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Very little. At the angel/seed stage, they're investing in the founders, so there's no expectation of patents, etc... They might check that you're incorporated in good standing, and ensure you have a solid startup/corporate lawyer, and have good employment and IP ownership agreements with your s...

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Hi, I'm happy to assist, but I would need to know exactly what you need help with. Do you need help preparing your pitch deck (investor presentation)? Preparing the talk with investors? Preparing your one pager? Emailing them? Finding them? Let me know and I'll try help. Good luck I've success...

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As much as you need to build out the product and raise at a 3-4x increased valuation. Typically that's 500K-1.5M and gives you 1.5-2 years of runway to build product, customers and team.

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Good question. It's not only about how many users you have, it also (and sometimes even more importantly) about: 1. What the conversion rate is (visitor to user or click to paying customer, etc...). 2. What your user life cycle is. 3. How engaged the users are. 4. What your profit % is from e...

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To answer your questions: 1) Mobile companies at your stage usually raise angel funding at a valuation equivalent of $5,000,000 for US based companies and $4,000,000 to $4,500,000 for Canadian companies. 2) The valuation is a function of how much you raise against that valuation. For instance, s...

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It sounds like you already have an MVP, awesome. Now you need some evidence that people want to pay for it. Make a landing page from your MVP which shows visitors its main exciting features. Have a link called 'Learn More', which leads to a form asking for user info (name, email, etc.). To make ...

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Definitely a C-Corp in Delaware. You can use the SAFE (Simple Agreement for Future Equity). That's a better version of the convertible note, made by Paul Graham from Y Combinator. You can find it on his personal website. You should buy the best seller book THE ART OF STARTUP FUNDRAISING by Alej...

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I'm a small-time investor and have been working for and with startups for 13 years. The time to take seed capital is: - When you've proven demand for your product by making sales. - When you have at least one repeatable, predictable, and profitable system in place for selling your product. - ...

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Investors fund businesses that show promise and a handful of bookings wouldn't cut the deal. How are you going about marketing and branding it? If you have a strong website that offers flawless experience, then, the right marketing strategy can be the game changer to attract the target audience...

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I have been involved in agriculture for over 30 years. The answer, like so many things is: it depends. Most states, but not all, regulate seed wholesalers and require a license. The licensing requirements vary from state to state-some are rigorous, others are like a library card. As to finding a...

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