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Making Good Decisions Still Means You're Sometimes Wrong.

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I recently was having one of these conversations with an entrepreneur I’ve known for a couple years. In NextView’s case that’s seed stage internet and software companies. My partners and I at NextView know we’ll be wrong a decent chunk of the time, especially as seed stage investors.

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LinkedIn: The Series A Fundraising Story ? AGILEVC

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He provided our initial seed funding to launch the website publicly on May 5, 2003. Not long after the product launch we began the initial conversations with VCs for a Series A round. I co-founded NextView Ventures , a seed-stage VC firm based in Boston, in 2010. And a third firm “pressure tested” (i.e.

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Cliff Notes S-1: Kayak ? AGILEVC

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At the end of the day Kayak’s playing a key role in the online travel process, but it appears more of the revenue comes from filling top of the conversion funnel rather than the middle or bottom of it. I co-founded NextView Ventures , a seed-stage VC firm based in Boston, in 2010. Distribution revenue is CPC and CPA. .

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The Difference Between ?No? and ?Not Yet? ? AGILEVC

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When a startup doesn’t match the stage where a particular investor focuses, founders may get a response along the lines of “This is interesting to us, but come back once you get from X phase to Y phase” That could be from seed stage to a larger Series A financing need, or to progress from pre-product to post-revenue.

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Smoke vs Fire: Handling ?Preemptive? Interest From VCs ? AGILEVC

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4) Know Your Reservation Price - If you do engage with inbound VCs, know your reservation price before you start these conversations. I co-founded NextView Ventures , a seed-stage VC firm based in Boston, in 2010. Author howerl. Filed under Uncategorized. Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC.

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The Rise & Fall of Great Venture Firms [Part 1] ? AGILEVC

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I find myself having similar conversations and really appreciate that you’ve written and shared this. I co-founded NextView Ventures , a seed-stage VC firm based in Boston, in 2010. [link] Dave Sandrowitz. Really insightful stuff. Can’t wait for the next part. Read More ».