Agile VC

OCTOBER 27, 2011

There’s a couple different forces I see at work: 1) Selling & Customer Acquisition - In the last 5 years, the biggest force in business software was the impact of the cloud as an infrastructure layer and product/service delivery mechanism. My partner @ LeeHower looks back: [link] 5 days ago Search. Previous Entries.

Software 100

Software B2B Silicon Valley Acquisition 100

Agile VC

JULY 16, 2014

One of our portfolio companies, Plastiq , announced yesterday that they raised a $10M Series B led by Khosla Ventures and are planning to move their headquarters from Boston to San Francisco. In fact if you look just at Harvard, something like 15% of NextView’s portfolio was founders starting right after Harvard undergrad or HBS.

Boston 208

Boston Silicon Valley San Francisco Cofounder 208

View from Seed

AUGUST 20, 2014

how large an exit they prefer to see), portfolio strategy, etc. Definition: This is a case where two large VCs partner to take a significant portion of the round together, often leaving only a small piece for value added angels or seed investors. More dry powder in case there is a need for an extension. The Two-VC-Led Seed.

Startup 301

Startup Syndicate Syndication Boston 301

www.allthingsdistributed.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

External Facing Technologist –We see this model often in companies where technology is used to provideproducts and services to customers and partners; the CTO is the intermediarybetween clients and internal development and the main influencer in thedevelopment of the product portfolio.

CTO 40

CTO CTO Hire Syndicate Syndication 40

David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

But in business, you want a lot of partners. However, in private markets, there is more room to optimize across all 11 steps of the investing process: firm management , marketing, fundraising , origination , manage relationships, due diligence, negotiation, monitoring, portfolio acceleration , reporting, and. 1) Manage the firm .

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Software Review Analytics Private Equity 78

View from Seed

JULY 9, 2015

Be sure you have an honest and direct discussion with your lawyers, who should be viewed as true partners who understand these things. This could help that serendipitous partner find you or that prospect (either customer or talent) better understand what you’re doing and proceed with confidence.

Startup 120

Startup PR Cofounder Stealth 120

View from Seed

JUNE 16, 2015

Our investment size may differ slightly from one company to the next, but it tends to be driven entirely by situation-specific factors (needs of the company, syndicate composition, anticipated reserves, etc) … and not based on our belief. VCs also love businesses with a high degree of customer referral activity.

Boston 120

Boston Syndicate Syndication eCommerce 120

K9 Ventures

JULY 19, 2012

Four of the portfolio companies have had successful exits: CardMunch was acquired by LinkedIn , BackType was acquired by Twitter , IndexTank was acquired by LinkedIn , and just this week, card.io K9 Ventures II will still be syndicating most investments with other seed and angel investors. was acquired by PayPal.

Technology 132

Technology Seed Stage San Francisco Limited Partner 132

K9 Ventures

JULY 19, 2012

Four of the portfolio companies have had successful exits: CardMunch was acquired by LinkedIn , BackType was acquired by Twitter , IndexTank was acquired by LinkedIn , and just this week, card.io K9 Ventures II will still be syndicating most investments with other seed and angel investors. was acquired by PayPal.

Technology 132

Technology Seed Stage San Francisco Limited Partner 132

This is going to be BIG.

MAY 29, 2012

You're going to want syndication partners on the deals you find and sounding boards on the thesis behind each of your potential investments. Other angels are a source of dealflow and can be leads to the kind of talent your portfolio needs to hire to be successful. 2) Network with as many other angel investors as possible.

Angel Investor 133

Angel Investor Syndicate Syndication Portfolio 133

Austin Startup

MARCH 7, 2021

These are all potential customers and strategic partners for startups. Home to over 80 private- and public-sector tenant customers who directly employ about 12,000 people on the campus, activity from Port SA contributes over $5 billion annually to the regional economy. Twenty four are in Dallas and 22 are in Houston.

Texas 90

Texas San Antonio Houston Dallas 90

Rob Go

JANUARY 8, 2014

It’s been a yearly tradition for me to share a semi-quantitative view into our portfolio at NextView. Three years ago, I published our first “Stroll through the portfolio” and I’ve published updates each year in January. We make 2-4 investments per year per partner. Traction in Ad Tech Portfolio.

Syndicate 45

Syndicate Syndication Portfolio Advertising 45

View from Seed

JANUARY 28, 2016

On Wednesday, my partner David wrote about how we’ve been using our office space (and network and other resources) to support pre-seed companies. My partner David wrote yesterday in greater detail about some of our learnings from co-habitating with pre-seed companies. You can find that here.

Cofounder 120

Cofounder Finance Founder Syndicate 120

Agile VC

MAY 16, 2012

IMO Bessemer is perhaps the most emblematic firm of thematic investing… all the investment professionals in the firm from senior partners to more junior staff team up in small groups to construct “ roadmaps ” of the themes in which they intend to pursue investments, which are then articulated more broadly within the firm.

Seed Stage 124

Seed Stage Silicon Valley B2B Syndicate 124

Rob Go

MARCH 10, 2012

This equates to 3-4 new investments per year per partner, which is the pace at which we think we can be very active with companies during their first few years of life. By spreading out our investment period over several years, we minimize the amount of exposure that the entire portfolio might have to sudden shocks in the market.

Seed Stage 49

Seed Stage Syndicate Syndication Marketing 49

Professor VC

JULY 25, 2013

I''m a strong believer in fairness (although my daughters may not agree) and investors and entrepreneurs working together as a team to create something valuable to all stakeholders (customers, employees, founders, investors). AngelList (which I remain a big fan) also recently launched a syndicate program.

Term Sheet 46

Term Sheet Silicon Valley Syndicate Syndication 46

Gust

OCTOBER 20, 2011

Active angels invest in a diversified portfolio of 10 or more companies, usually spreading their investments over a few years. In the end, such a portfolio might yield the angel investor a total return on investment of 25% per year or more. A local network of angels is critical to achieving a diversified portfolio.

Valuation 146

Valuation Pre-Money Valuation Intellectual Property Technical Review 146

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 3, 2010

First, if the VC does 15-20 of these under one partner then it is certain he can’t spend any time with these investments. They were grateful for the extra money as their launch was overwhelmingly successful and they had to rapidly hire staff to support customer demand. And then there is GRP Partners. Great reputation.

Venture Capital 265

Venture Capital Term Sheet Early Stage Silicon Valley 265

View from Seed

AUGUST 26, 2015

And if you just want to learn about different types of angels and what motivates each, my partner David has written about that before here.). Overall, I’d recommend being pretty prolific (5-10 investments a year), writing reasonably small checks at first, and thinking of your investments in 18-36 month cohorts of companies or mini portfolios.

Technical Review 120

Technical Review Angel Investor Software Review Silicon Valley 120

View from Seed

AUGUST 26, 2015

And if you just want to learn about different types of angels and what motivates each, my partner David has written about that before here.). Overall, I’d recommend being pretty prolific (5-10 investments a year), writing reasonably small checks at first, and thinking of your investments in 18-36 month cohorts of companies or mini portfolios.

Technical Review 120

Technical Review Angel Investor Software Review Silicon Valley 120

Rob Go

JANUARY 28, 2016

On Wednesday, my partner David wrote about how we’ve been using our office space (and network and other resources) to support pre-seed companies. My partner David wrote yesterday in greater detail about some of our learnings from co-habitating with pre-seed companies. You can find that here.

Cofounder 28

Cofounder Finance Founder Syndicate 28

Version One Ventures

MAY 22, 2018

If you find yourself in the fortunate position of being oversubscribed, you’ll likely look to build the best investor base and find the right partners for your journey. Are you looking for help and expertise in hiring, product strategy, customer development, fundraising, coaching, therapy, etc.? What is important to you?

Cap Table 60

Cap Table Cofounder Syndicate Syndication 60

David Teten

NOVEMBER 15, 2013

Asset management also shows the traditional earmarks of an industry ripe for disruption — most obviously, unhappy customers and extremely profitable incumbents. Almost every other industry collectively does what it promises; the restaurant industry does give all its customers food.

Management 114

Management Pre-Money Valuation Venture Capital New Hampshire 114

Agile VC

AUGUST 12, 2011

At NextView, we spend a substantial portion of our time trying to help our portfolio companies prepare for growth as “venture scale” businesses. If a tiny startup can get a few dozen paying customers in one small segment of a larger market, then there probably is a larger market. What’s Your Favorite Future?

Seed Stage 113

Seed Stage Silicon Valley B2B Acquisition 113

Duct Tape Marketing

AUGUST 29, 2013

Digital marketing has enabled brands greater control in sharing information and entertainment with customers, making content marketing an increasingly common marketing vehicle for brands. As with any marketing program, start by thinking like your customer and understanding what is important to them.

Demand 64

Demand Tampa Marketing B2B 64

Transformify

DECEMBER 7, 2019

Are the job listings syndicated with external job boards? Usually, some job listings are syndicated for free and receive limited traffic, while others are syndicated at a fee and receive much more targeted traffic. There are also ATS providers that do not syndicate job listings with external job boards at all.

Hiring 95

Hiring Syndicate Syndication Social Media 95

Agile VC

FEBRUARY 9, 2012

A lot of times you hear VCs talk about their sourcing in raw numbers… “we saw X opportunities in 2011 and invested in [small fraction of X]“ But ultimately “good” dealflow is about signals – large amplitude, high signal to noise ratio, and enough strong signals on an absolute basis to build a portfolio.

Seed Stage 100

Seed Stage Framework Silicon Valley Early Stage 100