View from Seed

MAY 14, 2015

So, when should a seed-stage founder — who, let’s face it, isn’t launching a business because they’re pumped to find corporate real estate — actually start looking for a legitimate office? Who has a good reputation? The post Accidental VC: When, Exactly, Should Seed-Stage Startups Look for Office Space?

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View from Seed

JANUARY 13, 2015

“As a seed-stage investor, should you pay up for team or traction?” So, if you are going to pay up as a seed-stage investor, pay up for team. Great teams fail to build a product and get early distribution all the time. It’s something I’ve been thinking a lot about recently.

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Mucker Lab

AUGUST 27, 2014

My partner Erik Rannala has had a similar experience, having worked as a VC at Harrison Metal before moving down to LA to co-found our seed stage venture firm. In Los Angeles, that network has yet to become as efficient, and the reputational transparency of investors has yet to be cemented.

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Los Angeles Southern California Silicon Valley Technical Review 138

Rob Go

JULY 17, 2014

NextView Ventures II is $40M, twice the size of our first fund, and we continue to be exclusively focused on seed-stage companies pursuing internet-enabled innovation. For a seed stage venture capital firm, product/market fit comes down to two questions. 1) How is the portfolio performing?

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The Next Web

NOVEMBER 20, 2013

which will help with recruiting employees, finding the best partners, fast-tracking distribution in key countries, and landing marquee customers. They have a notorious reputation for copying ideas of others and creating their own versions, and this even applies to companies they have invested in.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 6, 2011

I still think it’s best to take money from Dave when you’re also partnered with a more focused, hands-on seed-stage VC who brings different things to the table – like more ability to write larger checks in a downturn (for one) or solving a deep crisis that involves super hands-on involvement.

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David Teten

JUNE 7, 2011

Our session looks at the rise of socially enabled platforms that blend commerce with community, where reputations trump credit ratings, and where hyper-distributed service businesses outgrow traditional monolithic suppliers.

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