View from Seed

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

It’s been an interesting several years in the early stage venture eco-system, and the sands have shifted considerably. Amidst the rise of new funds, new technologies, and potentially disruptive late stage players, I thought it was important to share what we consider to be our core operating principles here at NextView. .

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SoCal CTO

JUNE 9, 2010

Draw Your Ideas - A VC : Venture Capital and Technology , May 16, 2010 I saw Jack Dorsey give this talk at The 99% Conference last month. Kayak is great Boston-area success story. He’d been working at a well-funded startup for about a year and had come to terms with the fact that the startup was really a pretty dumb idea.

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Up and Running

MARCH 9, 2016

On top of this, there are abundant resources available to business owners—be it venture capital funding opportunities or recruiting channels via one of the local universities. Boston, Massachusetts. While Boston wasn’t one of the top 10 cities on the climate index, it was rated as moderately efficient.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 8, 2014

Given how efficient markets are when a large market like LA starts to blossom it attracts capital pretty quickly. billion in venture capital to LA’s technology startups and 2014 will shatter that figure. In the last full year where we have data LA attracted $1.5 and are guiding LA 2.0. But Is This Really That Surprising?

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 13, 2014

Investment experience (5 years a VC at Battery Ventures). Operating experience (Helped run parts of CitySearch & UrbanSpoon, tons of product management experience, Board of Hatch Labs which helped spawn Tinder). Startup CEO experience (Founded P.S. Kara has worked in finance in Boston, NYC and Silicon Valley.

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Steve Blank

JULY 25, 2011

Each region already had the beginnings of a high-tech culture , Boston with Raytheon, Silicon Valley with Hewlett Packard. While this signaled that investments in technology companies could be very lucrative, both Shockley and Fairchild could only be funded through corporate partners – there was no venture capital industry.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 13, 2013

Just back from 2 solid weeks on the road in Boston, New York & Philly. I question this logic but I’m sure some firms operate that way. Raising Venture Capital Startup Advice' I spent countless hours with VC firms, startups & LPs (the people who invest in VC firms).

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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'

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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. Exceptionally high attention to detail.

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Rob Go

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

It’s been an interesting several years in the early stage venture eco-system, and the sands have shifted considerably. Amidst the rise of new funds, new technologies, and potentially disruptive late stage players, I thought it was important to share what we consider to be our core operating principles here at NextView. .

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VC Adventure

SEPTEMBER 10, 2010

Why get into the venture capital side of the business? I first got into venture capital about 10 years ago and I love my job. Unlike many venture capital firms that invest in certain geographic regions or specific technologies and sectors, Foundry Group’s investing activity is largely driven by a thematic approach.

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Haystack

JUNE 29, 2018

Whether it’s angling for multi-billion dollar franchises in faraway places like India, or competing for a small startup in Boston — the gloves are off and founders in the right position stand to benefit. By now, one wonders what tech news will be tucked into the public record the days before a major holiday travel week approaches.

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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.

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Steve Blank

DECEMBER 30, 2014

Scheduling time to look over a surgeon’s shoulder in an operating room is tough. It will have a simulated procedure space that can be configured as an Operating Room, Emergency Room, Intensive Care Unit and other clinical/procedural settings. Getting time to brainstorm with payers or experts in clinical trials is hard.

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abovethecrowd.com

OCTOBER 17, 2013

Katrina has also proven herself in the recruiting field, having recruited Eric Colson from Netflix to run analytics and algorithms, Mike Smith from WalMart.com to run operations, and Jeff Barrett from Opower to build engineering. ecommerce Internet retailing Uncategorized Venture Capital Web/Tech Ecommerce Retailing Stitch Fix'

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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). Below, I’ll quickly explain the genesis of this initiative and share a few more key details.

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Genuine VC

JANUARY 5, 2010

Whenever I am navigating through the notorious Boston traffic, I am often reminded of the cognitive bias of illusory superiority. I can assure you that that percentage of drivers here in Boston I wouldn’t even consider “good,” let alone impossibly above the median. drivers put themselves in the top half of the driving population.

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www.entrepreneur.com

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

Answers Ask Entrepreneur Home Business Operations Business Opportunities Sales & Marketing Advertising & PR Finance & Accounting Franchises Home Business Human Resources Internet/E-Commerce Legal Issues Starting Up Technology Most Recent Answers How Can I Streamline My E-Commerce Operation? Million in Venture Capital.

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Agile VC

APRIL 27, 2012

As many of you may know, we have a section on the NextView website called “Ethos” where we describe five key principles to how we operate. I co-founded NextView Ventures , a seed-stage VC firm based in Boston, in 2010. Ethos: What ‘Blank Canvas’ Means to NextView. April 27, 2012. Author howerl.

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Genuine VC

JANUARY 5, 2010

Whenever I am navigating through the notorious Boston traffic, I am often reminded of the cognitive bias of illusory superiority. I can assure you that that percentage of drivers here in Boston I wouldn’t even consider “good,” let alone impossibly above the median. drivers put themselves in the top half of the driving population.

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www.inc.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Office and Operations. Durkin , managing partner with the Boston -based law firm Lucash, Gesmer & Updegrove LLP. For example, Morse notes that neither C corporations nor venture capital funds structured as partnerships can, by law, be S corporation shareholders. Naming a Business. How to Incorporate. Franchises.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 31, 2019

Scott Kupor is the managing partner at Andreessen Horowitz, where he’s responsible for all operational aspects of running the firm. I caught up with him recently to talk about venture capital from both sides of the equation, investing for the long-term, missed opportunities, and how he gets good ideas. ** Let's start with something basic.

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Haystack

JULY 20, 2018

Fred and his partners Albert, John, Andy, before Brad, now Rebecca have operated headquartered out of New York City, and have invested successfully near home (Esty, MongoDB, Kickstarter), in the Bay Area (Twitter, Coinbase) and in Europe (SoundCloud). The global story is undeniable, but what about what’s going in the USA outside the Bay Area?

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Austin Startup

DECEMBER 20, 2020

Bob invented Ethernet, founded 3Com (revenues of $5.7B), was the Editor of InfoWorld magazine, and was a venture capitalist at Polaris in Boston. They operate multiple investment funds focused on industry verticals like Real Estate, Consumer or CPG and on under-represented founders such as Women and People of Color.

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David Teten

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

David Teten, Partner, ff Venture Capital ; Chairman, HBS Alumni Angels of Greater New York. Prior to Carlyle, Mr. Dahl served as co-head of healthcare investment banking in North America at Credit Suisse First Boston. Karen Bantuveris, CEO of VolunteerSpot ( ff VC and angel-backed startup with 2.5m Robert Dahl.

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This is going to be BIG.

MAY 9, 2012

In all seriousness, Kent and Phin are two of the most principled professionals I know in the venture capital world--and their promotions are well deserved after four years of hard work at one of the most principled firms I know. :) I just thought today was Salacious Headline Day in the VC blogging world so I thought I'd chime in.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 20, 2018

And gaming companies like EA, Ubisoft, Bioware, and Capcom are either based out of Canada or have large operations in the country. There are a handful of respected incubators operating in the city, including Startup Edmonton and TEC Edmonton. Amazon and Microsoft have large engineering offices in Vancouver and Toronto.

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BeyondVC

APRIL 15, 2011

In addition, over 750 investors came in from all over including London, California, Boston, and DC to network and participate. Add VCs from Boston and CA and elsewhere and you have quite an experienced plethora of investors to work with.

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BeyondVC

APRIL 15, 2011

In addition, over 750 investors came in from all over including London, California, Boston, and DC to network and participate. Add VCs from Boston and CA and elsewhere and you have quite an experienced plethora of investors to work with.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 15, 2014

Think about Facebook had it stayed in Boston. But I’ll bet the Boston community would take 50% of the success of Facebook built locally. “If I were starting now, I would have stayed in Boston. ” Boston is still a great tech hub. I went to see several LP funds in Boston. It’s true.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 21, 2020

Human capital – talent, knowledge, skills, experience. Building a startup is not a solo operation. Financial capital – revenue, equity, debt, funding. Key sources of financial capital for any startup community must include friends and family, local angel investors, and venture capital access.

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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. new buildings, etc). What Are These Intermediaries? The main ones include: Fund of Funds (FoFs).

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crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 20, 2018

And gaming companies like EA, Ubisoft, Bioware, and Capcom are either based out of Canada or have large operations in the country. There are a handful of respected incubators operating in the city, including Startup Edmonton and TEC Edmonton. Amazon and Microsoft have large engineering offices in Vancouver and Toronto.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 14, 2010

Back to VCs, Silicon Valley venture capital firms are still the most active. In fact, nine of the ten most active investment firms are located there (with one in Boston). For the 1st quarter, Healthcare remained the largest single sector for venture money. Both operating executives and top advisors count.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 11, 2019

I've been in venture now twice. I was in Boston, working for the first time in venture capital as an analyst for this guy who was incredible and an amazing mentor. There were none in the firm, so I remember asking him if he knew of any general partners who were women in the Boston area. What's the message?

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David Teten

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

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. ff Venture Capital. First Round Capital. Acquirer/ Investor. 2009) [ii].

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Steve Blank

DECEMBER 17, 2015

Silicon Valley, Boston). In Stage 2, the corporation adds venture capital and/or mergers-and-acquisition teams to provide these functions. Successful Innovation Outposts typically develop over a period of time through three stages. And Qualcomm which invests around robotics and incubates in collaboration with Techstars.

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