Last week saw an explosion of discussion around seed investing,
including plenty of negative comments around VCs as seed investors.
While I agree that many VCs are crummy seed investors, I think there
are some that are excellent seed investors. This prompted me to write a
post titled AngelList
Boulder and Some Thoughts on Seed Investing where I promised to
write up some of my thoughts on how and why VCs could be good seed
investors.
Before I got around to starting, there were three excellent posts that, if you are interested in this topic, are must reads. They are:
- Fred Wilson: Lead Investors, Dipshit Companies, and Funding Every Entrepreneur
- Mark Suster: Understanding a VC’s Seed Funding Policy is Critical
- Dave McClure: MoneyBall for Startups: Invest BEFORE Product/Market Fit, Double-Down AFTER
All three of these posts lay out clear points of view on the authors seed strategy. And importantly, Mark encourages all entrepreneurs to make sure they understand a VC’s seed strategy before taking money, which I strongly agree with.
To read the full, original article click on this link: How I Think About Seed Investing As A VC
Author: Brad Feld
