View from Seed

JULY 31, 2014

And since we will continue to look proactively at new seed-stage tech startups over the next few years, the question becomes: What, then, will these companies look like? The internet continues the disintermediation of content creation. Step-Function Ad Tech. Empowering Content Creators.

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Seed Stage B2C Technical Review Disintermediation 272

ReadWriteStart

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

It’s arguable that some tech startups become successful simply because the idea is so unbelievably good that it’s practically fated to become a smashing success. Successful tech startups also require the right balance of funding and initial momentum. That said, entrepreneurs can’t be experts in everything. Persuasiveness.

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Technical Review Startup Disintermediation Leadership 156

crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 11, 2012

5 Things Entrepreneurs Can Learn From Art Students – [link]. How to Build Trust in a Virtual Workplace | Harvard Business Review – [link]. Entrepreneurs Starting Up With Fewer Employees – [link]. Why You Can’t Do It All (good advice for entrepreneurs) – [link]. Is your market actually big?

Social Media 92

Social Media Small Business Design Media 92

crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

Business plans for entrepreneurs: the three ‘Rs’ – Part I – [link]. Business plans for entrepreneurs: the three ‘Rs’ – Part I – [link]. Business plans for entrepreneurs: the three ‘Rs’ – Part I – [link]. The great RockMelt social disintermediation – [link]. UK copyright laws to be relaxed.

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Social Media Costa Rica Small Business Design 92

Up and Running

JUNE 14, 2010

But entrepreneurs, meanwhile, were looking for a lot less. The article suggests – and we agree – that angels are disintermediating traditional VCs in many cases. The article uses as an example Pasadena Angels, an angel investment club that reviews 400-600 business plans a year. Trends were broken.

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Disintermediation Venture Capital Angel Investor Seed Stage 66

Growthink Blog

APRIL 2, 2012

Well, the first group of winners will undoubtedly be the tens of millions of American entrepreneurs - and eventually hundreds of millions of worldwide - that for the first time in human history will have access to on-demand capital for their creative and future-focused projects and initiatives. These businesses - think of the Inc.

Disintermediation 72

Disintermediation Technical Review SEC Early Stage 72

David Teten

SEPTEMBER 6, 2015

Access to the corporate investor’s ecosystem can open up great opportunities from technology validation to customer and partner development. Entrepreneurs today expect more than just capital from their investors. It comes as no surprise as technology today enables companies to prove product-market fit much earlier in their lifecycles.

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