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Seed Stage Startups Are Now Graded on a Curve

View from Seed

The flood of seed-funded companies coupled with proliferation of seed funds willing to underwrite incremental capital into new and existing portfolio companies, has yielded a broad backlog set of “seed startups” with wild variations across the following three dimensions: 1. Effective) post-money valuation.

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Why Entrepreneurs Should Be Generous With Investors

YoungUpstarts

by Alejandro Cremades , cofounder of Panthera Advisors and author of “ The Art of Startup Fundraising: Pitching Investors, Negotiating the Deal, and Everything Else Entrepreneurs Need to Know “ Why should entrepreneurs intentionally be generous when negotiating with investors? Not that wanting to make money is a bad thing at all.

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NextView’s Greatest Hits

View from Seed

Free Template for Great Startup Pitch Decks, Direct from VCs. How to Sell Your Startup’s “Secret” Master Plan at the Seed Stage “Articulating and selling your long run vision is important, but trying to convince those that are deeply skeptical about it is simply a mutual waste of time.” Happy reading!

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Founders: Learning should be your top 2013 New Year’s resolution

The Next Web

If you’re a startup, you are by definition competing with the smartest people in the world – either large companies with more resources than yours or fellow entrepreneurs who are hoping to disrupt large companies. I’ve gathered a comprehensive list of resources for startup learning. Let’s get started!

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The $10 Million Photo and Other VC Stories

ReadWriteStart

When we were trying to raise money for E.piphany, my last startup, I was negotiating with a venture capital firm called Infinity Capital. They really wanted to invest, but it was the beginning of the bubble, and I wanted (what was then) an absurd valuation. I say, "Why can't you guys do a $10 million post money valuation?"

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Unintended Consequences: When SAFE and Convertible Notes Go Awry

Pascal's View

This is a fundamental issue that does, indeed, boil down to understanding the post-money valuation of a company. At its core, this issue points to the lack of understanding about the importance of post-money valuation by both entrepreneurs and investors. It will be worth the time and effort. Sound simple?

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How to Talk About Valuation When a VC Asks

Both Sides of the Table

I thought I’d write a post about how to talk about valuation at a startup and give you some sense of what might be on the mind of the person considering funding you. Of course, unlike cars there is no direct comparison across each startup so these are just some general guidelines to try and even the information field.

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