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The Shift from FOMO to FOLD in Early Stage Investing

View from Seed

For the last several years, the early stage investing market was driven largely by the F ear O f M issing O ut, AKA FOMO. My prediction is that FOLD will permeate through the early stage investing landscape and have some pretty broad effects. Conveniently, this forms a handy acronym as well – FOLD.

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The NextView Ventures Manifesto

View from Seed

It occurred to me that although we mentioned our new thematic approach when we raised our last fund in 2017, we haven’t really shared a broader manifesto about how we are approaching the early stage market. It’s been an interesting several years in the early stage venture eco-system, and the sands have shifted considerably.

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So What is The Right Level of Burn Rate for a Startup These Days?

Both Sides of the Table

I know it sounds obvious but just so you understand: There are more capital sources available for earlier-stage capital, the information on which they are evaluating the investment is less (it is almost certainly just team and product) and the risk of the investor getting things wrong is diminished.

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Our Investing Manifesto at NextView

Rob Go

It occurred to me that although we mentioned our new thematic approach when we raised our last fund in 2017, we haven’t really shared a broader manifesto about how we are approaching the early stage market. It’s been an interesting several years in the early stage venture eco-system, and the sands have shifted considerably.

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How would you break down the process of raising an angel round of investment in 5-10 steps?

Gust

You should know EVERYTHING about your business, product, customers and competition. You should know every metric regarding customer acquisition, conversion and retention. A comprehensive list of things you might want is listed in the answer to What materials or software should I use to pitch a VC? ,

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Angel Bootcamp, The Blog Post: A Primer on Angel Investing

View from Seed

It’s just as unikely that an experienced enterprise software exec will successfully start the next great consumer social company as it is that an 18-year-old non-technical high school student will start the next great enterprise software company. If you are investing with strong leads, pricing will be reasonably close to market prices.

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Angel Bootcamp, The Blog Post: A Primer on Angel Investing

View from Seed

It’s just as unikely that an experienced enterprise software exec will successfully start the next great consumer social company as it is that an 18-year-old non-technical high school student will start the next great enterprise software company. If you are investing with strong leads, pricing will be reasonably close to market prices.