New answers tagged seed-funding
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Here's an updated answer (all other answers were sent in 2010) -
http://seed-db.com/accelerators
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I see two huge warning flags -- and will get to them in a second.
Jordan Cooper once wrote a very informative blog post with the valuation ranges he saw in NYC. Quoting his post:
Still at your old job
You have an idea you’ve been thinking about, been working on it nights and weekends and maybe you’ve pulled together some folks to help you work on ...
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Costs, and earnings projections are likely to make you seem
amateurish to a VC or an Angel, so drop those, when talking to
serious people :) (You may want to consider pitching anyway). Web
based business is anything but predictable.
The single most important thing a VC, and Venture funds look for is
the team, so you better put together one. Again, you ...
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A few things you must know:
As frenchie said - nobody will invest if they see that none of the founders are full-time on this regardless of the investment.
This may sound a bit weird but - don't start developing the product just yet. Sometimes its better to sell the dream on presentation rather then a half baked product. Some investors might just say ...
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There are 3 ways of funding a startup
debt
equity
prizes/grants
So now you've got yourself the equivalent of 100% interest "loan". This is somewhat higher than the height of the global financial crisis where private equity for seed rounds was in the 90% range. You'd be better off hitting your credit card at 20% (assuming you're credit worthy or got ...
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