Agile VC

JUNE 5, 2011

Even for those who don’t care to dive into the numbers, it’s worth a quick glance because co-founder/CEO Andrew Mason wrote a letter which forms the preamble of the full document. The folks at Yipit did a detailed analyis of the Boston data and concluded Groupon’s model is deteriorating there.

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North America Chicago Boston Silicon Valley 100

Agile VC

MAY 26, 2011

Many assume it was a cakewalk, based on the success LinkedIn has enjoyed over time and the current stature of our founder/CEO Reid Hoffman (now Chairman). Facebook doesn’t exist, even as a walled-garden college social network (Mark Zuckerberg was part way through his freshman year at Harvard). We have a long way to go baby!

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Term Sheet Silicon Valley Technical Review Social Network 178

mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

INFOGRAPHIC] Social Media Marketing By the Numbers [INFOGRAPHIC] Social Network Wars: How The Five Major Platforms Stack Up [INFOGRAPHIC] The Rise of the Mobile Workforce [INFOGRAPHIC] Computer Vision Syndrome: Do Your Eyes Have It? LinkedIn was curious, so the business social network decided to find out.

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San Francisco New York City Social Media Entrepreneur 99

Feld Thoughts

JANUARY 20, 2017

Mentors embrace the Techstars “Give First” philosophy by offering founders their time, advice, and connections. Our global network now consists of over 5,000 mentors, including many successful Techstars alumni. Guiding founders through the ups and downs of entrepreneurship creates a deep sense of contribution.

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Syndicate Syndication Seed Stage Vertical 70

Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 2, 2024

We work with clients at my marketing agency, so telling their stories of their brands and marketing campaigns and really getting deep into the founder's story. (10:06): We might be the only clinic in this neighborhood in Boston, and we treat the types of folks that live in that neighborhood, whatever that means. (19:30):

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SEO Search Generative AI Engineer 64

Agile VC

APRIL 13, 2012

Here in Boston the same dynamic as Silicon Valley has been afoot… at least in the software/internet sphere, the majority of startups have migrated from the suburban loop of Rt 128 back into the urban core of Boston & Cambridge. I co-founded NextView Ventures , a seed-stage VC firm based in Boston, in 2010. Read More ».

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Silicon Valley San Francisco San Jose Startup 185

Agile VC

JUNE 25, 2012

The company has been in stealth mode for the last couple months but I wanted to take this opportunity to talk about NextView’s investment in the company and our enthusiasm to be working with co-founders Dan Foody and Alex Cote. And of course email, CRM, and other tools for managing your network of contacts are far older.

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Cofounder Stealth Silicon Valley Mobile 140

Agile VC

APRIL 27, 2012

We try hard to bring our own blank canvas into these meetings so that we can better conceive and appreciate the vision of founders we meet with. I co-founded NextView Ventures , a seed-stage VC firm based in Boston, in 2010. But it’s something we strive to do and I believe serves us well. Read More ».

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Silicon Valley Seed Stage Syndicate Syndication 124

Rob Go

JANUARY 9, 2012

I believe that the best way to understand an investor is to meet the founders that they work with. Geography: Of the 16 investments, 9 are currently headquartered in Boston, 4 are in NYC, 2 are in SF, and 1 has s presence in both Boston and Chicago. The main focus of our fund is in the Boston-New York corridor.

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Portfolio Syndicate Syndication Cofounder 46

Rob Go

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

This week, we helped organize an Angel Bootcamp where some of Boston’s most successful angel investors shared their experiences and lessons learned to a crowd of aspiring angels and entrepreneurs. The reason is that most seed syndicates have room for 5-10 angels or more, but only room for 1-3 funds. 2: Flexibility.

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Syndicate Syndication Due Diligence Liquidity Event 66

Agile VC

MAY 16, 2012

Opportunistic VC investors focus less on developing very specific theses and more on cultivating a deep, rich network around the entire firm. Also really great opportunistic VCs are highly intentional about how they build their sourcing network and brand. I co-founded NextView Ventures , a seed-stage VC firm based in Boston, in 2010.

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Seed Stage Silicon Valley B2B Syndicate 124

Rob Go

SEPTEMBER 2, 2014

When we started NextView, there were relatively few seed focused venture capital funds in the country, even fewer on the east coast, and almost none in the Boston area. Some founders are able to skip an institutional seed round and go straight to a multi-million dollar A-round where a larger VC puts in the lion’s share of the capital.

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Cram Down Institutional Investors Dilution Seed Stage 66

Rob Go

JANUARY 8, 2014

We don’t invest in “syndicates A rounds” as our first point of entry into a company. Founder Profile: 1/3 First Time Founders, 1/3 Repeat Founders, 1/3 “ Tom Brady ” entrepreneurs. Syndicates: We have a bias to lead rounds. Surprisingly few seed funds operate this way.

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Syndicate Syndication Portfolio Advertising 45

Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 20, 2008

I also have to include this caveat: we werent purely a software company - we built telecom network devices, hw and sw. It is as if the staffing and management of projects is run by international syndicates more interested in controlling job territories than in assembling vital, dynamic teams who are empowered to succeed. Software Eng.

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Software Review Engineer Management Technical Review 164

Agile VC

JUNE 12, 2012

Both are building on top of the existing credit card infrastructure because as Swipely Founder/CEO Angus Davis points out, millions of people are walking around with a mobile payment device in their pocket… it’s called a credit card. Dwolla is also considering to take its network overseas, still riding ACH.

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Mobile Disintermediation SMS Government 250