View from Seed

APRIL 30, 2015

Use good judgment, talk to your co-founders/investors/lawyers, and partner with a bank that values transparency and relationships such as SVB.]. And it’s that important because all companies will go through good times and tough times, and we’ll want to make sure we’ve got the right partner on the other side.

Term Sheet 120

Term Sheet Equity Startup Seed Stage 120

David Teten

JANUARY 19, 2021

(co-written with Jamie Finney, Founding Partner at Greater Colorado Venture Fund. Similar to the explosion of seed funds in the past decade, we (and some limited partners too ) believe these Flexible VCs are on the forefront of what will become a major segment of the venture ecosystem. Of the Inc. 5000 companies, only 6.5% return cap.

Cofounder 78

Cofounder Technical Review Equity Dividend 78

mashable.com

OCTOBER 11, 2011

In fact, an interesting study, infographic or other data sometimes warrants its own pitch. Global Syndication Partners. This gives them time to interview sources at your company, for example, while still getting the story out right when everyone else does. Offer Up Unique Data. Follow Reporters on Twitter. Social Good Summit.

PR 103

PR Startup Social Media Technical Review 103

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 1, 2010

Many (Union Square Ventures, Foundry Group, True Ventures, GRP Partners, Mike Hirshland at Polaris Ventures) do it the right way – we treat it as a normal investment and we don’t have a “options&# strategy with our investment. and (Is There Really a Signaling Problem with VC Seed Funding?). Short summary of my posts: 1.

Post-Money Valuation 298

Post-Money Valuation Term Sheet Warrant Partner 298

Feld Thoughts

MAY 8, 2012

We’ve made a conscious decision as a firm never to grow – either number of partners or size of fund – so we are limited to the number of new investments we can make a year based on our approach. We are syndication agnostic – happy to invest alone and equally happy to invest with firms we like to work with.

Seed Stage 138

Seed Stage LP Warrant Syndication 138

View from Seed

JUNE 16, 2015

Our investment size may differ slightly from one company to the next, but it tends to be driven entirely by situation-specific factors (needs of the company, syndicate composition, anticipated reserves, etc) … and not based on our belief. We expect that a half to two-thirds will achieve product/market fit and warrant further investment.

Boston 120

Boston Syndication Syndicate eCommerce 120

Professor VC

JULY 25, 2013

One area I''ve noticed a lot more recently are angel investors and seed stage funds trying to grab a little bit extra, whether it''s warrants for leading the round, advisor shares to go along with the investment, or a common stock stake for just being who they are. The other investor could''ve certainly lobbied to get me an allocation.

Term Sheet 46

Term Sheet Silicon Valley Syndication Syndicate 46