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Getting Back the Band Together for NextView’s Investment in BookBub

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Just about fifteen years ago, Josh Schanker and I, along with our co-founders Elliot Shmukler and Tammy O’Neil Bolduc started Sombasa Media together. Our company offered a series of consumer-facing properties, including our flagship property BargainDog, which was an early e-commerce daily deals email newsletter.

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Startups Seeking Sherpas

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After we sold our startup Sombasa Media just over a dozen years ago, I embarked on two distinct “journeys.” I think that the reason founders are attracted to entrepreneurial endeavors often stems from the same intrinsic motivations. But this isn’t an analogizing blog post about having “co-founders.”

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Why I Like Our Investment in Triple Lift

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Using real-time image engagement analytics, the company identifies and amplifies brands’ images through initiating paid media and catalyzing earned media. We at NextView Ventures are happy to join co-investors True Ventures, iNovia, and the rest of the syndicate. Today Triple Lift announced their $2M seed round financing.

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Our Investment in tapCommerce is the Real Deal

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As we were spending more with the company, all three of us at NextView introduced Founder/CEO Brian Long to e-retailer contacts in our network to socialize their offering. With many of the co-founders having worked together at places like CNET, Pontiflex, and Demdex; on paper it was the right mix of mobile, ad-tech, and online media DNA.

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NextView Ventures' TurningArt Investment Aims to Transform Art Buying Experience

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I excited not only about becoming an investor, but also about joining the company’s board to work together with the Founder & CEO Jason Gracilieri to revolutionize how contemporary art is enjoyed in the home and office. The TurningArt site has a great video explaining how it all works.

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Excited to Co-Found a New Micro VC Firm

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With the support and encouragement of my Venrock colleagues, I am pleased to share that I am moving on to co-found a new Micro VC firm focused on seed internet investments. I am excited to remain on the Board of Directors for Venrock’s portfolio company BlogHer.

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Seven Lessons I've Learned Organizing Events

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And of course social media has helped spread the word, from the nearly two thousand Twitter followers ( @webinno ) to all of the blog posts attendees write as follow up. I often hear stories about people meeting a cofounder of their company at WebInno, finding a customer, or connecting with a new employer. The details matter.