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Buffer gets $400K funding — and tells exactly how they did it
- simondlr 15y agoMoving to Hong Kong? How long are you there for Leo? Planning on going back to Silicon Valley? If it is all so virtual, come enjoy some Cape Town lifestyle.
- timjahn 15y agoCongrats Leo! I'm generally not an advocate for funding, but in this instance, I can see the advantages of a spurt of accelerated growth for you. Hope to get you or Joel on for a follow up interview when you guys have a spare moment!
- richardburton 15y agoBuffer is a classic example of an app I didn't know I wanted. Now that I am a user I love it. The click-rates on my bitly links have gone up significantly. If I get the time I will try and prepare some data.
- smalter 15y agoThe main reason we love Buffer, that's surprising, is that it allows you to be more efficient on twitter. Rather than having to set aside 20 minute blocks throughout the day to find articles and tweet, you can do a week's worth in an hour's time and be good to go.
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- hunterp 15y agoThere is a risk in this. It takes time to settle down in a foreign area. I smell too much naiveté.
- jbellis 15y agoI was confused because I didn't see any "exactly how they did it" in the linked article. Better link: http://blog.bufferapp.com/the-17-awesome-investors-in-our-400000-seed-round-and-how-we-met-them http://blog.bufferapp.com/the-17-awesome-investors-in-our-40...
- lowglow 15y agoI'm not sure how many investors is a lot, but 17 sounds like a lot for a seed round. In my experience (two rounds, two different start-ups) the seed stage was around 3-4 investors. What's a "normal" amount? I understand the number of investors is limited at some point and might even make acquisitions difficult down the road.
- alexchamberlain 15y agoCongratulations guys, nice to see some Warwick Grads doing so well.
- swombat 15y agoI'm more interested in the why than the how... What will you be using the funding for?