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Which Fundraising Round Should You Skip?

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Most series A’s in B2B require a minimum level of top line revenue and a minimum amount of historical data to prove retention and some sort of repeatable growth engine. There are always exceptions, on both the positive and negative side, and many companies really shouldn’t be raising venture capital at all.

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NextView’s Greatest Hits

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At NextView Ventures we have written many pieces about venture capital — how to raise it, build your business, engage with investors, iterate your product, navigate expanding industries, etc. I’ve Been in Venture Capital for Two Months. VCs sure do love writing. ” (Rob Go). ” (David Beisel).

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The NextView Ventures Manifesto

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As the venture capital industry has evolved, more and more seed investors are passing on traditionally “seed stage” startups because there isn’t enough traction. Belief #1: The best time to invest is early. And by early, we mean pre-traction.

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HBS Entrepreneurs Founded the Most Startup Unicorns of Any MBA Program

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This is likely the case because of Stanford’s positioning in the Bay Area and the access to venture capital that accompanies it. MBA founders without strong engineering backgrounds are more likely to found companies that require less technical expertise. that of GSB). have reached unicorn status.