View from Seed

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

As the venture capital industry has evolved, more and more seed investors are passing on traditionally “seed stage” startups because there isn’t enough traction. We have offices in New York and Boston, are quite active in the SF Bay area and see significant activity from the diaspora to and from these human capital centers.

North America 120

North America Seed Stage Early Stage Lead Investor 120

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 3, 2015

It’s true that we also fund more mundane stuff like B2B software aimed at productivity improvements but we want some big bets in every fund where we feel we can contribute to “making our own little dent in the universe” as the saying goes – by backing ambitious entrepreneurs with that same goal. ” Enter Grove.

Technical Review 150

Technical Review Software Review Founder Boston 150

Agile VC

OCTOBER 27, 2011

AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. I’m not the first person to describe this trend, and my prior background has been primarily as a consumer web guy more than in B2B companies. 3) UI/UX Matters in B2B - For decades, B2B application developers could skimp on innovating in the presentation layer.

Software 100

Software B2B Silicon Valley Acquisition 100

View from Seed

JULY 19, 2019

And additionally, my partners and I use other, more differentiated, lenses like asking if a startup has an “ unfair distribution advantage.” The startup doesn’t just offer a product that people truly want and can’t get elsewhere, but that the business model itself provides an undisputable reason why the company can and will win.

Boston 149

Boston B2B Early Stage Portfolio 149

View from Seed

JULY 28, 2015

While the startup environment in Boston has vastly improved over the last several years , I continue to hear the sentiment that it’s really tough to build a great consumer startup in Boston. This is expressed by people outside of Boston, but it often comes from those within our community too.

Boston 120

Boston Marketing Early Stage Startup 120

View from Seed

JANUARY 10, 2022

Our program goes back to basics in the most important, effective, and meaningful ways : weekly one-on-one time with partners, hands-on mentorship from experienced advisors, small and selective cohort sizes, and zero demo days or distracting demo day prep involved. The journey of every startup is so different.

San Diego 156

San Diego San Francisco Alabama Valuation 156

Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 5, 2010

I have personally sold many copies of his book, and continue to recommend it as one of the most important books a startup founder can read. While the customer development framework of Four Steps is universally relevant, The Entrepreneur’s Guide updates its practices for modern startups. Make the effort to test your assumptions.

Customer Development 166

Customer Development Developer San Francisco Customer 166

View from Seed

JUNE 10, 2020

of teams’ online pitch decks and recorded videos, as well as loved the dozens of second-round video conversations which we had with Founders working on quite compelling startups. But the emphasis of our program is the direct one-on-one interaction with NextView partners to help push the company forward.

Cofounder 177

Cofounder Syndicate Syndication Alabama 177

Rob Go

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

As the venture capital industry has evolved, more and more seed investors are passing on traditionally “seed stage” startups because there isn’t enough traction. We have offices in New York and Boston, are quite active in the SF Bay area and see significant activity from the diaspora to and from these human capital centers.

North America 36

North America Seed Stage Early Stage Lead Investor 36

mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

Sign in All Social Media Tech & Gadgets Business & Marketing Video Mobile Dev & Design Media Social Good Startups Classifieds Mashable Infographics Prev Next How Are People Using Twitter? The result is an infographic that dives into the educational and corporate characteristics of the typical startup founder.

San Francisco 99

San Francisco New York City Social Media Entrepreneur 99

Version One Ventures

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Boston, and Philly. Headout is partnering with @FlixBus to bring exciting offers and adventures to travelers across Europe. Shippo launched Shippo Supercharge to help startups with shipping and scaling up with $12K in shipping credits. . Inflection launched “ Inflection for startups ,” free B2B marketing automation.

Portfolio 60

Portfolio Phoenix Portland Europe 60

View from Seed

JULY 9, 2015

And given my marketing background (Google, Dailybreak Media, HubSpot), I often get this question directly: When should startups announce seed funding? . This particular company, as a B2B SaaS business, would definitely benefit from driving traffic to convert into subscribers or leads on their email list.

Startup 120

Startup PR Cofounder Stealth 120

Hearpreneur

JULY 7, 2023

This is why we have hired a PR liaison to deal with all issues related to influencer marketing and to be the go-through between the organization and our influencer partners. Moss Pure's PR strategy started when we were featured in the Boston Globe in January 2023. Sales skyrocketed. I then began pitching our story to the media.

PR 105

PR Public Relations Entrepreneur Reputation 105

Agile VC

MAY 10, 2012

AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. NextView is thrilled to have co-led this round along with our friends at SoftTech VC and Farmeron’s existing investors 500 Startups, Seedcamp, and TAG. When you think of web-enabled startups, farms don’t instantly spring to mind. May 10, 2012. seed round today. Read More ».

Silicon Valley 223

Silicon Valley Cofounder Seed Stage Syndicate 223

Rob Go

OCTOBER 14, 2012

One of the earliest things we did at NextView when my partners and I started working together was go away as a team to the New Hampshire mountains. NextView is our startup, and I often reflect on how things are going and what we could do better. 9 that are B2B. Geography: 18 of the 23 are in Boston or New York.

New Hampshire 50

New Hampshire Croatia Omaha Portfolio 50

The Next Web

OCTOBER 17, 2013

Carlos Eduardo Espinal is a partner at Seedcamp , an early stage mentoring and investment program that engages startups through monthly Seedcamp Events, where entrepreneurs present their companies, network, receive mentoring, and compete for investment by Seedcamp. Seedcamp invests in approximately 20 companies annually.

Customer 128

Customer B2C Startup Early Stage 128

Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 1, 2023

She is an accomplished product marketing leader who has held marketing leadership roles at Adobe, Google, and many startups. It'll be in Boston from September 5th through the eighth. So yes, I've done a lot of launches in the B2B and consumer space, so thought I'd write a book, John Jantsch (02:36): Okay, so awesome.

Product 60

Product Framework Technical Review Cofounder 60

Agile VC

MAY 21, 2012

AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. On the B2B SaaS side or enabling services (e.g. Included are some of the large companies above like Google and Microsoft but also active on the B2B/enabling side have been acquirers like Salesforce.com (Radian6, Heroku notably) and Apple (Quattro Wireless, Siri). May 21, 2012.

Acquisition 162

Acquisition Silicon Valley B2B Seed Stage 162

Agile VC

FEBRUARY 21, 2012

AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. My partners and I wanted to peel back the curtain slightly for those of you who’ve been following our progress, and also acknowledge the help and support numerous folks have provided as we got this new VC firm off the ground. How To Think About The Future. February 21, 2012.

LP 100

LP Seed Stage Silicon Valley Limited Partner 100

Agile VC

MAY 16, 2012

AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. Thematic investing is where VCs research a macro trend or specific market, form a thesis around why this trend/market will serve as a good basis for building great startups, and then pursue as many exceptional investments in this theme as appropriate for the VC’s strategy. May 16, 2012.

Seed Stage 124

Seed Stage Silicon Valley B2B Syndicate 124

Agile VC

AUGUST 12, 2011

AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. The simple answer is “be able to convince a partnership of smart investors that your startup has a good probability of being a $100M+ revenue company within 5ish years.” How to Evaluate Firms for a Seed VC. How To Think About The Future. August 12, 2011.

Seed Stage 113

Seed Stage Silicon Valley B2B Acquisition 113

Agile VC

MARCH 30, 2012

AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. There are countless B2B companies pursuing big data opportunities as well, and at NextView we think this is an incredibly exciting area of innovation. I co-founded NextView Ventures , a seed-stage VC firm based in Boston, in 2010. How to Evaluate Firms for a Seed VC. March 30, 2012.

Business Model 113

Business Model Silicon Valley Advertising B2B 113

Agile VC

MARCH 8, 2012

AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. The secondary wave of VC-backed IPOs has also come to fruition… both consumer facing (Yelp, Demand Media, Pandora, Carbonite, HomeAway, Angie’s List, et al) and B2B (Jive Software, Brightcove, Imperva, Responsys, etc). What’s the impact for early-stage startups?

IPO 100

IPO Silicon Valley Revenue Seed Stage 100

Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 23, 2009

This is especially useful in situations, like most B2B businesses, where the total number of customers is likely to be small. The lean startup methodology is based on enlisting customers as allies, which requires honesty and integrity. The following was written an actual lean startup practitioner. Read on and judge for yourself.

San Francisco 144

San Francisco Customer Wiki Lean 144

Rob Go

JANUARY 7, 2013

This equates to 3-4 investments that are “led” internally by each partner. We have no junior investment staff, we are a partner driven investor that is focused on each and every portfolio company. Geography: 20 / 25 investments are based in the Boston and New York areas. We invest in about 10 companies each year.

Portfolio 49

Portfolio Seed Stage Cofounder B2B 49

Agile VC

JUNE 12, 2012

AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. It’s not for a lack of technological effort from both startups and huge companies in all of mobile payments’ incarnations – SMS, mobile web, native apps, NFC, etc. They picked online, because signing up online B2B partnerships is quick, easy and capital light.

Mobile 250

Mobile Disintermediation SMS Government 250