Series A used to be seed, seed used to be a joke, rich white dudes used to only raise series A's from their ivy league brethren, and you'd use a chunk to market

Series A used to be seed, seed used to be a joke, rich white dudes used to only raise series A's from their ivy league brethren, and you'd use a chunk to market and launch at Demo (TiVo, Handspring, etc.). For the last 10 years seeds have replaced the series A. Series A is now like series b where you have to have a real business.