http://howtosplitanatom.com/quotable/history-of-blogging-pitching-angel-investors-and-vcs/ Exploring The Intersections Of Technology and Society Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:12:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://howtosplitanatom.com/quotable/history-of-blogging-pitching-angel-investors-and-vcs/comment-page-1/#comment-23087 sbspalding Tue, 27 May 2008 02:58:56 +0000 http://howtosplitanatom.com/?p=1149#comment-23087 Even with Series A, a lot of it has to do with traction. As VC gets tighter, the smart money is only investing in "sure bets." If you aren't collecting users out of the gate, it will be really hard to get people to pay attention to you past seed. Even with Series A, a lot of it has to do with traction. As VC gets tighter, the smart money is only investing in “sure bets.” If you aren't collecting users out of the gate, it will be really hard to get people to pay attention to you past seed.

]]> http://howtosplitanatom.com/quotable/history-of-blogging-pitching-angel-investors-and-vcs/comment-page-1/#comment-23086 Maggy Young Mon, 26 May 2008 18:23:49 +0000 http://howtosplitanatom.com/?p=1149#comment-23086 Interesting post. Re. this, readers might also refer to Sack of Seattle blog of 22 / 5 which sugests that at least for series B, it is less the product or even the team which counts, but existing traction & current monetization. Significantly these used to be the last things which counted. Seems investors are increasingly wanting something solid to invest in. Interesting post. Re. this, readers might also refer to Sack of Seattle blog of 22 / 5 which sugests that at least for series B, it is less the product or even the team which counts, but existing traction & current monetization. Significantly these used to be the last things which counted. Seems investors are increasingly wanting something solid to invest in.

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