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. I was finishing my MBA, and through the university had access to a fund that invested in student-run businesses.

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SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

In my case, I am breaking down “business” to its fundamentals, which begins with a definition of what, exactly, is a “business.” That is, understanding your business model and the different variables that go into it. A few years ago “venture capital” was a revenue model.

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View from Seed

MARCH 29, 2018

It’s a world that doesn’t fit our seed-focused model and fund strategy. Outside of life-sciences, we’ve noticed something interesting emerging: There is a huge dearth of seed capital for health care services and software-driven health-tech companies.

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Seeing Both Sides

AUGUST 28, 2017

Instead I will make a few observations about how an investor might think about the impact of ICOs / token launches on the venture capital industry, in particular, and some of the downstream ramifications that need to wrestled with. Need for growth capital. But many are.

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Seeing Both Sides

AUGUST 28, 2017

Instead I will make a few observations about how an investor might think about the impact of ICOs / token launches on the venture capital industry, in particular, and some of the downstream ramifications that need to wrestled with. Need for growth capital. But many are.

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Growthink Blog

MAY 23, 2011

The angel then introduces the entrepreneur to his or her wealthy friends and business connections who, based on the good reputation of the referring angel, also invest. There is considerable internal debate around whether or not to solicit and/or accept outside venture capital. For most companies, it is simply a non-starter.

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VC Cafe

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Venture capitalists are still willing to invest in good ideas and companies with sound management teams, but it is more difficult to raise capital in a down market. Companies need to have a clear understanding of their business model and how they will achieve profitability in order to attract investors.

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Growthink Blog

MAY 10, 2012

Your first year or two in business is where your dreams merge with reality and take a new form to guide your future efforts. Many entrepreneurs end up taking their company in a different direction after some time spent testing your initial business model.

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Steve Blank

JULY 20, 2015

Today he is the founder of M34 Capital , a seed capital fund that focuses on early-stage projects being spun out of academic and corporate research labs. Listen to my entire interview with Errol: If you can’t hear the clip, click here. But nothing else like [The Lean LaunchPad class] was being taught. .

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ReadWriteStart

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

The rounds were conducted from 2008 to 2010, starting from seed capital. While it’s not advisable to obsess over companies competing in your field, it’s always a good idea to be aware of their business models , the updates they make, and how your product/service may have an advantage over theirs.

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Business Plan Blog

DECEMBER 31, 2013

Business model and financials investment requirement. You want to make sure you know your competition and that your lead time and business model are disruptive enough, that your immediate competition will not be able to keep up. More often than not, you will not be making money as projected in your first business model.

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Campus Entrepreneurship

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

Lack of seed capital (home equity lines of credit, friends/family) is a major problem. (Is The new reality of entrepreneurship will bring new opportunities and business models for entrepreneurs and society. Few Businesses Sprout, With Even Fewer Jobs – WSJ.com. The period of adjustment will clearly take time.

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maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

I’m not afraid to pick up the phone, cold call someone, use LinkedIn to find someone who’s recently left a company that might be considered competitive and ask them for advise around the business model and marketplace. Now our biz model is lighter, more flexible. I think quick, do something, then review what I’ve learned.

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techcrunch.com

FEBRUARY 19, 2010

Especially since even Youtube is still struggling to try find a viable business model. One independent expert on the VC industry told me recently that there really is no “venture capital” today, only “continuation capital. dasein Yeah, I agree. Translation?

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 24, 2010

Risk capital has emerged in China, India and other countries where risk taking, innovation and liquidity is encouraged, on a scale previously only seen in the U.S. The emergence of incubators and super angels have dramatically expanded the sources of seed capital. Entrepreneurship as It’s Own Management Science.

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Steve Blank

MAY 9, 2017

Continuous innovation requires the imagination and courage to challenge the initial hypotheses of your current business model (channel, cost, customers, products, supply chain, etc.) A unicorn is a startup with a market capitalization north of a billion dollars. The founders. VCs have now ceded more control to founders.

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Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 20, 2019

We have a unique business model that allows us to be the most competitive lender in the space, by either working with lending partners or originating the loans ourselves. 12- Raising $500,000 in pre-seed capital. However, we are ready and poised to take over the space completely. Photo Credit: Anne C.

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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”. … Many founders read the daily headlines on TechCrunch announcing that….

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View from Seed

APRIL 23, 2015

Their business models are, in many cases, focused on outlier exits within the portfolio. Note that many were included in our pitch deck templates for raising seed capital. This is important partly because of the very nature of pitching VCs. You can find those here. ).

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