View from Seed

MAY 24, 2021

With the news of our most recent $100M fund , NextView is looking to add a new member of our investment team based in New York. Since we first opened our New York office back in 2015, we have steadily increased our presence over the years. Who Are We Looking For. You act as an “ invited guest.”.

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Technical Review Software Review Seed Stage Cofounder 120

David Teten

SEPTEMBER 6, 2015

She had so much insight to share that we broke the interview into two parts, 1) Corporate Venture Capital and more broadly, 2) How the Fortune 500 Can Buy, Invest and Partner with the Innovation Economy (coming soon). . New York Times’ timeSpace is a good example. The investment horizon should reflect that.

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Venture Capital Balance Sheet Technical Review Portfolio 60

David Teten

JUNE 22, 2012

HBS Angels of NY and the NAIC have named the finalist women and minority entrepreneurs of the Venture Capital Access Program; check out the press release below. Harvard Business School Alumni Angels of Greater New York and the. Select Finalists for Venture Capital Access Program. Take the Interview ( www.

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Programming Accredited Investor Naming New York 128

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 27, 2013

Perhaps the biggest piece of new news is that after 17 years of operations we’ve changed our name from GRP Partners to Upfront Ventures. Well, the venture capital industry has changed a lot in the past 20 years … and we have too. What’s up with that? Our portfolio companies value us as sparring partners.

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crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2012

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! The Series A Crunch: One More Reason to Bootstrap and Skip Venture Capital | Enterprise Irregulars - [link]. 40+ Epic Presentation Folder Designs - [link].

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Social Media Small Business Design Media 104

The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

On the other side of the spectrum, the idea of finding a unicorn has attracted many investors toward the much riskier venture capital and emerging technologies. Real estate has long been considered a sound investment, and has become even more popular in recent years as historical data has shown the market’s relatively low volatility.

Private Equity 129

Private Equity Equity Technical Review Software Review 129

David Teten

JUNE 22, 2012

HBS Angels of NY and the NAIC have named the finalist women and minority entrepreneurs of the Venture Capital Access Program; check out the press release below. Harvard Business School Alumni Angels of Greater New York and the. Select Finalists for Venture Capital Access Program. Take the Interview ( www.

Programming 114

Programming Accredited Investor Naming New York 114

www.xconomy.com

JUNE 9, 2012

New York ›. View More in New York › ›. New York Events ›. New San Diego VC Firm Emerges as ‘The Moneyball of Venture Capital’. The firm, Correlation Ventures, is using predictive analytics technology to tilt the odds in its favor. Hacker News. View More in Boston ›.

San Diego 40

San Diego Venture Capital Technical Review San Francisco 40

Hunter Walker

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

At Homebrew we’ve stayed a very small group by design, believing at the earliest stages of a company, continuity of relationship between the investor and founders is essential to preserve trust and context. I’d moved out for Homebrew after nearly ten years in New York, and the east coast / west coast culture shock is real!

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Venture Capital San Francisco Portfolio Operations 85

crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 3, 2015

We just love sharing articles about fonts, logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, economics and other interesting stuff! Here’s Why the Venture Capital Crash Will Hurt – buff.ly/1LWPOi3. Stop Designing for Millennials crowdspring.co/1LaM5QO.

Small Business 48

Small Business Design Social Media Software Review 48

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 28, 2018

That has allowed the company to launch in many markets, build amazing applications, design future versions of the scooter and monetize while many companies are still just drawing up their go-to-market plans. I am in New York today and several people asked me how Bird actually works. “Do Brand matters. How do they make money?

San Francisco 256

San Francisco Valuation Technical Review Los Angeles 256

crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

Despite repeated efforts, only a few cities outside the Valley (New York and Boston) have historically had the critical mix of VC funding, network, and talent to fuel vibrant startup centers. Boulder’s entrepreneurial system is bolstered by a number of local venture capital firms, including Foundry Group. Las Vegas, NV.

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United States Las Vegas San Francisco Denver 113

Steve Blank

APRIL 14, 2013

However, there’s a growing belief that the “design preferences” of Chinese consumers are just bad design. TenCents WeChat , (designed for an international market) is the first incredibly popular app in China to dramatically raise the bar for what a good user interface and user experience looks and feels like.

China 323

China Silicon Valley Non-Compete Intellectual Property 323

SoCal CTO

JUNE 9, 2010

Draw Your Ideas - A VC : Venture Capital and Technology , May 16, 2010 I saw Jack Dorsey give this talk at The 99% Conference last month. The Yin and Yang of Product and Engineering - A VC : Venture Capital and Technology , May 22, 2010 For a tech company, product and engineering are the heart and soul of the business.

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Fractional CTO Startup Venture Capital Cofounder 248

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

Recently I wrote a post arguing to make the definition of a Startup more inclusive than that to which Silicon Valley, fueled by Venture Capital return profiles, would sometimes like to attach to the word. It’s a very smartly designed debenture program. There are two reasons you need local capital. Maker Studios.

Community 378

Community San Diego Silicon Valley Los Angeles 378

mashable.com

OCTOBER 16, 2010

Contact Us Submit News Contact Us Write for Us Spark of Genius Series Mashable | The Social Media Guide Business Mashable on Facebook Join Us! The venture capital industry is facing real competition for the first time in decades. That’s no longer true, thanks to a new class of investors known as the super angels.

Angel Investor 84

Angel Investor Venture Capital Social Media Technical Review 84

Steve Blank

APRIL 14, 2013

However, there’s a growing belief that the “design preferences” of Chinese consumers are just bad design. TenCents WeChat , (designed for an international market) is the first incredibly popular app in China to dramatically raise the bar for what a good user interface and user experience looks and feels like.

China 215

China Silicon Valley Non-Compete Intellectual Property 215

Steve Blank

JULY 7, 2015

My guests on Bay Area Ventures on Wharton Business Radio on Sirius XM Channel 111 were: Eric Ries , entrepreneur and author of the New York Times bestseller, The Lean Startup. At the same time, the jerky manufacturer they had designed their first flavors with decided to make their own jerky. It put us on the map.”.

Lean 120

Lean Technical Cofounder Silicon Valley Channel 120

mashable.com

OCTOBER 16, 2010

Contact Us Submit News Contact Us Write for Us Spark of Genius Series Mashable | The Social Media Guide Business Mashable on Facebook Join Us! The venture capital industry is facing real competition for the first time in decades. That’s no longer true, thanks to a new class of investors known as the super angels.

Angel Investor 83

Angel Investor Venture Capital Social Media Technical Review 83

Version One Ventures

JULY 31, 2018

I often joke that I have gone through the Wertz School of Venture Capital ??. We’re hiring an associate for a two- to three-year role where he/she will learn about the business of venture capital and get the opportunity to work with some really interesting startups. And I am so grateful for this.

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Hiring San Francisco Advisory Board Due Diligence 166

Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

I was in New York last week with my class at Columbia University and several events made me realize that the Customer Development model needs to better describe its fit with web-based businesses. Luckily Eric Ries was spending a few days in New York, so we sat down in the middle of Times Square and hashed this out.

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Customer Development Web Developer Customer 219

This is going to be BIG.

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

They began by selling only vintage and expanded to sell vintage-inspired pieces by indie designers, but Modcloth still launches one new true vintage item each day. Tags: First Round Capital Venture Capital & Technology nextNY. " "Hit it."

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Part-Time VPE CTO Hire Engineer Sales 92

David Teten

MARCH 24, 2011

Adam was one of our star students from the first class in New York, when Profitably was just Adam, a Powerpoint, and a really amazing domain name. Adam Neary wrote an unusually open post about his experience raising $1.1m for Profitably , a provider of small business analytics. Disclosure: I’m a Mentor for Founder Institute.

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New York Warrant Angel Groups Architecture 122

Austin Startup

MARCH 15, 2021

While the Texas weather is preferable to New York City and the cost of living preferable to San Francisco, there are many more reasons that entrepreneurs are flocking to Texas. Thousands of entrepreneurs, programmers and designers gather day and night, in-person and online for meetups, classes and coworking.

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Accredited Investor Texas San Antonio San Francisco 106

www.usatoday.com

JULY 16, 2012

The nation is in a sharing mood — and start-ups are capitalizing on it. By Todd Plitt, USA TODAY Neville Clubwala, a Taskrabbit worker in New York City, delivers cupcakes from Butter Lane bakery and champagne, to a recipient who received a promotion. Share your sewing machine at Zilok or trade it for an iPod at Swap.com.

San Francisco 105

San Francisco Technical Review Zimbabwe New York City 105

This is going to be BIG.

JANUARY 31, 2010

RSVP: [link] Tuesday, February 2nd 9AM Crowdsourcery Potions 101: Why Some Marketing Potions Fail and Others Thrive, Hosted By JWT Some have predicted that crowdsourcing is the future of the marketing, advertising and industrial design industry. RSVP: [link] 6:30PM Designing Social Websites What is a social website?

New York 61

New York Community Social Media New York City 61

This is going to be BIG.

DECEMBER 19, 2011

I have no doubt that any new school dedicated to engineering will be a good thing in New York City--one that I will fully support. At the same time, Cornell got an anonymous $350 million donation to move forward with it's proposal--and rumor has it that the Mayor will announce Cornell's victory as soon as today.

New York City 131

New York City New York Engineer Community 131

David Teten

AUGUST 19, 2019

I’ve been a traditional equity VC for 8 years, and I’m now researching new business models in venture capital. RBI normally requires founders to pay back their investors with a fixed percentage of revenue until they have finished providing the investor with a fixed return on capital, which they agree upon in advance.

Revenue 60

Revenue Technical Review Software Review Equity 60

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

Check out his website if you live in or are visiting New York! He grew up in Connecticut attended Yale undergrad and worked for IBM after graduation doing M&A, strategy and venture capital. A huge shout out to Ricky Wong of NYCSteals for helping me with the write-up.

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Connecticut Cofounder Silicon Valley Web 286

Steve Blank

JANUARY 20, 2014

Before moving to Bend last year, my career took me from engineering development roles at defense contractors in the 80’s to product management and executive marketing roles in companies like Qualcomm in the 90’s, to the world of venture capital at several firms including Bay Partners, Formative Ventures and Vulcan Ventures.

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Silicon Valley Oregon Lean Venture Capital 312

This is going to be BIG.

MARCH 2, 2016

Venture capital firms, on the other hand, draw people in. One of the reasons why Dumbo became a thing was because David Walentas bought nearly a dozen buildings in the same area--enabling the design of a neighborhood through sweetheart deals with storefront retail. They're a push when it comes to traffic. 5) Don't be an island.

Startup 60

Startup .Net Venture Capital Community 60

Version One Ventures

JUNE 3, 2013

The analyst position is a two- to three-year role where you will learn about what the venture capital business is all about and get the chance to work with some interesting startups. Ideally, prior design or programming experience or work in an investment or internet-related position. appeared first on Version One Ventures.

Hiring 156

Hiring North America Los Angeles Advisory Board 156

This is going to be BIG.

JANUARY 11, 2010

Tuesday, January 12th 6:30PM Agile UX at the Economist (Waitlist only) The Economist online will share their experiences, successes and lessons learned around practicing user-centered design in an Agile development process. Tags: Venture Capital & Technology nextNY. RSVP: [link].

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New York Semantic Agile Venture Capital 60

Cracking the Code

FEBRUARY 27, 2009

We just announced the expansion of our fund and I wanted to share with you the good news! New Capital Earmarked for Global High-Growth Investments LARCHMONT, N.Y., With the additional capital, BVP will target innovative, high-growth companies around the world. 2009 Bessemer Venture Partners. Venture Capital. (3).

Software Review 48

Software Review Partner United States Venture Capital 48

David Teten

AUGUST 6, 2015

My colleague Paul Bianco serves as interim CFO for a number of ff Venture Capital ’s portfolio companies, and has built and reviewed hundreds of financial models. 12) Design for printing. 13) Design for auditability. To help me, I interviewed the two most knowledgeable people I know about financial modeling.

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Balance Sheet Software Review Forecast Acquisition 60

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 25, 2016

Marketing with long payback is precisely what requires venture capital. Storage is what’s known as “highly fragmented,” meaning easier for a new entrant to get traction if it could design a better product / service / experience.

Startup 150

Startup Seed Money DC Software Review 150

Steve Blank

DECEMBER 30, 2014

assess intellectual property and regulatory risk before they design and build. Incubators are designed for teams with an idea. It will have a fabrication space where device startups can build minimum viable products and iterate on their designs while in the facility. identify financing vehicles before you need them.

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San Diego North Carolina Chicago Lean 261