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Startup Stock Options – Why A Good Deal Has Gone Bad

Steve Blank

And Mark Suster of Upfront Capital has a great post that summarizes these changes. The first big idea is that unlike in the 20 th century when there were two phases of funding startups– Seed capital and Venture capital–today there is a new, third phase. It’s called Growth capital.

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Building a High-Tech Startup Team

Business Plan Blog

If you have a technical background and you are focused on product development, consider a co-founder with a sales and marketing background that can focus on selling your world class product. Rather, give titles such as VP of Engineering, Product/Technology, Sales, Marketing, Finance, etc. Hire a diversified base of sales reps.

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Twitter Link Roundup #210 – Small Business, Startups, Innovation, Social Media, Design, Marketing and More

crowdSPRING Blog

Raising Seed Capital – crowdspring.co/MX18CE. don’t return investors’ capital” – crowdspring.co/1dhuwIO. Four Keys to Sales Success | Inc by Howard Tullman – crowdspring.co/1fkx7V6. Simplifying the UX of Your Sales-Driven Website to Increase Conversions – crowdspring.co/1fdzKta.

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

The Startup Magazine

The fundamental objective and aim of seed investment is to assist a company in launching its operations successfully. Seed capital is a component of the initial investments made in young businesses. Some return value must be offered to the investors for startup seed funding to be considered acceptable.

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What to Do When Your Business Hits a Rough Patch

Up and Running

I am definitely not recommending you raise seed capital this way—but you wouldn’t be the only person to have done it.). In my experience, the best solution to the problem is to separate the roles of credit control and sales. So, why am I talking about FedEx? It’s a commercial decision based on the customer and business.

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When Is the Right Time to Raise Outside Seed Capital?

View from Seed

Do you have the experience, reputation, and network that make it relatively easy to raise seed capital? Given a mix of background and sales skills, some entrepreneurs are able to raise more easily than others – a decision about seed timing shouldn’t be in a vacuum ignoring this fact.

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NextView’s Greatest Hits

View from Seed

Magic Graph: How Much Seed Capital Should You Raise? “At some point, an entrepreneur begins to exhaust her network, and her network’s network, and the incremental hours devoted to fundraising will begin to yield less capital raised than the previous.” ” (Lee Hower). ” (David Beisel). ” (Rob Go).