Steve Blank

JUNE 11, 2009

Will there be a lecture on getting seed money in a post crisis world? But make sure it fits who you are. a comment » Yet another brilliant post from Steve Blank, this time about what it takes to found, co-found, or work in a startup at various stages of [.] Thanks Steve!

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cdixon.org

SEPTEMBER 17, 2011

But it’s probably wise to be more secretive in some vertical markets: [link]. link] What’s the right amount of seed money to raise? A frequent question entrepreneurs have when they are just starting their company is: how [.]. link] Nivi. People copy success, not ideas. Yavor Ivanov said: RT @sensing: [link] [.].

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Version One Ventures

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

With the influx of seed money, much has been written about the fact that start-ups that are taking far more funding than they need. I’ve seen many start-ups rush to hire new staff and tackle brand new verticals or international markets when it’s just not time yet. Pitfall #4: Culture of “we’ve done it”.

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Version One Ventures

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

With the influx of seed money, much has been written about the fact that start-ups that are taking far more funding than they need. I’ve seen many start-ups rush to hire new staff and tackle brand new verticals or international markets when it’s just not time yet. Pitfall #4: Culture of “we’ve done it”.

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Hippoland

JANUARY 23, 2018

It will be hard to raise a pre-seed round through traditional methods If you are raising money through traditional methods (such as with angels / micro VCs / VCs) via a convertible note or convertible security or equity deal, it will be a lot harder to raise pre-seed money in 2018.

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Hippoland

JANUARY 23, 2018

It will be hard to raise a pre-seed round through traditional methods If you are raising money through traditional methods (such as with angels / micro VCs / VCs) via a convertible note or convertible security or equity deal, it will be a lot harder to raise pre-seed money in 2018.

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www.businessinsider.com

SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

Google Ventures has made more than 100 seed investments, Maris said, including some past and present Y Combinator companies, and is making one to two new ones a week. Parse, one of the most-anticipated startups in Silicon Valley these days , went through Y Combinator last year and raised seed money from Google Ventures , for example.

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