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NextView’s Greatest Hits

View from Seed

At NextView Ventures we have written many pieces about venture capital — how to raise it, build your business, engage with investors, iterate your product, navigate expanding industries, etc. So, we decided to aggregate NextView’s “greatest hits.” VCs sure do love writing. ” (Rob Go).

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How to Evaluate Firms for a Seed VC Syndicate

Genuine VC

Term-driving investor approach – An entrepreneur finds a lead (quasi-)institutional venture investor to price and set the structure/dynamics of the round, working together to bring in additional syndicate partners (either/both other funds and individual angels). Where a firm has been and where it wants to go are two different things.

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Angel Investors Do Make Money, Data Shows 2.5x Returns Overall

Gust

In addition, angels were up against a selection problem: All the best entrepreneurs and opportunities would naturally gravitate to the best venture capital funds, leaving only the “scraps” for angel investors. This is absolutely competitive with venture capital returns. So which is it? Only they’re not. and the U.K.,

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Angel Investors Do Make Money, Data Shows 2.5x Returns Overall

techcrunch.com

In addition, angels were up against a selection problem: All the best entrepreneurs and opportunities would naturally gravitate to the best venture capital funds, leaving only the “scraps” for angel investors. This is absolutely competitive with venture capital returns. So which is it? Only they’re not. and the U.K.,

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The Pre-Seed FAQ

K9 Ventures

You see, Dan knows more about venture than most people; and if Dan isn’t aware that “pre-seed is a thing,” then I haven’t done a good enough job of explaining to the world what I and K9 do! So, I took it upon myself as a challenge to put together the definitive “ Pre-Seed FAQ.” Q: Is Pre-Seed a Thing?

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Investor Nomenclature and the Venture Spiral

K9 Ventures

This is what has led to the current frothiness at the seed stage, because these angels pay up for access to deals. The limited partners may themselves run the gamut from individuals, family offices, venture capital funds to institutional LPs. <$50K in aggregate. However, there is a difference. Lots, 20-100.

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Introducing the NextView Talent Exchange: Connecting Top Talent to Startups

Genuine VC

One of my first mentors in venture capital explained to me that the key role of a VC is to “aggregate talent.” At NextView Ventures, we’re hyper-focused on the seed stage, and since starting the firm, we’ve heard repeatedly and consistently from founders that a primary challenge they face during that stage is hiring.

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