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JULY 23, 2014

Just 3 years ago there was talk of institutional investors “not being able to write small enough checks.” ” The new narrative is “will my seed funds be able to fund the prorata of their winners?” ” Stated simply – if you seed funded Uber at $4.5m Why is this?

Venture Capital 398

Venture Capital Technical Review Startup Seed Funding 398

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AUGUST 14, 2009

Professional angels / former entrepreneurs / seed funds – In Silicon Valley there are people like Ron Conway, Jeff Clavier, Mike Maples and many more. The key to getting money is that the people writing the check trust you. Social Network s / Search / Blogs – Obvious, huh? Most people are lazy.

Angel 291

Angel Funding Venture Capital Startup 291

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FEBRUARY 14, 2016

Brad was openly writing about this and it felt like he was giving the VC playbook away for free! We write about $40 million of first-checks into new deals / year and about $40 million of follow-on investments. Of course a group of 10 seed funds can’t fix the prices of a market. In Summary. What hogwash.

Startup 150

Startup Company Companies Venture Capital 150