Reid Hoffman

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Needless to say, this isn’t a business model that works in the pandemic world. Sometimes your technology platform changes, and you need to pivot from on-premise to the cloud. Frequently, however, you need to pivot your business model and find new ways to make money. Not all pivots are created equal.

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View from Seed

AUGUST 2, 2017

Others take bets on certain verticals or business models, such as marketplaces, SaaS, or enterprise technology. Innovation in search, social, broadband, and mobile & cloud hasn’t come to an end. Early-stage investing is still the only thing we do.

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Steve Blank

MAY 18, 2009

It was too loud to talk so I just watched the steel pour through the clouds of soot backlit by the blinding bright liquid metal. And as I stared through the billowing clouds of soot flashing between black and white took on fantastical shapes as tiny figures on the factory floor scurried around the bucket.

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Rob Go

JULY 11, 2013

I was asked recently how NextView evaluates such early stage companies for investment. As a seed fund, we tend to layer in “ capital efficient beginnings ” to the mix given our investing model and belief about the best way to build internet and software businesses. So what are some examples of distribution advantages?

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VC Cafe

JUNE 19, 2020

“As big businesses begin to measure their impact, they begin to show it is fundamental to their future business models.” Tech best sub sectors include cloud computing, machine learning/A.I. Sir Ronald Cohen. and big data. Cecile Blilious and Leehe Skuler. GITA identifies four points of activities: 1.

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