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A Behind-the-Scenes Look at Our Recent Seed-Stage VC Investments

View from Seed

Lastly, given our Boston location, it isn’t surprising that seven investments were Boston-based. More interesting, however, is reflecting on what “rhymes” across multiple investments within our portfolio. Our goal at NextView is to help founders give their companies the best possible start. Recent Investment Themes.

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The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Boston Tech Community (Fall 2013 Edition)

Rob Go

Boston is a great place to start and build a company. However, Boston is a transient town, especially for the student population that refreshes a large number each year. This guide is designed to help you hit the ground running and is a starting point for your entrepreneurial journey in Boston. The Grand-daddy. MIT Start Lab.

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The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Boston Tech Community – August 2012

Rob Go

Boston is a great place to start and build a company. However, Boston is a transient town, especially for the student population that refreshes a large population each year. This guide is designed to help you hit the ground running and is a starting point for your entrepreneurial journey in Boston. The Grand-daddy.

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Google Engineer: How We Interview, How I’d Beat Us for Talent, & How Non-Technical Founders Should Approach Devs

View from Seed

Editor’s Note: NextView recently kicked off a Boston-based workshop series on technical interviewing with Google. Portfolio companies can contact us to learn more.) Saurya Velagapudi is a senior software engineer at Google, based in their Cambridge, Mass., office, right in the heart of MIT.

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GrabCAD & Professional Communities ? AGILEVC

Agile VC

Today one of our portfolio companies, GrabCAD, announced it’s Series A funding led by Matrix. Founders Hardi Meybaum and Indrek Narusk originally started building the company in their native Estonia before moving to Boston to join the hub of SaaS / CAD software companies located here. How To Think About The Future.

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Developer Funding – How to Build Your Team and Raise Money (Google I/O Panel)

VC Cafe

When I met Instagram, Kevin (the founder) had great numbers, but he wasn’t even thinking about revenue. I invested in a company called Yobongo – the founder blew me away, he ended up selling his company and I made most of my money back. Lots of founders are college dropouts. Rick – I’m a Boston-based VC.

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Meet Manu Kumar, Chief Firestarter at K9 Ventures

K9 Ventures

Manu Kumar is Founder and Chief Firestarter at K9 Ventures. Kumar was the Founder, President and CEO of SneakerLabs, a company which developed software and services for web-based customer interaction. That company merged with another company in Boston and grew to about 80 people and was acquired in 2005.