Seed Funding: How to Raise Venture Capital - Startups 101

[@coryvanderpool1782]

Great video man. I learned something about my startup and where we are at in our journey. We raised $3M in what I thought was a seed round but after watching this, I realize that we were in our ideation phase at that point and the angel investors were investing in an idea rather than a monetized business. After 3 years of building and now with a revenue generating product I think it took longer than I wanted but it’s good to understand our business lifecycle better. I was worried that we should be closer to a series A but I realize now it was a pre seed round and that our traction is right where it should be. Thanks for the insights TK.

[@TKKader]

There's an art to calling these rounds the right thing so you can frame expectations for Investors. 3 Years is about how long it takes to go from Idea to an actual business you can start thinking about scaling. It's a weird average. Even the overnight successes you read about were toiling away for 3 years and then "pivoted into" their overnight success idea.

[@vishalt.m5630]

Definitely yes 💥

[@TKKader]

Boom!

[@lgilchew]

Yes!

[@TKKader]

🙌🏼

[@betteraliaghdam]

AAA YESSS

[@TKKader]

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[@niolopuag101]

Hey TK Great video! I'm current building a startup centered on getting entrepreneurs funded and well-connected. Would you mind if I got your advice on how we might make it more useful?

[@TKKader]

Super pumped for you. At this time, 99% of my time goes to my paid coaching clients.

[@ShannonShurn-s7s]

Hey TK, your a wild and crazy guy!!! I've been accepted to One.day accelerator but turned it down after careful consideration. I'm currently in a pre-seed but I'm also rethinking this move. Why? AI is moving fast! By the time you've gone through all the hurdles will your business be relevant?