Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 2, 2013

By way of a definition, a business or startup incubator is a company, university, or other organization which provides resources to nurture young companies, usually for a share of the equity, hoping to capitalize on their success, or at least strengthen the local economy. Initial funding. The reality is far different.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 3, 2023

Direct seed funding, for a share of the equity, and introductions to investors. This association is definitely one of the world’s leading organization for advancing business incubation and entrepreneurship. Mentoring and technical assistance from volunteer or paid experts. Health, life, and other insurance at group rates.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 27, 2021

By way of a definition, a business or startup incubator is a company, university, or other organization which provides resources to nurture young companies, usually for a share of the equity, hoping to capitalize on their success, or at least strengthen the local economy. Initial funding. The reality is far different.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 27, 2021

contributes more than $25 billion to fund 70,000 startups every year. In fact, there are a few key sites to help you find angels, including AngelList and Gust , but these don’t tell you very much about how angels work, and how to find the right ones for your startup. Look to grants and strategic partners for seed funding.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

Direct seed funding, for a share of the equity, and introductions to investors. This association is definitely one of the world’s leading organization for advancing business incubation and entrepreneurship. Mentoring and technical assistance from volunteer or paid experts. Health, life, and other insurance at group rates.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 5, 2015

I challenge any entrepreneur, for example, to define the difference between "seed-stage" and "early-stage" financing. Remember, you have only one chance to make a great first impression, so it helps to know the lingo when dealing with investors. Startup incubator seed funding.

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TechCrunch LA

MAY 13, 2020

“We definitely think that it’s healthy, but we don’t think you have to compromise on the taste,” said Sharon. They helped us dial in the right headspace and they’re all natural compounds. “We asked ourselves what are the right extracts that we can use that will have an effect. . The company has raised $2.7

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socalTECH

AUGUST 10, 2020

in a seed funding round. Group transportation is down because of COVID, and people are not moving and definitely not in groups. It was definitely one of the most challenging times and the hardest work for us in our life, but it's worked out super nicely. Tooling helps. The company recently announced $3.2M

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Tech.Co

JANUARY 15, 2018

Our dream went beyond monthly cocktail events, and together we created a new vision for how we could help innovators everywhere. So you can definitely chalk this up to a 10+ year overnight success! The most common question we’ve receive through the years has been “how do you make money?” Building Tech.Co

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 17, 2009

A few years ago it became fashionable for large VC’s to do seed funding. Many VCs who do lots of seed stage deals are very supportive and active. I think they definitely qualify as a VC and not a seed fund. But they do small, seed like investments when they like the entrepreneurs.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 17, 2019

At Upfront when we know we have a winning hand we prefer to put more capital to work, which both helps the entrepreneurs succeed and drives more aggregate financial returns for our LPs. It takes all types and helping people realize their best skills and interests is an incredibly important part of the job.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 29, 2013

But Jason is one of the smartest thinkers in our industry so while style points in his eye-poking post might be low, he’s definitely scratching at something important. It should help some entrepreneurs to better access early-stage capital and should allow some angel investors better access to deal flow. In fact, very few are.

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From the Venture Trenches

APRIL 30, 2013

As a member of NextSpace I have witnessed Amplify in operation and it is a shop that definitely believes in good rewards stemming from hard work. The Amplify partners are dedicated to helping their entrepreneurs build the best companies possible and they throw themselves into it with great passion. Setting up for Eric Garcetti.

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socalTECH

MAY 12, 2017

Earlier this week, Los Angeles-based Donut Media (www.donut.media) announced a seed funding round, for its efforts to create a online, video-focused brand centered around car enthusiasts. Matt Levin: Youtube and Facebook Video are definitely the primary channels for us, but people also follow us on Instagram and Snapchat.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 21, 2014

An impressive number of new VCs have been created – most of them with new seed funds. ” It helps to have seen the way down twice before to know many of the signs. Poorly implemented this category was the definition of shelfware. And importantly we’ve had revenue.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 4, 2018

Direct seed funding, for a share of the equity, and introductions to investors. This association is definitely one of the world’s leading organization for advancing business incubation and entrepreneurship. Mentoring and technical assistance from volunteer or paid experts. Health, life, and other insurance at group rates.

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socalTECH

MARCH 14, 2017

Last week, Los Angeles-based iExhale (www.iexhale.com) announced a seed funding round, to bring its mobile, mental health service to life. I was working at a job in Santa Monica, helping to run somebody's company. But it's definitely a different pattern. It's for people who are looking for help, or looking to be happier.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 23, 2012

I then went on to work for McKinsey for a couple of years, then got involved in Eric Schmidt's seed fund, Innovation Endeavors up in Palo Alto. I have been doing seed stage stuff for a while. TX Zhuo: I consider us a late seed investor. We definitely do post proof-of-concept, and would prefer post-revenue companies.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 16, 2015

But many have no insight or connections to the ethereal angel investment community, which actually funds more startups then all other venture sources combined (over $25 billion annually). Here are eight key insights that will help you find a productive match: Angels want equity ownership, not causes.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 8, 2012

Now they are coming back, and the best even provide networking, technical leadership, and seed funding, as well as investors waving money at graduates. Business incubators for sharing services were all the rage back in the days of the dot-com bubble (700 for profit, many more non-profit).

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 24, 2011

Now they are coming back, and the best even provide networking, technical leadership, and seed funding, as well as investors waving money at graduates. Business incubators for sharing services were all the rage back in the days of the dot-com bubble (700 for profit, many more non-profit).

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 2, 2010

Now they are coming back, and the best even provide networking, technical leadership, and seed funding, as well as shared facilities and space. Look first for people there who can help you, by their introductions, mentoring, and experience. A successful startup is more about the right people than the right amount of money.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 30, 2014

By way of a definition, a business or startup incubator is a company, university, or other organization which provides resources to nurture young companies, usually for a share of the equity, hoping to capitalize on their success, or at least strengthen the local economy. Initial funding. The reality is far different.

Incubator 103

Incubator Entrepreneur Technical Review Mentor 103

Tech.Co

JANUARY 15, 2018

Our dream went beyond monthly cocktail events, and together we created a new vision for how we could help innovators everywhere. So you can definitely chalk this up to a 10+ year overnight success! The most common question we’ve receive through the years has been “how do you make money?” Building Tech.Co The post Tech.Co

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 14, 2016

We roll up our sleeves and help you do the work and analysis and try to be supportive but then we step back and you own the next move. The reality is the best angels, the best seed funds and the best A-round investors have choices about whom they will refer deals to and are very selective. Please help me in congratulating him.

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From the Venture Trenches

APRIL 30, 2013

As a member of NextSpace I have witnessed Amplify in operation and it is a shop that definitely believes in good rewards stemming from hard work. The Amplify partners are dedicated to helping their entrepreneurs build the best companies possible and they throw themselves into it with great passion. Setting up for Eric Garcetti.

Web Design 40

Web Design Social Media Seed Funding Design 40

socalTECH

JUNE 25, 2013

What are the details on your seed funding? John Tabis: It was definitely a conscious strategy when we were looking at the market. He got his MBA here, and went back to help start this company. That''s what our seed round is about, to help us achieve that goal. It''s completely customizable. million round.

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Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 14, 2012

Last fall, Mingly released their first product last fall to help users manage their endless webs of connections. After an initial round of seed funding of $500k led by Pasadena’s Idealab, Mingly saw great success as they built up their Gmail user base. Finally, some solid relief.

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Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 15, 2013

’m excited about how Hiring Bounty can help us in our continual quest for the best talent.” HR departments are definitely our partners in the process. Bootstrapping or seed funded? ” Nikki Cockcroft. Head of Online at Woolworths. As an employer in the Social Media age I find it ground breaking.”

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 28, 2010

It seems the focus on “virtual&# goods has been both the demo of the consumer as well as the fact that by definition virtual goods have almost no marginal costs to the seller so giving a huge slice to the carrier (and Zong) isn’t a problem since actual costs are ~ $0. SV Angel / Ron Conway closes $20mm venture fund.

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Both Sides of the Table

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. Don’t worry if they can’t help in your daily business. There are other ways you can get help. This post is for those who want to raise angel money.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 10, 2018

The “sure, let’s continue the process” by definition are not yeses so the no’s rack up and the yeses stay stuck at zero. While I tell founders not to let the lemons get to them I also have to remind people that “It only takes one yes to have a successful fund-raising round!” When you’re funded you’re often over-funded.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 18, 2015

Here is the Wikipedia definition of a bubble. The definition of a bubble from Investopedia. For starters the terms not being offered to entrepreneurs through convertible notes is much worse that the terms offered by seed funds & VCs who price deals and only recently have more entrepreneurs begun to speak out about this.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 30, 2010

Many entrepreneurs could be caught in the “series A&B funding gap ” Equally worrying for entrepreneurs if the markets take a turn for the worse is that even if they managed to get angel rounds funded they may run into a VC brick wall. The tech industry can help with job stimulation, but we’re not immune to macroeconomic trends.

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