Startup Valuation
Key Insights How do you value a startup? It depends. Ultimately a startup is worth what someone is willing to pay for it. The venture capital method takes the overall investment portfolio and considers expected returns of wins + number of failures to determine a valuation for pre-revenue companies. With any method, it’s important to […]
Startup Founders – The Ideal Number
Key Insights We certainly take a hard look at the team, but a great team alone isn’t sufficient to follow through with an investment. You need more. We prefer a three-person team. Ideally, a founder who might be an industry expert, a technology person to manage the IT and a sales and marketing person. Most […]
Seedfunders Top 10 Considerations in Investing
Key Insights We like to see that there is a product or service. This can be minimum viable product or a prototype. It has to be clear what problem the startup is solving. Seedfunders looks for scalable technology. Growth of the potential marketplace is important – we like 10% year over year growth. The founders […]
Investment Vehicles and Valuation
And we’re back. Seedfunders podcast. I’m Joe Hamilton joined by the co-founder of Seedunders, Dave Chitester. Welcome sir. Hey Joe. I have to admit, I have the need for speed. When I found out today’s episode was going to be about investment vehicles, I’m wondering – what kind of engines? How fast are we going? […]
Understanding Cap Tables
Key Insights Formally, it’s called a Capitalization Table. Obviously, Cap Table for short. The best definition I could find really this best and simplest definition is basically a spreadsheet that lists all of the ownership stakes in the company. First, the names of the all equity holders. Of who owns equity, who owns parts of […]
Why Startups Fail
Key Insights One of the most common misconceptions is, that lack of funding is the main cause of startups to fail. The lack of getting investment and revenue is a symptom of having a failed concept or a failed business model. Show resources Why Startups Fail: A New Roadmap for Entrepreneurial Success The Top 20 […]
Meet Bob Kroff – Seedfunders Partner
Show resources RX Live All Children’s. Thanks to Bob Kropp for guest hosting! We are back on the SeedFunders’ podcast, but you don’t look like Dave. What was your first clue? I don’t know. I just uh – Bob Kropp, welcome sir. Thank you very much. Yes, I’m a poor substitute for Dave today. Well, don’t […]
Dave Chitester’s Predictions 2021 & Beyond – Part I
Show resources Forbes Crunch Base MIT Crowdfund Insider Oracle Beyond Meat Impossible Foods Five Predictions for Early-Stage Startups in 2021 Maren Thomas Bannon What this Year’s Seed Funding tells us about the Startup Future Dave, it’s a little bit crowded on the desk. You’ve got a crystal ball, tarot cards. The incense smells good, but […]
Dave Chitester’s Predictions 2021 & Beyond – Part II
Show resources Forbes Crunch Base MIT Crowdfund Insider Oracle Beyond Meat Impossible Foods Five Predictions for Early-Stage Startups in 2021 Maren Thomas Bannon What this Year’s Seed Funding tells us about the Startup Future Welcome sir. Hey Joe. We’re continuing our conversation from last week, looking at the future of seed funding over the next […]
The Lean Startup
Joe, you look a little tired and sweating there. Oh yeah, well when you told me what today’s topic was, I figured I better go do a couple of 100 feet on the stationary bike. That took it out of me, but I’m glad. I feel ready. I’m in character. What is the topic? It’s […]
