This is going to be BIG.

SEPTEMBER 30, 2012

How would they know unless they surveyed a critical mass of startups all at the same stage now and then three years ago or so to compare? Well, they did ask David Chao of Doll Capital, who said that the " frothy bubble is over ". International and non-Valley startup communities are developing at a rapid pace.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 17, 2017

There are certain topics that even some of the smartest people I talk with who aren’t startup oriented can’t fully grok. It’s common cocktail party chatter to hear people confidently pronounce that some well known startup is sure to blow up because, “How could they succeed when they’re not even profitable!” What did they actually do?

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 14, 2014

But he chose to move forward with a positive attitude, raise seed money for his company, and network his way to a profitable future. Banks are conservative in choosing their lending candidates, and venture capitalists and other investors are often turned off by a criminal past. How to Position Yourself for Funding. Get a mentor.

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Version One Ventures

JULY 22, 2014

There’s a lot of “easy” early-stage money floating around right now, but don’t get fooled into taking seed money if you don’t have a viable path for later rounds. The post What every entrepreneur should know about financing right now appeared first on Version One Ventures. It will just be leading you down the wrong track.

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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). He just post: Establishing the Pre-money Valuation of Pre-revenue Startups.

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Feld Thoughts

OCTOBER 15, 2013

Some are major contributors to their startup communities. 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.

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cdixon.org

SEPTEMBER 17, 2011

Why you shouldn’t keep your startup idea secret. I have a personal diligence rule that when speaking to people at large companies, the facts that they tell you are very useful but their opinions about startup ideas no more valuable than any other smart person’s opinions). Peter Coles. Jon Russell. Jonah Peretti. Lauren Leto.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 13, 2013

For the past 5 years or so Google, Facebook and a handful of tech industry giants have been quietly buying scores of early-stage startups for their talent. I’m supposed to believe that my best innovation can only come from scores of startup founders who just made millions and have now become CVOs at my company? Go do a startup.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 11, 2009

Posted on June 11, 2009 by steveblank When my students ask me about whether they should be a founder or cofounder of a startup I ask them to take a walk around the block and ask themselves: Are you comfortable with: Chaos – startups are disorganized Uncertainty – startups never go per plan Are you: Resilient – at times you will fail – badly.

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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?

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Scalable Startup

AUGUST 9, 2018

Raising seed capital is a tricky business. I get approached often by tech startups looking for their first outside funding. Most are making major mistakes in their approach when seeking capital. This article is based on my experiences and the typical mistakes I see every week in startup land. Capital = Growth.

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BeyondVC

SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

Increasingly I am seeing many startups who were ably seed funded get caught in "No Man's Land" between the seed round and a true Series A round led by a venture capitalist. This is happening because there are way too many companies raising seed capital but not enough executing their way to a Series A.

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BeyondVC

SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

Increasingly I am seeing many startups who were ably seed funded get caught in "No Man's Land" between the seed round and a true Series A round led by a venture capitalist. This is happening because there are way too many companies raising seed capital but not enough executing their way to a Series A.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 3, 2010

This is part of my ongoing series on Understanding Venture Capital. I recently wrote a blog post on understanding how the size and age of a venture capital fund might affect you when you’re raising money. Because angels will have their money in real estate, the stock market, etc.

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The Next Web

DECEMBER 30, 2013

Colorado houses existing tech giants such as IBM, Oracle and Lockheed Martin, as well as an emerging and thriving startup scene. Denver has more tech startups per capita than any U.S. Denver has more tech startups per capita than any U.S. Access to capital and resources is gaining momentum. Denver Mayor Michael B.

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ReadWriteStart

JUNE 18, 2014

Most people never get to launch a successful startup, much less six. Despite earning Oprah money and minting more than 150 millionaires with six successful exits, including Splunk, currently valued at more than $5 billion, Baum has yet to retire. Instead of launching another startup, however, he’s launching entrepreneurs.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 28, 2010

This includes seed funding Automattic (who produce WordPress, the blog I use for this website) and investing in formspring.me, stickybits, Thing Labs (producer of Brizzly), KissMetrics and many others including Quantcast. So how is Mike able to do this at a time where others have warned against taking seed money from VC funds?

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 18, 2012

As a startup founder you rarely have much money in your bank accounts. I recently had coffee with a young friend who just finished his first startup. Think about it – most entrepreneurs who manage to raise seed money or venture capital usually raise enough money for 12-18 months maximum.

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Scott Edward Walker

OCTOBER 28, 2014

This week, we present legendary angel investor Ron Conway (commonly referred to as the “ Godfather of Silicon Valley ”) and Marc Andreessen , a brilliant entrepreneur and co-founder and general partner of the venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz. The venture capital business is 100% a game of outliers; it’s extreme exceptions.”

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readwrite.com

DECEMBER 3, 2012

Share on: Let's All Shed Tears For The Crappy Startups That Can't Raise Any More Money. Lets All Shed Tears For The Crappy Startups That Cant Raise Any More Money. Well, nobody wants to give those dopes any more money. Because blogs are venture-funded startups. posted 5 hours ago.

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Campus Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 25, 2013

My team at Duke University worked with Raj Aggarwal of University of Akron and Krisztina Holly at the University of Southern California to research the backgrounds of 549 entrepreneurs whose companies had made it past the begging-for-seed-money stage and were generating real revenue. There was some overlap between these two groups.

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Ben's Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

We want to be in business with the best entrepreneurs going after the biggest markets and we do not care whether they need seed money, venture money or growth money. When you are raising seed money, you need an investor who can help you grow. As former entrepreneurs, we believe this is ideal.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 1, 2010

I think the issue was mostly framed initially by Chris Dixon in his article The Problem with Taking Seed Money from Big VC s. Knowing What the Seed Funding Policy of your VC is. GRP Partners has set aside $5 million to do seed funding and has reserved 50% of this to to “follow on&# investments for B Deals.

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www.paulgraham.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Want to start a startup? You need three things to create a successful startup: to start withgood people, to make something customers actually want, and to spendas little money as possible. Most startups that fail do it becausethey fail at one of these. Most startups that fail do it becausethey fail at one of these.

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Gust

OCTOBER 2, 2014

The Truth About Building Startups from msuster. As a startup founder you rarely have much money in your bank accounts. I recently had coffee with a young friend who just finished his first startup. Should You Really be a Startup Entrepreneur. Entrepreneurshit. But it’s hard to know that from the press.

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andrewchen.co

AUGUST 20, 2012

How long will the “seed stage bubble” last? 2012 has been good to startups. It’s never been easier to raise seed funding, and there’s warnings that we’re in the midst of a “seed stage bubble.” If the startups succeed, they they have tremendous upside. Thanks, and enjoy!

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www.paulgraham.com

APRIL 28, 2010

Want to start a startup? November 2005 Venture funding works like gears. A typical startup goes throughseveral rounds of funding, and at each round you want to take justenough money to reach the speed where you can shift into the nextgear. Few startups get it quite right. Apply for funding by March 3.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 2, 2009

I raised $500k in seed money to start the company. Tags: Pitching VCs Start-up Advice VC Industry startup technology vc venture capital. I had just moved back to the US from living in Europe for 11 years. We had never purchased a house in Europe because we always knew we’d move home at some point.

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ReadWriteStart

JUNE 21, 2012

Startup accelerators continue to grow in popularity. Last year, Aziz Gilani, a director at Houston venture capital firm DFJ Mercury , ran a study of 29 North American accelerators for the Kauffman Fellows Program. Would you invest in a startup from its program? Have you heard of this accelerator? Niche Focus.

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techcrunch.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

The timing is perfect, there is more than a little overlap with Vivek Wadhwa’s guest post on venture capital earlier today. Problem was, I seemed to suck at the whole startup thing. Rather, I didn’t have anyone around me familiar enough with startups to tell me that I was doing it all wrong.

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This is going to be BIG.

JANUARY 6, 2014

There are too many people giving advice who have been through one or two startups, none of which grew into a huge company, got to profitability, or an IPO. The startup world, which is supposed to be tolerant of failure, rarely admits when failure occurs. Yet, it all sounds like awesome advice to other startup people--i.e.

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crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

Time and time again, experts in entrepreneurship and business (often with little to no operating experience of their own) offer formulaic advice on what startups must do to succeed. Startups are the epitome of unpredictability and extremes. Myth #2: You need a lot of money to start. image credit: Paul Cross.

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Version One Ventures

JANUARY 10, 2013

One of the biggest questions facing any entrepreneur is how much capital to raise for their startup. It’s a delicate question…one that can have a significant impact on the fate of any startup. However, keep in mind that the majority of failed startups end up closing their doors because they run out of money.

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www.businessinsider.com

SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

Top Startup Advisor Paul Graham Just Warned Against Taking Googles Money. Paul Graham is warning startups against "lowball offers.". What Its Really Like To Go Through Y Combinator, The Most Important Startup School In The World. This Chart Shows Why VCs Are Willing To Give Hyped Startups Absurd Valuations.

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