View from Seed

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

You will spend the rest of your time working alongside the partners throughout the investment process – analyzing investment opportunities, assisting in market research and diligence, and post-investment portfolio support. Check out our blog for how we think about company building and investing. A Final Note.

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View from Seed

APRIL 27, 2020

We can stay busy by expending time and effort supporting the existing portfolio, which is the right thing to do and a good use of time. As I blogged about a few weeks ago, FOMO ( F ear O f M issing O ut) is replaced by FOLD (Fear Of Looking Dumb). We look forward to partnering together to make that happen. Wait and see.

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View from Seed

MAY 24, 2021

You will spend the rest of your time working alongside the partners throughout the investment process – analyzing investment opportunities, assisting in market research and diligence, and post-investment portfolio support. However, you will serve as a co-pilot on deals with all four partners, across the geographies we cover.

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Up and Running

MARCH 11, 2015

Fortunately, many of the top VCs share their thoughts on their blogs and are full of advice for startups, both big and small. Here’s a list of our favorite VC blogs, in alphabetical order. I like to follow these blogs through Feedly, but you can often sign up to get email alerts for new posts from most of these blogs.

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View from Seed

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

Leveraging Will’s deep understanding of the landscape, the team was able to quickly launch a product that truly resonated with both borrowers and partners. The post Meet Summer: Our Portfolio Company Changing The Student Loan Landscape appeared first on NextView Ventures.

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View from Seed

JANUARY 13, 2021

First, the winners in most portfolios don’t often have a true recap round. What will be interesting to see if whether seed funds that have raised their “opportunity funds” will use these dollars to defend their existing portfolio if the market turns really sour. There are a few reasons. I think this is a real issue.

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Version One Ventures

JUNE 30, 2022

Shellworks , one of our newest portfolio companies, raised $6.2 You can read more about the update on Ada’s blog. Jobber and Thumbtack are now partners to help home service businesses. Lolli continues to partner with big brands like CVS and Safeway, etc. and Renewable Energy Group joining the round. Remio raised $4.5M

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 27, 2013

I am super excited to announce that today is a day of lots of new things for my partners & me: A new fund, a new office and a new brand. Perhaps the biggest piece of new news is that after 17 years of operations we’ve changed our name from GRP Partners to Upfront Ventures. Our portfolio companies value us as sparring partners.

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Version One Ventures

JANUARY 7, 2020

You can read more about it on their blog. Lolli continued to add new partners from Expedia to Nike. Lolli continued to add new partners from Expedia to Nike. Earn bitcoin while you shop at partnering brands/e-retailers, and follow Lolli’s blog for up-to-date additions.

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View from Seed

DECEMBER 4, 2019

One or two of the best companies may continue to appreciate, but most of a VC’s portfolio has probably been realized, written off, or has maxed out its value. The longer the portfolio maintains the same value without distributing back cash, the worse the fund’s ultimate IRR. LP Constraints.

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View from Seed

AUGUST 17, 2021

A few weeks ago, we hosted a small dinner for a number of portfolio company founders, LP’s, and friends of the firm. It’s by far the longest time I’ve spent working on any one thing, and I feel very blessed to have been able to work with my partners, colleagues, founders, and collaborators. Patience is a virtue.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 21, 2014

My other partner, Steven Dietz, was on the board of my second company. Neither is very strategic nor in the best interest of either set of customers that VCs have (portfolio companies & LPs). David is also frequently an inspiration for a story on my blog. Mafias matter a lot to me, as well. Back together.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2014

On August 26th I had an equally effusive intro from Ynon Kreiz, also a friend, trusted source and also the CEO of portfolio company Maker Studios. By September 18th we were ready to bring them to a full partner meeting and as a group we were bought into the vision and the experience of this exact team to pull things off.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 27, 2013

Understanding where your VC partner sits in their respective fund and where their fund is in the cycle of its investment lifecycle will help you understand your VCs behavior. So what are Rob’s secret hacks that he didn’t spill in his blog post? . What Rob wrote in his post is right. That in itself is quite a challenge.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

You’re in discussions with strategic partners and potential beta customers. Call out strategic relationships with business partners, research institutions, or industry groups. Do not start a blog unless you can reliably post multiple times a month. by Kristy Campbell, Chief Operating Officer at Rev1 Ventures. Keep it simple.

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ReadWriteStart

AUGUST 26, 2022

How to Scale Unicorns With Partner David Zhang, TVC. Joining us for this episode is our partner David Zhang, Partner at TCV (( Technology Crossover Ventures ). I’m a partner at TCV, which we founded in 1996. What guidance for your portfolio companies? We have multiple companies in our portfolio.

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Version One Ventures

OCTOBER 2, 2018

Headout announced their $10M Series A , led by Nexus Venture Partners and V1. We’re particularly proud and excited for this development, as it’s two portfolio companies joining forces! You can read more about it on the Coinbase blog. The post Q3 2018 Summary: Portfolio News and Activities appeared first on Version One.

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View from Seed

OCTOBER 14, 2021

As someone relatively new to the VC space, I was particularly struck by the partners’ collective reflections regarding what has changed and what has remained the same. It showcases our personality, while simultaneously showcasing the accomplishments of our portfolio. Our blog content is a staple of the NextView brand identity.

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Steve Blank

FEBRUARY 23, 2013

My friend Ron Ashkenas interviewed me for his blog on the Harvard Business Review. Ron is a managing partner of Schaffer Consulting , and is currently serving as an Executive-in-Residence at the Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley. Here’s Ron’s blog post. His latest book is Simply Effective.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 8, 2010

We’re here for Greycroft’s CEO Summit – a gathering of the CEO’s of their portfolio companies with guest speakers covering topics including how to build your team, PR, customer development, etc. I’m going to save that for a future blog post. My action item – I will soon announce the GRP Partners CEO Summit.

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VC Adventure

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

Venture principals (VPs, junior partners or other similar titles) were former venture associates who had worked their way up the chain. And partners were former junior partners who had been promoted up as well. There are virtual communities in the comments sections of some venture partner and venture firms blogs.

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Cracking the Code

FEBRUARY 27, 2009

Bessemer Venture Partners Expands BVP VII Fund. 26 Bessemer Venture Partners (BVP), the oldest venture capital practice in the United States, today announced the closing of a $350 million supplement to its current fund family, BVP VII, which closed in June 2007. 2009 Bessemer Venture Partners. Friday, February 27, 2009.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 20, 2011

If you read this blog often you'll know that I'm a huge fan of First Round Capital. One example is that they introduced a program where their founders can pool together shares from their company and exchange them for a small portfolio of other First Round Capital companies. I'm a huge fan of this innovation.

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View from Seed

APRIL 2, 2020

That being said, it’s important to note that like us, most VCs are working very closely with their portfolio companies right now. The post NextView Partners Discuss the State of the Market In a Covid-19 World appeared first on NextView Ventures.

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The Equity Kicker

SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

It went up on their blog yesterday. _. We see this all the time at Forward Partners where we invest right from the idea stage and most of the companies get a first version of their product live for less than £30k (that generally includes founder salaries and time spent doing customer research).

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View from Seed

OCTOBER 14, 2021

As someone relatively new to the VC space, I was particularly struck by the partners’ collective reflections regarding what has changed and what has remained the same. It showcases our personality, while simultaneously showcasing the accomplishments of our portfolio. Our blog content is a staple of the NextView brand identity.

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Version One Ventures

DECEMBER 17, 2015

Here are some of the most memorable highlights for us in 2015: New portfolio companies. This year, we welcomed five new companies to the Version One portfolio: Headout : an on-demand marketplace for tours, activities and experiences. Portfolio Summary and Investment Focus. eSports, and virtual reality. .

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Steve Blank

FEBRUARY 23, 2013

My friend Ron Ashkenas interviewed me for his blog on the Harvard Business Review. Ron is a managing partner of Schaffer Consulting , and is currently serving as an Executive-in-Residence at the Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley. Here’s Ron’s blog post. His latest book is Simply Effective.

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The Equity Kicker

JANUARY 10, 2020

See below for a good description of what we like to see in deals at Forward Partners and what makes us different from other VCs. I gave the interview last year, and it was published this week on the Soldo blog. An interview with Nic Brisbourne, Forward Partners. Let’s start with the obvious question.

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David Teten

JUNE 14, 2011

I am delighted to announce that I’m joining ff Venture Capital as a Partner. Official blog post and more details here. In addition, Michael Yavonditte , CEO of Hashable , is joining as a Venture Partner. I’m honored to be the second partner since the firm’s founding.

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David Teten

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

Over the past decade, I’ve (somewhat accidentally) put together on this blog a syllabus on how to launch, manage, and invest a VC fund. Just as with any company, the most important issue is the team; see “ How to Negotiate a Partner Role at a Venture Capital or Private Equity Firm “ .

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David Teten

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

Over the past decade, I’ve (somewhat accidentally) put together on this blog a syllabus on how to launch, manage, and invest a VC fund. Just as with any company, the most important issue is the team; see “ How to Negotiate a Partner Role at a Venture Capital or Private Equity Firm “ .

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Rob Go

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

VentureFizz: Comprehensive newsletter with funding announcements, best local blog posts, and other local tech happenings. See his innovation economy blog and follow him on Twitter. Custommade – Marketplace for Customer Products (NextView Portfolio Company). Plastiq – Payments (NextView Portfolio Company).

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ConversionXL

MAY 6, 2021

Though originally built as a blogging platform, WordPress has enough features and functionality to power some of the most complex businesses. As Kinsta notes : WordPress is by far one of the cleanest, fastest ways to write and publish blog posts, and that’s all included right from the start. Image source ).

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VC Adventure

JANUARY 19, 2024

We just made public over on the Foundry blog that our 2022 fund will be our last Foundry fund. About a year ago, I started talking publicly about my plan for the 2022 Foundry fund to be my last as a partner at Foundry. I wanted to add a few personal thoughts here. This is something that I’ve personally been thinking about for a while.

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Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 18, 2022

My goal is to invest in both existing and new properties to create a portfolio of income-generating real estate assets. My goal is to build a portfolio that will generate strong returns over the long-term. 25- A second blogging venture. Thanks to Jamie Irwin, Treadmill Review ! #25- Photo Credit: Steve Rose. 26- Mobile app.

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Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 16, 2020

To help them provide for their families, I would like to employ people in my community first and hopefully extend to other communities as well as I will also be partnering with other small businesses. For 2020, my goal was to start a travel blog and one day be successful enough to support my family. 3- Make more partnerships.

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