View from Seed

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

We are currently seeing the most rapid collapse of retail since the Great Recession, due to the internet changing consumer demand and purchasing patterns. The old brands and distribution channels are dead or dying. Most apparel purchases are now in some way influenced by the internet. The Biggest Opportunities in Apparel.

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View from Seed

JANUARY 31, 2024

Is there a means of efficient distribution amidst the noise? Will new, native distribution channels emerge? Internally at NextView, we’ve talked about this wave of innovation wave in the same breath as the internet or the internal combustion engine, or even humanity’s ability to harness to electricity.

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View from Seed

AUGUST 17, 2021

I remember when I first started NextView and I was giving a talk to an audience in Boston about innovative new consumer businesses and internet business models. Some folks in the audience jeered because I was young, inexperienced, and hadn’t been an investor when the internet bubble burst.

IRR 205

IRR Dilution Founder Portfolio 205

View from Seed

AUGUST 17, 2021

I remember when I first started NextView and I was giving a talk to an audience in Boston about innovative new consumer businesses and internet business models. Some folks in the audience jeered because I was young, inexperienced, and hadn’t been an investor when the internet bubble burst.

IRR 156

IRR Dilution Founder Portfolio 156

View from Seed

AUGUST 17, 2021

I remember when I first started NextView and I was giving a talk to an audience in Boston about innovative new consumer businesses and internet business models. Some folks in the audience jeered because I was young, inexperienced, and hadn’t been an investor when the internet bubble burst.

IRR 136

IRR Dilution Founder Portfolio 136

View from Seed

AUGUST 10, 2021

Hologram is a leader in enabling large-scale connectivity of internet of things (IoT) devices, across the globe with 400+ wireless carriers, all through a robust but easy-to-use API. Today Hologram announced their $65M Series B round of funding led by Tiger Global.

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View from Seed

DECEMBER 7, 2017

We’ve shared our thoughts on how the internet and associated digital technologies are creating massive shifts in home , apparel , and other categories. We also believe blockchain will enable novel distributed services that do not presently exist, for lack of a scalable real-time architecture for managing microtransactions.

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