Flight Search. And what AngelList is doing differs from the crowdfunding market, with the criteria for startup participation and the requirement to be an accredited investor.

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Essential Startup Funding Tips from 8 Seasoned Investors

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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.