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Why Startups are Agile and Opportunistic – Pivoting the Business Model

Steve Blank

The Search for the Business Model. A startup is an organization formed to search for a repeatable and scalable business model. Investors bet on a startup CEO to find the repeatable and scalable business model. They may draw their business model formally or they may keep the pieces in their head.

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Seed Stage Funding 101: What it Is & How it Works

The Startup Magazine

pexels You need to have enough resources by having a seed-stage investor who will financially support your company in the long run. I will tell you brief details about seed stage funding, and deal sourcing on this page, so read the conclusion until the end. How does the funding for the seed stage work?

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Come Join Our Investment Team in NYC!

View from Seed

You have a point of view on emerging technology and business models, and you are not afraid to voice your conviction. NextView is a thematic, seed-stage VC firm focused on the Everyday Economy with $200M+ of committed capital under management. You will be based in the NYC office. About NextView. A Final Note.

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We’re Hiring for Our Investment Team at NextView’s NYC Office

View from Seed

You have a point of view on emerging technology and business models, and you are not afraid to voice your conviction. NextView is a thematic, seed-stage VC firm focused on the Everyday Economy with $200M of committed capital under management. You will be based in the NYC office. About NextView. A Final Note.

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Pitch Deck Month: The “Where Are You Going?” Slide

View from Seed

*This post is part of our “pitch deck” series where we dissect the seed stage pitch deck and discuss the ideal flow for a pitch. As a seed-stage company, it is understandable to have a nascent (or non-existent) product and a barebone team relative to the great ambition of the company. Now it’s time to discuss the “where”.

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Grant Applications Often Provide Early-Stage Funding

Startup Professionals Musings

This process costs money, which professional investors are not willing to contribute, since their interest is in scaling a proven product and business model into a growth business. Acquiring seed-stage funding is admittedly tough, but a source that I find often overlooked is government grant funding, accessible in the U.S.

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How the pre-seed round made a comeback in 2024

VC Cafe

What’s the difference between an angel round and pre-seed round and why do I believe we’ll see more pre-seed rounds taking place in 2024? While the answers are somewhat semantic, the pre-seed funding round is making a comeback in 2024 startup financing.

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