View from Seed

OCTOBER 29, 2014

This post was originally published on the personal blog of NextView founding partner Lee Hower. Most folks reading this will know that many startups were built in part with the help of venture capital. However, many folks probably don’t think about exactly where those VC dollars that help fund startups actually come from.

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Hunter Walker

MARCH 30, 2023

And that’s why I’m challenging our government to regulate them. You’re a big enough advertiser or business partner to have an account manager. The conversation evolved to one about how our industry (venture, startups, tech in general) could better message about the positive role we play in the economy. They want Section 230?

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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. However, many folks probably don’t think about exactly where those VC dollars that help fund startups actually come from. So I wanted to dive a little deeper into what I call the startup capital supply chain.

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Women Entrepreneurs Can

MAY 9, 2019

Early on in any startup is more often than not filled with the unknown. There’s a ton of questions, but one thing is for certain: it is thrilling to see your little startup start to come into its own. Venture capitalists are used only after a startup has begun to show a significant amount of revenue.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 29, 2009

The Group is worth noting for: Investing their own private money, Reid Dennis would found Institutional Venture Partners in 1974 First group specifically investing in the valley’s electronics industry SBIC Act of 1958 During the cold war the launch of Sputnik-1 by the Soviet Union in 1957 both traumatized and galvanized the United States.

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Agile VC

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

Some of the firm’s partners may move on to new jobs during this phase but at least some are usually still around. 4) VCs Keep Quiet About Fading Away - As described above, VC firms usually die gradually and quietly rather than spectacularly and publicly as is sometimes the case for startups.

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