Tag Archives: Seed money

So You Got a New Product: Do You Have Proof-Of-Concept?

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I have had the luxury of meeting over 500 startups at Red Rocket Ventures over the last three years.  And, typically, most of them approach me at the same point in their startup ...

Tranche Investing Will Kill Your Startup. Here’s Why.

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The week before the Fourth of July holidays, and after five months of negotiations, I received the final term sheet for a capital injection of $750,000 into my business. The money was to come from a...