ReadWriteStart

JUNE 1, 2020

In very few specific cases, depending on the nature of the business, the business model might demand a considerable gestation period or extensive research and development. For these businesses, it is imperative to get funding from the start without which the company cannot be set up. Seed stage.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 7, 2016

The rub is that a startup likely has the ideas to take it straight to the top, but it’s also likely that the company lacks the business skills to make it truly successful. A Startup Lab invests guidance, strategy, and takes equity in a carefully selected collection of early and seed stage startups. What is a Startup Lab?

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View from Seed

MAY 24, 2021

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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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 10, 2017

Roughly 27 percent of startups can’t get the funding they need to take their business to the next level, according to the National Association of Small Businesses. For the last eight quarters, the number of angel and seed stage deals has declined, according to an Eisner Amper VC report.

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View from Seed

DECEMBER 6, 2018

As a seed stage VC, I have a unique privilege of confidentially spending time with a number of entrepreneurs throughout their company formation and initial product development process. Rather than just a harmless, misplaced attitude, this copycat fallacy can be a detriment to seed stage founders for two reasons.

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VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Whether you are a B2B SaaS company or a B2C mobile app, knowing how your business stacks up against industry averages can help you make informed decisions and drive growth. In this post, we’ll take a closer look at the benchmarks on conversion, retention and churn for the key business models. Hope you find this helpful.

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Hunter Walker

DECEMBER 24, 2016

When we started Homebrew in 2013 our industry was, in retrospect, probably midway through a cycle where innovations were in business model rather than underlying technology. Observing a handful of companies, such as Uber, Airbnb, Warby Parker, founders were taking those models and trying to apply them to other verticals.

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Mucker Lab

AUGUST 27, 2014

My partner Erik Rannala has had a similar experience, having worked as a VC at Harrison Metal before moving down to LA to co-found our seed stage venture firm. Much of this is due to the lack of venture capital – seed-stage venture capital, in particular – to get companies off the ground here in Los Angeles.

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VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Market size Team Traction Competition – be honest and knowledgeable about your competitive landscape Business model/ financials The Ask – how much are you raising? Problem Solution/ Product – show don’t tell if possible Why now? how much runway will it give you and what milestones will you achieve?

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 5, 2015

I challenge any entrepreneur, for example, to define the difference between "seed-stage" and "early-stage" financing. Asking for early-stage money before you have customers and revenue will likely kill your credibility with real investors. A seed-stage “super angel.”

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Up and Running

JUNE 14, 2010

And the beneath-the-surface rumblings were about how it was screwing up the venture capital business model. 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.

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View from Seed

APRIL 30, 2015

NVV: Let’s talk about the seed stage specifically. With venture debt as a source of low-cost capital to fuel growth or buy time during later stages, should a founder approach their fundraising from VCs any differently today ? Business model? NVV: What do debt providers look for in a company’s track record?

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The Next Web

OCTOBER 23, 2013

There aren’t a tonne of funds focused on seed-stage funding worldwide, but we can add a new one to the list today. SparkLabs , the company behind the accelerator program in Korea , is expanding its scope with its first seed-stage fund that will “help great startups go global.”. Asia Entrepreneur Insider News sparklabs'

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VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

“unique business models” – Successful startups develop business models that are difficult for competitors to replicate. To implement this trait, founders need to identify a unique value proposition and create a business model that is scalable and sustainable.

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Hunter Walker

AUGUST 31, 2023

The idea of working at a company whose entire business model revolves around catering to buyers in the HR space felt like such a breath of fresh air. HW: I’m always surprised when someone considering ‘joining a startup’ has put a lot of thought into industry/vertical but not into stage of company.

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Tim Keane

DECEMBER 14, 2009

  He is a partner in a pretty much exclusively software seed stage fund, Y Combinator that you can read more about.    He is a partner in a pretty much exclusively software seed stage fund, Y Combinator that you can read more about.  How To Change The World » December 14, 2009. Books I Like.

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K9 Ventures

JUNE 12, 2012

While it it may not feel that way, the data suggest that there is indeed too much capital in the system — especially so at the seed stage, with more and more individuals and larger funds trying to invest in companies at this stage.).

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VC Cafe

MARCH 12, 2025

Fusion Ventures report, like most we’re seeing, shows a dominance of AI-related ventures at the pre-seed stage. Within the pre-seed landscape, there two primary categories of AI-related ventures: Core AI Development: This category encompasses ventures focused on fundamental advancements in artificial intelligence.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 10, 2020

According to most definitions, an entrepreneur is one who envisions a new and different business, meaning one that is not a copy of an existing business model. Even fewer are able to grow the startup into a viable business. Here is a summary of the key stages along the way: Idea and seed stage.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 22, 2020

Investors call this the seed stage , where money is required to build a market and a real product. Government grants and industry partners are you best bet here, but Angel investors might give you $250,000 to $1 million, if you have the right business case and credentials. Congratulations!

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View from Seed

MARCH 15, 2017

VC evaluation of seed-stage startups can seem arbitrary or imitative at times. Internally, the scarcity of tangible business metrics – product usage or revenue multiples for example – can make an investment decision feel daunting. Any seed stage company’s strategy is a constant work-in-progress.

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mashable.com

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

For the first-time entrepreneur or founder looking for seed stage funding, this circle can be especially difficult to penetrate. Mashable Mashable reached out to angels, seed stage investors and VC firm partners and asked them to share their wisdom with the rest of us. and Path Intelligence. .&#

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Hunter Walker

MAY 4, 2014

Second, we did an investment where we actually decided to own more than 10% because of the nature of the business model. For a seed stage fund like Homebrew, chasing hot markets seemed like madness. First, mass enthusiasm was likely a lagging indicator given where we want to invest.

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Agile VC

MARCH 30, 2012

How to Evaluate Firms for a Seed VC. Is “Data” a Business Model? Several years ago I wrote a post about the three business models of the consumer web : commerce, advertising, and user-paid premium services. So is “data” now a new business model, as some suggest? March 30, 2012.

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K9 Ventures

JUNE 12, 2012

While it it may not feel that way, the data suggest that there is indeed too much capital in the system — especially so at the seed stage, with more and more individuals and larger funds trying to invest in companies at this stage.).

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 14, 2020

Undefined business model or very low gross margins. They are not interested in research and development, or funding at the idea stage. For seed stage funding, entrepreneurs should be looking to friends and family, crowd funding, and relevant institutions. Solution development undefined or incomplete.

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Austin Startup

MAY 11, 2017

We make a majority of our investments in those sectors and prioritize proven business models. A New Kind of Venture Firm AutoChrome Autochrome is an inception and seed stage venture capital fund. We invest at the earliest stages in transformative companies that are leveraging technology to move our species forward.

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thebarefootvc

JANUARY 27, 2014

I think that later stage valuations are frothy (for reasons I explain below) while earlier stage valuations are starting to stabilize from previous highs (with the exception of the superstar serial entrepreneur) - turns out scaling in a sea of competition (both startup and entrenched) is not so easy. Or so it seems.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 5, 2023

According to most definitions, an entrepreneur is one who envisions a new and different business, meaning one that is not a copy of an existing business model. Even fewer are able to grow the startup into a viable business. Here is a summary of the key stages along the way: Idea and seed stage.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 6, 2014

Here are a few of my “rules” for young investors and inventors on the new VC paradigm path for starting new businesses: Remove the costs. Traditional VCs used to just write checks for new ideas, but then ran away from seed-stage risk after the last tech bubble burst.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 17, 2023

Investors call this the seed stage , where money is required to build a market and a real product. Government grants and industry partners are you best bet here, but Angel investors might give you $250,000 to $1 million, if you have the right business case and credentials. Congratulations!

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Up and Running

MARCH 11, 2015

Bill Gurley of Benchmark Capital doesn’t publish frequently, but his essays on market trends and Benchmark portfolio companies are a window into how VCs view the world and the kinds of business models that they find most interesting. Follow Bill on Twitter @billgurley. Follow Paul on Twitter @paulg. Sam Altman.

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VC Cafe

APRIL 4, 2024

As Andrew Chen points out in this tweet: WHY INVESTORS DON'T FUND AI STARTUPS you might know A16Z is running a seed-stage startup accelerator called SPEEDRUN where we're funding 40+ companies in the next 2 months with $750k per company. apply here: [link] ).

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Agile VC

FEBRUARY 5, 2014

This is especially true for those with a media / ad based business model (e.g. You will be benchmarked on revenue and paying customers when you seek Series A funding… conceivably even at seed stage. But B2B startups need to take a different tack.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 11, 2022

Undefined business model or very low gross margins. They are not interested in research and development, or funding at the idea stage. For seed stage funding, entrepreneurs should be looking to friends and family, crowd funding, and relevant institutions. Solution development undefined or incomplete.

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View from Seed

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Have a jaw dropping customer value proposition with a competition crushing business model. In other words, something that is 10X better, faster, or more convenient , and a business with accumulating returns to scale. We invest at the seed stage, and so product/market fit is always a significant risk.

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Hippoland

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

Etc… At the pre-seed stage, a big way to stand out is if you have a V3 statement (as opposed to a V1 statement). The way you get to a V3 statement is to start running the business and charging customers. Although this post is about what I look for, every investor (incl pre-seed investors) looks for this.

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