Raising a seed round is akin to consumer sales, while raising a Series A is more like enterprise sales, requiring deeper relationships and the ability to educate potential investors about your business.

After the recession in 2010, there was an increase in angel investors and seed funds investing smaller amounts, leading to seed rounds exceeding a million dollars for the first time.

While priced rounds are still a common method for raising funds, they typically occur later in a startup's lifecycle, often after initial fundraising through SAFEs or convertible notes.

The amount to invest in startups varies greatly; while some may invest as little as $5,000, typical investments are often in the tens of thousands of dollars.

Most startups raise money by selling a part of their company, typically through preferred stock, rather than common stock, which is not sufficient for raising meaningful amounts.

When raising a seed round, it's common for software companies to hire one or two engineers to build their product, but founders should handle sales themselves until they achieve product-market fit.

Raising a seed round is one of the hardest challenges for a founder due to limited data and traction, especially in a space with past failures like grocery delivery.

Founders are now able to raise seed funding with significantly less dilution, often around 10% or even less, compared to the historical average of 25-35%.

Historically, successful companies were built with much smaller seed rounds, indicating that the current funding environment may be skewed and that adequate funding can still lead to success.