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VC Seed Funding is Dead, Long Live VC Seed Funding!

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A few years ago it became fashionable for large VC’s to do seed funding. With open source software (LAMP stack) and cloud computing infrastructure it just wasn’t that expensive to get your company going and founders just wanted to raise less money. I think they definitely qualify as a VC and not a seed fund.

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Attention Startup Accelerators: Your Job Is Not Over After Demo Day

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With top-ranked accelerators Lauchpad LA closing its doors and Y Combinator rebranding itself as a seed fund, it seems fair to ask the question, “Are Accelerators Dead?”. Accelerators should demonstrate (with actions, not just words) a “Whatever It Takes” mentality when it comes to helping graduates hit their post-demo day milestones.

Startup 100
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Get Inside the Mind of an Angel Investor

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The interesting thing about working with angels (the tech founder kind) is that they’ve all run their own startups before so there is instant resonance with what you’re going through, the issues you’ll face and how to best help. at a level of specificity you don’t always find in VCs.

Angel 302