View from Seed

APRIL 30, 2019

2019 is off to an exciting start for IPOs of VC-backed startups. All three have different business models… SaaS, media/ad, and consumer transactional. All three are impressive and valuable businesses in their own right. All three are impressive and valuable businesses in their own right.

IPO 180

IPO B2B B2C Institutional Investors 180

Agile VC

APRIL 30, 2019

2019 is off to an exciting start for IPOs of VC-backed startups. All three have different business models… SaaS, media/ad, and consumer transactional. All three are impressive and valuable businesses in their own right. All three are impressive and valuable businesses in their own right.

IPO 100

IPO B2B B2C Institutional Investors 100

Mucker Lab

OCTOBER 12, 2016

It’s actually hard to find an investment thesis that was hot in 2014 that hasn’t had a corresponding disillusionment today. Why should a public market downturn determine an investment in a startup that has seven to 10 years to go before it can even think about an IPO? The road ahead for entrepreneurs.

Harvest 60

Harvest Vertical IPO Early Stage 60

View from Seed

MARCH 3, 2015

Ellie Mirman was the first marketer hired by the CMO of HubSpot, the Boston-based marketing software startup that IPOed in 2014. NextView Ventures: Thinking back to before anyone knew HubSpot or the company was headed towards an IPO, where did you even start to market the company? NVV: How did you adjust?

Marketing 120

Marketing Sales Cycle Startup CTO Hire 120

View from Seed

JANUARY 24, 2018

For this reason, we’ve partnered with Guild members who have experience across different kinds of customers, business models, and distribution channels. He was previously VP Product at Runkeeper (sold to Asics), a General Manager and Director of Product at Zynga (IPO), and Director of Product at Conduit Labs (sold to Zynga).

Operations 176

Operations Cofounder Technical Review Angel Investor 176

Agile VC

JANUARY 13, 2016

Was this simply a shift in sentiment among the tech & business media? Many of the current crop of unicorns raised capital in 2013 and 2014, so the investor and entrepreneur ecosystem was seduced by growth for 2+ years. People started thinking of startup unicorns like this: Illustration for WSJ: Chris Silas Neal.

Technical Review 157

Technical Review .Net Revenue Software Review 157

abovethecrowd.com

FEBRUARY 24, 2015

Every successful technology company raises money throughout its lifecycle, perhaps starting with a seed investment and progressing through Series A, B, C, late-stage investments, and, for the most successful companies, an IPO. Lost in this conversation are the dramatic differences between a high priced private round and an IPO.

IPO 40

IPO Liquidation Preference Valuation Technical Review 40