View from Seed

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

Of the last 15 investments we’ve made, 8 have been pre-product or pre-seed style rounds. In two cases, these businesses were doing significant early revenue ($500K/month+), so could be considered “post-seed”, although both of these companies had not raised significant institutional capital before we led their rounds.

North America 120

North America Seed Stage Early Stage Lead Investor 120

David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Kyle Dunn, CEO, Meyler Capital , says, “Investors should focus on building a large audience within a CRM system (having the ability to categorize your different constituents); communicate consistently to that audience; and implement an automation platform that can leverage lead score to profile interest. Deer Isle Group has built the D.I.G.

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Software Review Analytics Private Equity 78

David Teten

SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

I’ve written on the expert network industry a fair amount in the past: see How to Earn More Consulting Revenue from Expert Networks and How Executives Can Work with Private Equity and Venture Capital Portfolio Companies. We’re not mainly for B2B companies or later stage companies or anything like that. Who are they?

New York 114

New York Technical Review Networking Advisory Board 114

Rob Go

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

Of the last 15 investments we’ve made, 8 have been pre-product or pre-seed style rounds. In two cases, these businesses were doing significant early revenue ($500K/month+), so could be considered “post-seed”, although both of these companies had not raised significant institutional capital before we led their rounds.

North America 36

North America Seed Stage Early Stage Lead Investor 36

David Teten

SEPTEMBER 23, 2017

Many tools designed for B2B marketing in general are also relevant to investors. I previously posted a detailed presentation with sales technology tools useful for B2B sales. To measure product usage and traction over time, we use tools like Alexa , AppAnnie and Google Analytics. 1) Market fund.

Private Equity 60

Private Equity Venture Capital Equity Technical Review 60

abovethecrowd.com

JUNE 2, 2021

On March 26, SoFi announced that “it will be offering its members (at least those with $3K in their account) the ability to invest in IPOs for companies going public, an investment opportunity that has traditionally been reserved for large institutional investors or ultra-high-net-worth individuals.” The others are all B2B companies.

IPO 82

IPO Customer Matching Silicon Valley 82

Austin Startup

JUNE 4, 2017

Recently I was fortunate enough to have raised a seed funding round from a fantastic group of investors for my pre-product, pre-revenue B2B SaaS startup here in Austin, Texas. If you would like to read more about my company, here is the product launch and funding announcement. Mark Cuban leads $1.5 Remember that.

Austin 54

Austin Institutional Investors Angel Groups Deal Flow 54