Tag: Product

Here’s How To Nail Product-Market Fit

January 27, 2015

This XSeed blog was written by Partner, Alan Chiu, and originally appeared on VentureBeat.

At XSeed Capital, we invest in seed-stage startups that are often still searching for the right product-market fit. As they start to see the tantalizing evidence of something compelling, they need to decide what to include in the product, and, just

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Is Competing In A Crowded Market Worth The Gamble?

November 20, 2014

This XSeed blog was written by Venture Partner, Jeff Thermond, and originally appeared on Forbes.

One of the first things venture capitalists consider when they see a new pitch is, “How crowded is the market space in which the startup wants to compete?” If the investors express concern that the market is crowded, this should

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The Most Common Mistake In SaaS Sales Strategies

October 29, 2014

This XSeed blog was written by Venture Partner, Jeff Thermond, and originally appeared on Forbes.

Life is good: You’ve got an enterprise SaaS startup that is getting a lot of buzz. You have scores of customers, and some of them look ripe for upgrades which could deliver a 100% increase in bookings. Your VP of

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