View from Seed

JULY 17, 2019

The quality, network, or experience of your local investors is likely fairly different from those in other markets. And finally, the best place to build your business may not also be the place where the most venture capital is readily available. The third tactic is to expand one’s network of influence.

San Francisco 243

San Francisco Cofounder B2B Seed Stage 243

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 13, 2014

As a result we need somebody well networked into these communities already. Kara has worked in finance in Boston, NYC and Silicon Valley. Her network from her educational institutions alone has friends in all of the top tech, media & banking institutions. billion IPO), Envestnet (Chicago, $1.25 So there you have it.

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Partner Las Vegas Los Angeles Baltimore 408

David Teten

JANUARY 10, 2012

Christopher Fralic, Managing Partner, First Round Capital. Mr. Kalghatgi was Founder and Fund-Manager of Partner 6 Investment Group, a micro hedge fund in Boston, and then joined the founding team of Localytics, a mobile application analytics provider.

Portfolio 122

Portfolio New York Social Bookmarking Philadelphia 122

David Teten

APRIL 8, 2013

My coauthors and I just published in the Journal of Private Equity the first-ever research study on best practices of venture capitalists in creating portfolio company value through operational support, exploring exactly these questions. Analytics and Data Contributed Articles Portfolio Operations Private Equity Venture Capital'

Private Equity 114

Private Equity Hungary IRR Venture Capital 114

Rob Go

JUNE 16, 2014

Now it’s table stakes”; Jo Tango’s blog post on the VC Bottleneck in Boston; and Mike Volpe’s comments on a post from my blog on raising seed rounds vs. Series A’s. On top of that, there are fewer series A investors now than there have been in the past (at least in Boston). Wow, that sounds really bad.

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Early Stage Boston Portfolio Venture Capital 67

Cracking the Code

FEBRUARY 27, 2009

New Capital Earmarked for Global High-Growth Investments LARCHMONT, N.Y., 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.

Software Review 48

Software Review Partner United States Venture Capital 48

Genuine VC

JANUARY 22, 2014

We are looking for a passionate, outgoing, and talented individual embedded within the local Boston entrepreneurial community to facilitate information sharing between NextView portfolio companies, spearhead community-building & outreach efforts, and help promote our firm. Compensation will be competitive based on experience.

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Community Boston Seed Stage Venture Capital 113

Genuine VC

MAY 5, 2015

Today, I’m thrilled to publicly announce NextView’s Talent Exchange, a program helping both top talent and NextView-backed startups connect with each other more easily, beginning with Boston companies (which make up just over half our portfolio). These great people are in our network. But it seemed like it wasn’t enough.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 3, 2018

Friday, March 9 Attracting VC Funding Outside Silicon Valley Panel with HomeAway founder Brian Sharples & Capital Factory Director Gordon Daugherty We do a lot of things differently in Texas, including fundraising. If you live in Texas, find out how you can tap into the network. Time: 2:00PM?—?3:00PM 3:00PM Location: Hilton?—?Salon

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Technical Review Silicon Valley Texas Austin 58

This is going to be BIG.

DECEMBER 28, 2013

However, in this moment, I think one''s career in venture capital depends on changing your perspective. If you are a venture capital investor and you''re not preparing yourself to succeed in a more diverse ecosystem of entrepreneurs, you''re just going to get left behind. Venture Capital & Technology'

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Venture Capital Cofounder IRR Dilution 152

Seeing Both Sides

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

While Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg’s decision to drop out of Harvard and move to Silicon Valley was a plot point in in the movie “The Social Network,” it looked like a watershed event to many in the local technology community. An edited version of this piece originally appeared in the Boston Sunday Globe.

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Massachusetts Silicon Valley Washington Boston 33

Agile VC

APRIL 27, 2012

I wouldn’t say we’re radically reinventing venture capital and there are many firms we respect who have been innovating recently in connecting a portfolio of startups into a network , taking a different approach to how to staff a VC firm , and even the pace of VC investing. Author howerl. Read More ».

Silicon Valley 124

Silicon Valley Seed Stage Syndicate Syndication 124

David Teten

APRIL 7, 2017

In my research on how private equity and VC funds source investments , one of our conclusions was that VCs get better returns when they invest outside of the traditional geographic hotspots of New York, Boston, and the Bay Area. Onsi Sawiris, HOF Capital Co-Founder & Managing Partner, says, “The current growth of MENA markets is strong.

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New York Africa Cofounder Egypt 60

Ben's Blog

APRIL 7, 2021

Network effects of cities and innovation — and how it ties to inequality Just as there are network effects in online platforms, where a network grows more valuable to users the more users that join and use it, there are also network effects in the physical world. The same applies to cities.

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Silicon Valley Non-Compete San Francisco Government 36

David Teten

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

David Teten, Partner, ff Venture Capital ; Chairman, HBS Alumni Angels of Greater New York. How to build a portfolio of startup investments. How to add value to a portfolio company. What to do when your portfolio startup pivots. 8:30 Networking. Moderator: Katina Stefanova, Bridgewater Associates.

Private Equity 114

Private Equity North America Cofounder Angel Groups 114

Rob Go

JULY 18, 2019

The quality, network, or experience of your local investors is likely fairly different from those in other markets. And finally, the best place to build your business may not also be the place where the most venture capital is readily available. The third tactic is to expand one’s network of influence.

San Francisco 48

San Francisco Cofounder B2B Seed Stage 48

Steve Blank

DECEMBER 17, 2015

In the first stage the Outpost focusses on networking and partnering in the Innovation Cluster in which it is based (i.e. Silicon Valley, Boston). Stage 1: Networking and Partnering – the Technology Connectors. In addition to getting plugged into the ecosystem’s network, the first role of the Outpost is to partner.

Silicon Valley 120

Silicon Valley Incubator Acquisition Business Model 120

Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 31, 2019

He’ll be speaking at this year’s Lean Startup Conference , and also has a new book (for which I very happily wrote a short foreword) coming out next month: Secrets of Sand Hill Road: Venture Capital and How to Get It. What is venture capital, really? And what does a venture capital firm do?

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Lean Venture Capital Conversion IPO 108

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. If a), you reduce the cram-down risk, but also reduce the fund’s upside because you own less of your portfolio companies to begin with.

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Cram Down Institutional Investors Dilution Seed Stage 66

thebarefootvc

JULY 3, 2016

We got to know stellar entrepreneurs in the space and backed them early – 50% of our portfolio is comprised of companies who are defining this computing paradigm, and FPV continues to be a go-to fund for entrepreneurs looking for sector expertise. When we launched, few had heard of blockchain, and bitcoin was a dirty word. 2015EOY_FPV_v31.

North America 40

North America Early Stage New York City Portfolio 40

thebarefootvc

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

We got to know stellar entrepreneurs in the space and backed them early – 50% of our portfolio is comprised of companies who are defining this computing paradigm, and FPV continues to be a go-to fund for entrepreneurs looking for sector expertise. When we launched, few had heard of blockchain, and bitcoin was a dirty word.

North America 40

North America Early Stage New York City Portfolio 40

David Teten

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

Most investors rely on their network of colleagues and service providers to source investments. Prior to joining ff Venture Capital , I published the first-ever study of how private equity and venture capital funds originate new investments, with my coauthor Chris Farmer , CEO of SignalFire and an experienced VC.

Private Equity 114

Private Equity Venture Capital Technical Review Equity 114

Pascal's View

MARCH 14, 2011

In his view, board practices generally in the venture industry are substandard and there are few organized resources to guide board members, outside of the work done by the National Venture Capital Association under the leadership of Pascal Levensohn of Levensohn Venture Partners. He plans a formal rollout this summer.

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Government LLC Boston Venture Capital 37

Agile VC

OCTOBER 29, 2014

Most folks reading this will know that many startups were built in part with the help of venture capital. The income these investments generate then help fund the operations of those organizations or capital investment (e.g. LPs typically seek to invest in a portfolio of several VC funds, not just a single firm.

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Venture Capital LP Private Equity Institutional Investors 279

YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 18, 2018

For m­any years, conventional wisdom held that a promising startup needed to be located in a traditional venture capital hub like Silicon Valley, San Francisco or New York to be successful. In fact, many venture capital firms in those areas would routinely require their portfolio companies to relocate.

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Nashville San Francisco Venture Capital Silicon Valley 153

View from Seed

APRIL 18, 2018

The silver lining is that we are actively recruiting for a new role for the NextView team: Venture Associate – Platform and Network. create and edit content for our Medium publication, spearhead our events series, run portfolio-specific programming, etc.), This role will be based in either our New York or Boston office.

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Networking Hiring Boston New York 168

Genuine VC

OCTOBER 11, 2011

Last September I wrote a post outlining my view of the venture capital industry: increasingly evolving like the beer industry as it continues to mature. Just as some people here in Boston prefer drinking Cambridge Brewing Company ale; others could care less it was brewed locally.

Venture Capital 150

Venture Capital Seed Stage Entrepreneur LP 150

Growthink Blog

JUNE 28, 2010

Unfortunately, most individual investors in private equity significantly under-diversify their portfolios -- investing in one or only a handful of companies. Building a Portfolio - Problems With Current Solutions Admittedly, a portfolio approach to private equity is much easier said than done for the individual investor.

Private Equity 63

Private Equity Technical Review Silicon Valley Los Angeles 63

Growthink Blog

JUNE 28, 2010

Unfortunately, most individual investors in private equity significantly under-diversify their portfolios -- investing in one or only a handful of companies. Building a Portfolio - Problems With Current Solutions Admittedly, a portfolio approach to private equity is much easier said than done for the individual investor.

Private Equity 63

Private Equity Technical Review Silicon Valley Los Angeles 63

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 13, 2011

The venture capital industry is so heavily skewed to Northern California, which the remains spilled over Boston, New York & Southern California. So it was wonderful to hear from a leading venture capital firm based in Washington DC. It had the audience, the people, the network, everything!

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Cofounder Merger Founder Venture Capital 277

VC Cafe

JUNE 1, 2011

In terms of access to venture capital, Israel was rated 2nd in the world. Broadcom provides system-on-a-chip and embedded software solutions to manufacturers of computing and networking equipment, digital entertainment and broadband access products, and mobile devices. Limelight Networks Inc. Limelight Networks, Inc.

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Switzerland Japan Technical Review 79

View from Seed

OCTOBER 29, 2014

Most folks reading this will know that many startups were built in part with the help of venture capital. The income these investments generate then help fund the operations of those organizations or capital investment (e.g. LPs typically seek to invest in a portfolio of several VC funds, not just a single firm.

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LP Private Equity Institutional Investors Venture Capital 335

K9 Ventures

DECEMBER 10, 2011

” Now that last statement is a little off, since I have a portfolio company in Berkeley and one as far south as San Jose. And, even though I do enjoy meeting up with the founders in my portfolio for lunch every couple of months, the majority of the interactions with my portfolio founders still happens over email or phone.

Silicon Valley 124

Silicon Valley San Jose Portfolio Cofounder 124

A Crowded Space

AUGUST 4, 2011

I’m your host, Marcus, and today we’re talking to Josh Breinlinger, who currently works as a senior associate at Sigma Partners, a venture capital firm in Menlo Park. It’s a management and engineering consulting company in Boston. But I think the biggest positive is really just the learning and the network.

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Technical Review Venture Capital San Francisco Boston 60

K9 Ventures

DECEMBER 10, 2011

” Now that last statement is a little off, since I have a portfolio company in Berkeley and one as far south as San Jose. And, even though I do enjoy meeting up with the founders in my portfolio for lunch every couple of months, the majority of the interactions with my portfolio founders still happens over email or phone.

Silicon Valley 112

Silicon Valley San Jose Portfolio Cofounder 112

David Teten

JUNE 12, 2014

Klein, CEO of On Grid Ventures , will serve as the new Chairman of Harvard Business School Alumni Angels of Greater NY. I will continue to work closely with the group, while continuing to serve as a Partner at ff Venture Capital. To date, 11 companies have been approved for Fast Track, and 8 have raised capital from our members.

New York 114

New York Connecticut Angel Groups Florida 114

David Teten

APRIL 29, 2014

According to the National Venture Capital Association/Dow Jones VentureSource, the VC industry is dominated by men (89% of VC Partners), specifically white men (76% of the total). Despite all this, we are living on a different planet when it comes to which companies receive venture capital.

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Venture Capital Los Angeles Cofounder Technical Review 114