{"id":10545,"date":"2024-02-14T23:31:07","date_gmt":"2024-02-14T22:31:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.innowerft.com\/?p=10545"},"modified":"2026-08-10T00:53:53","modified_gmt":"2026-08-09T22:53:53","slug":"pre-seed-phase-the-beginning-of-the-startup-path","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.innowerft.com\/en\/pre-seed-phase-der-anfang-des-startup-weges\/","title":{"rendered":"What is the pre-seed stage?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The pre-seed phase refers to the earliest stage of a start-up\u2019s development. At this stage, an initial idea is developed into a more concrete business model.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The main aim is to find out whether there is a relevant problem, whether the proposed solution is suitable for addressing it, and whether there is, in principle, demand for it in the market.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Typical tasks during the pre-seed phase include:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li>Define the problem and target group more precisely<\/li>\n<li>Analysing the market and competitors<\/li>\n<li>hold initial meetings with clients<\/li>\n<li>Review assumptions about the business model<\/li>\n<li>put together a founding team<\/li>\n<li>develop a prototype or a minimum viable product<\/li>\n<li>carry out initial tests with potential users<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A fully developed product or high turnover is not usually expected at this stage. What is more important is that founders gather initial evidence that their idea can solve a real customer problem.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the pre-seed phase, funding is often provided by:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li>own financial resources and bootstrapping<\/li>\n<li>Family and friends<\/li>\n<li>Business Angels<\/li>\n<li>Funding schemes and start-up grants<\/li>\n<li>Incubators and accelerator programmes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Possible objectives of the pre-seed phase are:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li>a clearly defined customer problem<\/li>\n<li>an initial, validated solution proposal<\/li>\n<li>a working prototype or an MVP<\/li>\n<li>positive feedback from the market<\/li>\n<li>a robust business model<\/li>\n<li>Preparations for the seed funding round<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A common mistake is to invest too much time and money in product development at too early a stage. Before building a comprehensive solution, you should check whether potential customers actually have the problem and are willing to pay for a solution.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">innoWerft supports founders at this early stage in evaluating their business ideas, gaining a better understanding of their target audiences and market potential, developing initial business models, and preparing for the next steps in their start-up and funding journey.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The pre-seed phase is the earliest stage in the development of a start-up, in which the basic idea is formed, initial concepts are developed and preliminary validation of the business model is carried out.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","content-type":"","inline_featured_image":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[47],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10545","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-glossareintrag"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Was ist die Pre-Seed-Phase? 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