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Understanding a VC’s Seed Funding Policy is Critical

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There has been much discussion about VCs doing seed funding in the past year. I’ve written about it myself (Is VC Seed Funding Dead?) and (Is There Really a Signaling Problem with VC Seed Funding?). Knowing What the Seed Funding Policy of your VC is. million of our $200 million fund for seed funding.

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Does the Size of a VC Fund Matter?

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I’m writing this series because if you better understand how VC firms work you can better target which firms make sense for you to speak with. I’m writing this post to explain to entrepreneurs what you should be thinking about in terms of the VC’s you approach and the size and stage of their funds.

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On Bubbles … And Why We’ll Be Just Fine

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He said, “They need an unbiased view of the fund raising environment because there is too much misinformation and everything seems to be changing fast.&#. I will write more about this in the next 2 weeks. But that doesn’t mean that people are paying rational prices as investors based on intrinsic value.

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Are MBAs Necessary for Start-ups or VC?

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He writes with a great perspective and is well worth reading. I just completed an exercise where I went out to hire a new associate for my VC firm, GRP Partners. And if it’s not I’m generally not that interested in funding it. This is part of my ongoing series called “ Start-up Lessons.&#.

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Why Aren’t There More Female Entrepreneurs?

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The truth is I have been thinking a lot about the topic, I just haven’t been writing about it. And I believe these price points are pushing entrepreneurs to start at a much younger age. I plan to write about this phenomenon soon. So I’m increasingly seeing entrepreneurs getting funded at 22. Even at 18.

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A Few Key People Really Can Make a Huge Difference

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Chris Devore & Andy Sack have created Founder’s Coop with the goal of funding, incubating & launching more early-stage ventures in Seattle. I don’t write about LA but I write from LA. I know that Founder’s Coop has a fund as does TechStars Seattle. How do we make that happen?

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The Entrepreneur Thesis

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In 2006, Steven Dietz, a partner at my firm, GRP Partners, had given me $500,000 in a seed in convertible debt when I started my second company, Koral. GRP Partners had also funded my first company. I had initially called them wondering if they’d fund my third venture. So what is my thesis?