Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2013

His vision for social analytics and tracking the conversion funnel was better than any I had heard at the time (or since). I have a very public seed stage investment policy and awe.sm It is what he set out to build and he had huge initial success in landing big clients like Disney, Zynga, Gilt and TopSpin.

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Up and Running

JUNE 14, 2010

This was before the great recession, but in the middle of the explosion of web apps and social media. He cites Seed Deals Account for 26% of Early-stage Web Investments in which Giga Om points out the rise of a relatively new class of angel investors, which they call super angels. About three years ago I attended a Web 2.0

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Agile VC

OCTOBER 27, 2011

But as social media continues to pervade businesses large and small, and purchase decisions increasingly happen at the user level (see #2) we will see dramatically more customer acquisition happen via the web. I co-founded NextView Ventures , a seed-stage VC firm based in Boston, in 2010. Pingback: silver philharmonic.

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Rob Go

NOVEMBER 12, 2012

We are pretty explicit that we are a dedicated seed stage fund focused on internet-enabled businesses. Finally, I’m also pretty responsive on social media when folks engage with us. Social media can be an effective way to build some rapport with someone before even having met them.

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Genuine VC

JANUARY 22, 2014

Formulate and conduct NextView’s media relations strategy, both with traditional media journalists and online influencers (creating, executing, and measuring). Execute effective social media strategy and broader targeted outreach (including writing and managing multiple social media presences).

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Austin Startup

JULY 29, 2018

It doesn’t make any sense to pitch a later stage, “growth” investor with your seed stage idea just like it doesn’t make much sense to pitch a new tech startup to an investor who only does oil & gas. Some will invest in a great person with a big idea and others need to see customer traction and revenue first.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 3, 2015

Investors are not interested in “mulligans” at this stage, since they don’t expect to provide money for restarts later. Through peers, social media or connections, make every effort to meet one or more of the investors before the actual pitch. Don’t be a total unknown to every investor in a meeting.

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crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 16, 2011

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Seed Stage Valuation Guide – [link]. Related posts: Twitter Link Roundup #73 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 13, 2013

Facebook was too frightening to Chinese censors, so Renren is the leading social media player. Several VC’s mentioned that there’s a funding gap for seed stage investments. The Angel/Seed network in Beijing feels fragmented and mostly inexperienced (as are a good number of the China VC’s).

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ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 20, 2011

He talked about everything from raising funding for pre-seed entrepreneurs to get them to the seed stage, crowd funding, social media marketing and open source. Foundups : Michael Trout, from Fukui, Japan, pitched Foundups , which he claims will be a platform for open corporations.

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The Next Web

NOVEMBER 20, 2013

Thomas Clayton is the CEO of Bubbly , a social media startup backed by Sequoia Capital, SingTel Innov8, and JAFCO. . There are a ton of seed-stage financing options available here. The only thing hurting Singapore is the shortage of mid-stage investors.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 13, 2013

Facebook was too frightening to Chinese censors, so Renren is the leading social media player. Several VC’s mentioned that there’s a funding gap for seed stage investments. The Angel/Seed network in Beijing feels fragmented and mostly inexperienced (as are a good number of the China VC’s).

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Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 24, 2009

Mass blasts of information are ineffective, because the broadcast channels are suffering from information overload (even in social media). Seed-stage investors are learning the metrics of traction, and are getting better at identifying those companies that are really achieving validated learning about customers.

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Gust

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

Rather than reinvent the wheel, I would point readers to Martin Kleppmann’s useful blog post with graphs illustrating the effects of a valuation cap on entrepreneurs, seed investors and later-round (typically VC) investors. Valuation caps can come into play in settings other than seed-stage convertible note financing rounds.

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David Teten

DECEMBER 12, 2017

645 Ventures , a New York City based VC firm, is one of the pioneers of a data-driven investment model to the seed stage. The goal is to intelligently structure the information collected and combine it with additional information scraped from the web and social media.

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mashable.com

NOVEMBER 2, 2011

Joshua Baer is the co-founder and CEO of Otherinbox , a prolific angel investor and the director of Capital Factory , Austin’s seed-stage incubator. 20 TV Shows With the Most Social Media Buzz This Week [CHART]. Latest Social Media News. The Social Good Brief. Latest Media News. Social Media.

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mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

In fact, it’s barely even the beginning for most companies in their seed stage financings. Early-stage seed and angel investors all realize that a business will encounter a huge range of flux very rapidly. Have an account? And that still doesn’t guarantee they’re going to fund your vision.

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VC Cafe

MARCH 22, 2021

What’s the best advice or practical tips you have for founders with regards to marketing and branding at seed stage? These steps are vital to securing initial funding and attracting pilots, design partners, and customers. .

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

It is often seed stage investors who help open the doors to all these types of relationships. One way is with early adopters who will champion your startup on social media. To be successful with equity crowdfunding, what do I personally have to learn? How to market your company as an investment.

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Genuine VC

OCTOBER 11, 2011

Especially at the seed stage, because there are lower barriers to entry for a new firm with a seed stage strategy (because of capital requirements to raise mid-/late- stage specialized fund), a plethora of new firms will continue to be founded. More brewers = more sources of capital.

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View from Seed

MAY 27, 2015

We don’t try to share a playbook because, at the seed stage, there IS no playbook. Instead, the point of sharing these stories is to stretch the imagination of listeners and to get us all to think differently and creatively about how to approach the challenges of building a very early stage business. .”

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Austin Startup

MAY 19, 2018

The bottom line is that being a seed stage founder is mostly a very thankless job. Blog but be careful what and how much There are plenty of VCs whose blogs and social media posts I enjoy. Your fund isn’t likely to collapse next year, his or her startup probably feels like it might.

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K9 Ventures

JULY 21, 2016

And 2 seed stage companies that haven’t launched yet. Coin — a programmable payment device in a credit card form factor. Osmo — a Computer Vision based platform for the iPad at the intersection of Education, Learning, and Entertainment.

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Austin Startup

JANUARY 2, 2019

Doesn’t matter if you’re a solo creator, a seed-stage startup, a medium-sized company, or a corporation. What social media do they use? My avatar for someone who I can help make online courses, podcasts, and videos: “Social Platforms” = Where are you posting? What do they secretly admire the most?

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

The 2013 Joah didn’t realize he was about to run into the buzzsaw that was being black while fundraising in 2014 and 2015, two of the best years for a seed-stage startup to raise funds in Silicon Valley. or were forced to raise too much venture capital?

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Agile VC

MARCH 30, 2012

That phrase means different things to different folks, but broadly speaking we’re now in an era where there’s vast amounts of data “exhaust” being generated by a wide range of activity… from consumer web browsing patterns to financial trading to social media content to purchasing behavior. Author howerl.

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mashable.com

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

Contact Us Submit News Contact Us Write for Us Spark of Genius Series Mashable | The Social Media Guide Business Mashable on Facebook Join Us! For the first-time entrepreneur or founder looking for seed stage funding, this circle can be especially difficult to penetrate. and Path Intelligence.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 15, 2020

I don't really have any social media, or read a lot of the news frankly because I feel like a lot of it is overblown and a lot of it is just wrong and there's very little accountability as to who is right about what, and a lot of it seems to be just over blowing. Have you had any luck overcoming that skepticism?

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View from Seed

MARCH 10, 2015

Whereas ESPN only promotes ESPN content in their app and other channels, we could include the big, national outlets plus local coverage, social media discussion, and more. Our advantage was that we were source agnostic. Bleacher Report’s Team Stream app. What are your essentials before launch?

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Rob Go

MAY 27, 2015

We don’t try to share a playbook because, at the seed stage, there IS no playbook. Instead, the point of sharing these stories is to stretch the imagination of listeners and to get us all to think differently and creatively about how to approach the challenges of building a very early stage business. .”

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Rob Go

MAY 27, 2015

We don’t try to share a playbook because, at the seed stage, there IS no playbook. Instead, the point of sharing these stories is to stretch the imagination of listeners and to get us all to think differently and creatively about how to approach the challenges of building a very early stage business. .”

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Cofounder Early Stage Non-Compete Silicon Valley 28

techcrunch.com

SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

Today, AngelList is debuting Docs, which lets seed-stage startups close their round online. For a seed stage round, legal fees can be upwards of tens of thousands of dollars, which is costly for a bootstrapped startups. Mendelson: Why Social Media Is B t [TCTV]. Powered by Personforce. Keen On… B.J.

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David Teten

JUNE 7, 2011

Stewart is the founder of Urgent Group, a venture development firm and the founder and managing director of Geometric Group, LLC and Urgent Ventures, LLC, both focused on seed-stage investments. Mr. Stewart is also a co-founder of Belgrave Trust; a carbon offset service tailored to the needs of high-net-worth individuals.

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steveblank.com

JULY 8, 2011

Research, Web prototyping, Testing and Building Tools Lists of Tools from Others HBS Startup Tribe Tools List – from Tom Eisenmann at HBS PBworks startup tools List Startup Foundry tools list Small Business tools list Groups Lean Startup Circle – Google Group for startup advice Startup Weekend – Launch a Startup in 54 hours The Lean (..)

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www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

Social Media Tracking/Marketing. analytics for social media and online. social media and email marketing. Seed Stage Valuation Guide. Aptana Cloud (svn, IDE, php, java, rails etc…). bitbucket (mercurial only, basically a copy of github… which isn’t bad). code spaces (svn).

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pandodaily.com

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

Lastly, seed-stage entrepreneurs who have pushed for the maximum valuation possible haven’t done themselves any favors. VCs have never liked them, arguing they misalign investors with entrepreneurs. Now they’re pointing out to companies that they are only advantageous to startups when things go well. November 28, 2012.

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