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Founder Collective – Seed Stage Venture Capital
@fcollective
Our mission: to be the most aligned VC for founders at seed #ProudInvestor in @Uber, @TheTradeDesk @Airtable, @SeatGeek & more. [email protected]
Cambridge, MA + NYC
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    Founder Collective – Seed Stage Venture Capital
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    Jul 6, 2020
    We’re often asked by entrepreneurs, VCs, and others in the entrepreneurial community, “What kinds of companies do you invest in?” The short answer is – almost anything. We’ve backed startups developing solutions in industries ranging from AdTech to Zoological DNA tests. /🧵
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    Founder Collective – Seed Stage Venture Capital
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    Mar 28, 2018
    Expectation vs. reality of getting funded ⚾️ 1st Pitch Expectation: 10% Reality: <1% 🤝 2nd Meeting Expectation: 50% Reality: 10% 👩‍💼 Partner Meeting Expectation: 90% Reality: 50% 📜 Term Sheet Expectation: 100% Reality: 90%
    What to Expect When You're Expecting (Funding)
    From inc.com
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    Founder Collective – Seed Stage Venture Capital
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    Sep 19, 2018
    Total VC Raised (adjusted for inflation): 🛒 Amazon: $13M 📦 Ebay: $10.6M ❗️ Yahoo: $4.9M Obviously a different time, but the beauty of software-based startups is that you don't need much capital. Also, these 50 case studies show it's still possible:
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    Dan O'Keefe
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    Sep 18, 2018
    Look at the size of the *venture* deals in today’s pro rata - $300m, $225m, $95m, $88m, $52m, $50m, $37m, and then finally some sub $25m deals. That’s just today. For context, Amazon, eBay, Yahoo raised $54m, $63m, and $34m in their *IPOs*
    50 Big Companies that Started with Little or No Money | HackerNoon
    From hackernoon.com
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    Founder Collective – Seed Stage Venture Capital
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    May 30, 2016
    What does it cost to make a running shoe? solereview.com/what-does-it-c… Useful for anyone building a "DNVB" cc: @dunn
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    Founder Collective – Seed Stage Venture Capital
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    Sep 29, 2017
    When user interfaces were analog: blog.presentandcorrect.com/27986-2 HT @doctorow
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    Founder Collective – Seed Stage Venture Capital
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    Jul 25, 2019
    A little too quietly...so for the people in the back: 📢OVER 📢 THE 📢 LAST 📢 10 📢 YEARS 📢 BOSTON 📢 HAS 📢 PRODUCED 📢 MORE 📢 BILLION-DOLLAR 📢 TECH 📢 STARTUPS 📢 THAN 📢 ANY 📢 CITY 📢 OTHER 📢 THAN 📢 SAN FRANCISCO 📢 AND 📢 IT'S 📢 NOT 📢 PARTICULARLY 📢 CLOSE! 📢
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    AngelList
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    Jul 25, 2019
    Boston has quietly become one of the hottest startup hubs in the US 🔥 Check out our new collection of Boston startups who are hiring today: angel.co/job-collection…
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    Founder Collective – Seed Stage Venture Capital
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    May 30, 2017
    Disney combines 3-D Printing, vacuum-forming, and color graphics to create instant movie props popularmechanics.com/technology/a22…
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    Founder Collective – Seed Stage Venture Capital
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    Apr 12, 2022
    Anyone who has worked with @dafrankel knows he's an exemplary investor, but we're thrilled to see him make his debut on the @Forbes Midas List at #11! forbes.com/profile/david-…
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    Founder Collective – Seed Stage Venture Capital
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    Oct 6, 2019
    Periodic reminder that Boston has had more $1B+ exits, and has generated more exit value, than any startup geo outside of SF. And that doesn't include biotech, life sciences, or devices... medium.com/@foundercollec…
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    Semil
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    Oct 6, 2019
    At Haystack, we only take mtgs w/ very small # of startups raising vs total inbound flow. In last 2 months, spent lots of time w/ teams building HQ in Boston. No new deals yet there, but wow, a flood of entrepreneurial talent.
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    Founder Collective – Seed Stage Venture Capital
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    Mar 31, 2018
    "I’m hearing about more and more of these brands with tiny teams generating over $10M in sales, with higher-than-normal-retail profit margins. What is driving this new wave of commerce, and what are the implications?" - @scottbelsky medium.com/positiveslope/…
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    Founder Collective – Seed Stage Venture Capital
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    Mar 18, 2018
    We identified 63 investors who have a background in starting companies. Only 11 of those founders-turned-investors have built enterprises that have IPO’d or sold for more than $1 billion.
    There’s No Shame in a $100M Startup | HackerNoon
    From hackernoon.com
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    Founder Collective – Seed Stage Venture Capital
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    Oct 19, 2019
    Absolutely correct. Airbnb and Uber were founded four years before anyone knew what the "Sharing Economy" was. Use Cases > Trends. medium.com/hackernoon/sta…
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    Garry Tan
    Y Combinator
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    Oct 18, 2019
    Trends are the ultimate red herring. Make things people want. There are lots of things nobody is talking about that are huge problems, totally solvable, just with the right smart people, the right product, with the right go-to-market. Follow first principles, not the crowd.
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    Founder Collective – Seed Stage Venture Capital
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    May 1, 2019
    Don’t say we didn’t warn you!
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    Founder Collective – Seed Stage Venture Capital
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    Nov 21, 2015
    How to build a better slide deck—great practical advice from Y Combinator / @ilikevests buff.ly/1Hd7t7Q