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VC Paradox: The Best of Times & Worst of Times (Part I)

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In the past few weeks, we’ve seen extremely positive headlines about the surge in VC fundings like “ Venture Capital Hits Highest Level Since Dot-Com Bubble.” along “… with seed-round venture capital hit[ing] an all-time high ” [According to CB Insights ]. It must be the best of times for the industry with $8.1B

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How to Evaluate Firms for a Seed VC Syndicate

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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).

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Introducing the NextView Talent Exchange: Connecting Top Talent to Startups

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One of my first mentors in venture capital explained to me that the key role of a VC is to “aggregate talent.” Below, I’ll quickly explain the genesis of this initiative and share a few more key details.

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