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Ethos: What 'Blank Canvas' Means to NextView ? AGILEVC

Agile VC

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. Read More ».

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What Is NextView’s Focus? Another Stroll Through Our Portfolio

Rob Go

This is why I’ve made a habit of profiling our portfolio quantitatively and why we write summaries announcing pretty much all of our new investments. So, here is our annual quantitative summary of our portfolio. A Stroll Through Our Portfolio. Geography: 20 / 25 investments are based in the Boston and New York areas.

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The Biggest Threats to My Business

Rob Go

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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Where are the Deals? How VCs Identify the Next Generation of Startups

David Teten

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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HBS Alumni Angels NY new chairman: Jason Klein

David Teten

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.

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What Milestones Are Needed to Raise a Series A? ? AGILEVC

Agile VC

For entrepreneurs seeking to build big companies on a rapid trajectory, raising larger scale venture capital rounds is likely a necessity at some point after the initial seed funding. I co-founded NextView Ventures , a seed-stage VC firm based in Boston, in 2010. Read More ».