Agile VC

JULY 11, 2012

How to Evaluate Firms for a Seed VC. AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. Merrill, Pickard, Anderson & Eyre [Silicon Valley] –> Itself an outgrowth of the venture investing arm of the original Bank of America (based in SF), Merrill Pickard backed many startups that ultimately went public. July 11, 2012.

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Silicon Valley Carried Interest Cofounder Boston 240

Agile VC

JUNE 5, 2012

How to Evaluate Firms for a Seed VC. AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. I co-founded NextView Ventures , a seed-stage VC firm based in Boston, in 2010. How To Think About The Future. The Difference Between Apple & Facebook. June 5, 2012. Author howerl. Filed under Uncategorized. Read More ».

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View from Seed

JUNE 10, 2020

of teams’ online pitch decks and recorded videos, as well as loved the dozens of second-round video conversations which we had with Founders working on quite compelling startups. We proactively look to build friendly syndicates for our Seed investments, and welcome collaborating to build together.

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Cofounder Syndicate Syndication Alabama 177

Agile VC

APRIL 17, 2011

How to Evaluate Firms for a Seed VC. AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. Kayak was started here in my backyard of Boston… co-founder & CTO Paul English and the product/engineering team is based here in Concord MA. I co-founded NextView Ventures , a seed-stage VC firm based in Boston, in 2010.

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Agile VC

OCTOBER 27, 2011

How to Evaluate Firms for a Seed VC. AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. I co-founded NextView Ventures , a seed-stage VC firm based in Boston, in 2010. How To Think About The Future. The Consumerization of Business Software. October 28, 2011. Pingback: silver philharmonic. Read More ».

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Agile VC

MAY 26, 2011

How to Evaluate Firms for a Seed VC. AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. Salesforce.com is a startup with 76,000 subscribers (over 2.1M I also joke with Reid Hoffman that this was back in the days before he was “Reid” Reid’s an incredible entrepreneur, startup investor, and human being.

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Term Sheet Silicon Valley Technical Review Social Network 178

Agile VC

JUNE 5, 2011

How to Evaluate Firms for a Seed VC. AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. 6) Per Market Analysis: We unfortunately only have data on four of the hundreds of different cities in which Groupon operates… two US (Chicago, Boston) and two international (Berlin, London). How To Think About The Future. June 5, 2011.

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North America Chicago Boston Silicon Valley 100

Feld Thoughts

JANUARY 20, 2017

It provides an outlet for mentors to engage in their local startup communities and keep a pulse on emerging technologies. Our first two pilot funds will be the 2017 city programs in Austin and Boston, launching on January 23rd. At Foundry Group, we learned a lot by running our own FG Angels syndicate. And it’s fun.

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Syndicate Syndication Seed Stage Vertical 70

View from Seed

OCTOBER 22, 2015

Because of both lean startup principles and a thriving community of pay-it-forward individuals, we can all now build a little, learn a little, and then repeat. We want to create the go-to hub for entrepreneurs and startup teams going from zero to one in absolutely anything important. A look at actual startups’ funnels).

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Seed Stage Seed Capital Syndicate Syndication 120

View from Seed

JULY 9, 2015

And given my marketing background (Google, Dailybreak Media, HubSpot), I often get this question directly: When should startups announce seed funding? . This recently came up for debate inside NextView HQ as we talked through the go-to-market plans of one of our unannounced seed investments. You get the idea.

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Startup PR Cofounder Stealth 120

Agile VC

APRIL 13, 2012

AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. Urbanization of Startups. I spent some time with some startups in San Francisco proper, as opposed to the heart of Silicon Valley (see Note 1). Also all the big anchor companies that a startup might want to partner with at that time (eBay, Google, Oracle, Yahoo!, April 13, 2012.

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Silicon Valley San Francisco San Jose Startup 185

Agile VC

MARCH 13, 2012

How to Evaluate Firms for a Seed VC. AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. I have some limited experience in dealing with patents though, both from my time as a VC and also back in my own startup days. I co-founded NextView Ventures , a seed-stage VC firm based in Boston, in 2010. March 13, 2012.

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Agile VC

MAY 10, 2012

AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. seed round today. NextView is thrilled to have co-led this round along with our friends at SoftTech VC and Farmeron’s existing investors 500 Startups, Seedcamp, and TAG. When you think of web-enabled startups, farms don’t instantly spring to mind. May 10, 2012.

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Silicon Valley Cofounder Seed Stage Syndicate 223

Agile VC

AUGUST 22, 2011

AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. Odds Are, Your Startup Probably Isn’t a Platform. I have the great privilege of meeting lots of entrepreneurs every day and hearing about the startups they’re building. But the reality is that most software-based startups aren’t really platforms. Author howerl.

Silicon Valley 113

Silicon Valley Seed Stage Startup Syndicate 113

www.paulgraham.com

APRIL 28, 2010

Want to start a startup? A typical startup goes throughseveral rounds of funding, and at each round you want to take justenough money to reach the speed where you can shift into the nextgear. Few startups get it quite right. 1 ] A startups life will be more complicated, legally, if any of theinvestors arent accredited.

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Technical Review Startup Software Review Angel Investor 76

Agile VC

FEBRUARY 21, 2012

How to Evaluate Firms for a Seed VC. AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. We’re thrilled to have among our limited partners a select group of individuals from the startup ecosystem as well as several large institutional investors (including a university endowment, a corporate pension fund, and a multi-family office).

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LP Seed Stage Silicon Valley Limited Partner 100

Agile VC

JANUARY 12, 2012

How to Evaluate Firms for a Seed VC. AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. Good investors try to be clear in terms of what they look for in terms of progress and milestones of the startups they invest in. As I’ve stated before, I’m a big believer in being deliberate and explicit in startup fundraising.

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Seed Stage Silicon Valley Syndicate Syndication 100

Agile VC

FEBRUARY 7, 2012

How to Evaluate Firms for a Seed VC. AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. I wanted to touch on ‘golazo’ as it’s my fault we use this strange verbiage, but also a critical element we look for in all the startups we invest in. Simply put… startups that have golazo potential. February 7, 2012.

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South Korea Seed Stage Silicon Valley Syndicate 124

Agile VC

AUGUST 2, 2011

How to Evaluate Firms for a Seed VC. AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. I co-founded NextView Ventures , a seed-stage VC firm based in Boston, in 2010. How To Think About The Future. Stormannsgalskap: The Madness of Great Men. August 2, 2011. It’s Norweigan. Read More ». What’s Your Favorite Future?

Silicon Valley 113

Silicon Valley Seed Stage Syndicate Syndication 113

Agile VC

MAY 21, 2012

How to Evaluate Firms for a Seed VC. AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. And it’s not just because there will be more transactions and more competition for exciting startups. I think that’s about right, 2-3 dozen exits a year for VC backed startups in the $100M+ range. How To Think About The Future.

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Acquisition Silicon Valley B2B Seed Stage 162

Agile VC

JANUARY 27, 2012

AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. Something has clearly changed within the last 5-6 years in terms of the speed with which monster startups are created in the software and internet space. Multi-billion dollar valuations for late stage startups like Dropbox, et al. Are Google-Scale Outcomes More Frequent?

Hockey Stick 113

Hockey Stick Seed Stage Silicon Valley Syndicate 113

Agile VC

FEBRUARY 16, 2012

How to Evaluate Firms for a Seed VC. AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. I co-founded NextView Ventures , a seed-stage VC firm based in Boston, in 2010. How To Think About The Future. Blocking & Tackling. February 16, 2012. Author howerl. Filed under Uncategorized. Read More ».

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Silicon Valley Seed Stage Syndicate Syndication 100

Agile VC

APRIL 27, 2012

How to Evaluate Firms for a Seed VC. AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. Apple’s not a startup but thanks in large part to the spirit Steve Jobs infused in the company, they do an incredible job of imagining a product from scratch as it should be. How To Think About The Future. April 27, 2012. Author howerl.

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Silicon Valley Seed Stage Syndicate Syndication 124

Agile VC

DECEMBER 5, 2011

How to Evaluate Firms for a Seed VC. AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. seed round from NextView, Atlas Venture, and Google Ventures, and angel investors. I co-founded NextView Ventures , a seed-stage VC firm based in Boston, in 2010. How To Think About The Future. December 5, 2011. Author howerl.

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Silicon Valley Seed Stage Syndicate Syndication 100

Agile VC

AUGUST 12, 2011

How to Evaluate Firms for a Seed VC. AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. The simple answer is “be able to convince a partnership of smart investors that your startup has a good probability of being a $100M+ revenue company within 5ish years.” And there are some common precepts seed stage companies can follow.

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Seed Stage Silicon Valley B2B Acquisition 113

Agile VC

OCTOBER 17, 2011

How to Evaluate Firms for a Seed VC. AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. non startup/VC types) folks decorate their laptop with stickers, personalize their smartphones with covers/wallpaper/ringtones, and generally consider one or more computing devices a highly personal item that’s a ubiquitous part of their life.

Silicon Valley 133

Silicon Valley Seed Stage Syndicate Syndication 133

Agile VC

MAY 16, 2012

How to Evaluate Firms for a Seed VC. AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. And we invest in US-based startups, primarily on the US east coast though we’ll consider other parts of country on a selective basis (roughly 15-20% of our portfolio is in the SF Bay area). How To Think About The Future. May 16, 2012.

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Seed Stage Silicon Valley B2B Syndicate 124

Agile VC

MAY 23, 2012

How to Evaluate Firms for a Seed VC. AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. within the extent of my professional lifetime) there’s a great opportunity for newly formed startups to disrupt vast swathes of the economy with internet-enabled innovation. How To Think About The Future. May 23, 2012. link] leehower.

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Internet Silicon Valley IPO Seed Stage 182

Agile VC

JANUARY 18, 2012

AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. Being a startup founder isn’t for everyone ultimately, in fact it probably isn’t for most people. 2) The Pyramid Scheme of Startup Equity - Just like multi-level marketing schemes, in startups it pays to get in on the ground floor. How To Think About The Future.

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Entrepreneur Cofounder Silicon Valley Seed Stage 100

Agile VC

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

How to Evaluate Firms for a Seed VC. AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. I co-founded NextView Ventures , a seed-stage VC firm based in Boston, in 2010. How To Think About The Future. The Hulu Auction – Content Is Still King. September 27, 2011. Turns out content is still king… Author howerl.

Silicon Valley 100

Silicon Valley Seed Stage Syndicate Syndication 100

Agile VC

OCTOBER 2, 2011

How to Evaluate Firms for a Seed VC. AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. I co-founded NextView Ventures , a seed-stage VC firm based in Boston, in 2010. How To Think About The Future. Amazon vs Apple: A Tale of Two Business Models. October 3, 2011. Author howerl. Filed under Uncategorized. Read More ».

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Business Model Silicon Valley Seed Stage Syndicate 100

Agile VC

FEBRUARY 28, 2012

How to Evaluate Firms for a Seed VC. AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. Startups in NextView’s portfolio frequently receive inbound interest from other VC investors who are intrigued about what they’re doing, and I often talk with other early-stage entrepreneurs how to approach similar situations.

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Early Stage Syndicate Syndication Silicon Valley 100

Agile VC

FEBRUARY 9, 2012

How to Evaluate Firms for a Seed VC. AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. Also these are typically more mature assets that can be analyzed and understood in broader ways than a de novo startup. I co-founded NextView Ventures , a seed-stage VC firm based in Boston, in 2010. Source, Select, Win.

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Seed Stage Framework Silicon Valley Early Stage 100

Agile VC

JUNE 25, 2012

How to Evaluate Firms for a Seed VC. AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. I co-founded NextView Ventures , a seed-stage VC firm based in Boston, in 2010. How To Think About The Future. Our Investment in Cloze. June 25, 2012. Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC. Read More ».

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Cofounder Stealth Silicon Valley Mobile 140

Agile VC

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

How to Evaluate Firms for a Seed VC. AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. I co-founded NextView Ventures , a seed-stage VC firm based in Boston, in 2010. How To Think About The Future. Netflix / Qwikster Split Was Brilliant (and Necessary)… 2 Long Term Impacts. September 19, 2011. Author howerl.

Silicon Valley 100

Silicon Valley Private Equity Seed Stage Syndicate 100

Agile VC

MARCH 30, 2012

How to Evaluate Firms for a Seed VC. AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. I co-founded NextView Ventures , a seed-stage VC firm based in Boston, in 2010. How To Think About The Future. Is “Data” a Business Model? March 30, 2012. Author howerl. Filed under Uncategorized. Read More ».

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Business Model Silicon Valley Advertising B2B 113

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. These platforms are really interesting to seed funds because they are simultaneously a threat, a weapon, and a sourcing mechanism. New Competition.

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Cram Down Institutional Investors Dilution Seed Stage 66