View from Seed

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Through all of this, what has been obvious is her hunger to serve founders and desire to work with entrepreneurs to bring about the kind of world changing impact we seek to be a part of at NextView. We have a model that allows us to be very flexible in how we engage with founders and co-investors.

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View from Seed

MAY 11, 2016

Investors love the idea of backing second-time founders, especially if they have had success in their last company. etc… In addition, first-time founders I speak to often talk about how much they have learned and how they resolve to do things differently and better the next time. Is there a sophomore slump to avoid?

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Agile VC

FEBRUARY 10, 2015

As the holiday season is behind us and 2015 is firmly underway, we wanted to take a moment to both announce and celebrate the collection of top entrepreneurs who have agreed to return as our Entrepreneur Advisors. to continue their prior commitments to NextView-backed startups and entrepreneurs. But we also believe in the ?”?keiretsu?”?

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David Teten

JULY 25, 2017

As I’ve worked to build out HOF Capital ’s portfolio acceleration platform , the #1 question I think about is: how do we scalably support our companies? Many VCs offer (or strive to offer) a bundle of levers and support structures to help their portfolio companies. We have lower AUM, therefore lower management fees.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 28, 2021

Entrepreneurs who require funding for their startup have long counted on self-accredited high net worth individuals (“angels”) to fill their needs, after friends and family, and before they qualify for institutional investments (“VCs”). Rose, according to his classic book, “ Angel Investing.” What ends up, usually went down first.

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Feld Thoughts

MARCH 24, 2017

Foundry Group is best known for our investments in startups, but our vehicle currently investing in other venture funds, Foundry Group Next, is off to what we believe to be a great start and I wanted to share an update about it by talking about our new investment in a fund managed by Founder Collective.

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View from Seed

APRIL 27, 2020

We can stay busy by expending time and effort supporting the existing portfolio, which is the right thing to do and a good use of time. Founders do not have this luxury. Founders do not have this luxury. Most founders are going through hell right now, and that is not going away any time soon. Wait and see.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 9, 2018

This is a very common scenario when entrepreneurs pitch VCs and frankly is a very common scenario when VCs try to raise money from LPs. I left the meeting and had to attend a 3-hour board meeting where two founders have been fighting and each want the other one fired. What do I do now? Some were interesting, some weren’t. I remember.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 7, 2020

by Wayne Titus, author of “ The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Financial Well-Being “ Entrepreneurs and small business leaders are trying to figure out how to navigate COVID-19, from how to apply for loans and assistance to FMLA regulations. How can entrepreneurs work their plan and consult their advisers for assistance?

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View from Seed

JANUARY 27, 2021

You will also spearhead internal initiatives to help support the success of our 100+ exciting existing portfolio companies. Activities will include but not limit to: Planning and producing small- and large-scale events with entrepreneurs and high-level technology executives. A Final Note.

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VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

I touched on this in my post “ Founder Investor Fit “ Passing the initial filtering process. Most of these can sound like common sense, but you’d be surprised how many founders skip this initial research. Any entrepreneur, especially if it’s my criteria, should be able to reach me.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 26, 2013

VCs are finding that they don’t need the “large” funds of $100M to $500M to support a portfolio, if they focus on early-stage startups. This means smaller amounts given to more entrepreneurs who get a chance to prove that they can build great businesses. entrepreneur startup super-Angels David S. Marty Zwilling.

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This is going to be BIG.

APRIL 14, 2014

So, clearly, I''m making some kind of a portfolio-wide bet there, right? The funny thing about stats is that you can basically come up with a stat to justify any argument or position--and the whole female founders in tech conversation has a ton of numbers that people put out there as various types of proof and justification, or blame.

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Up and Running

AUGUST 12, 2014

A few weeks ago I spoke with Boris Wertz, founder of JustBooks, COO of AbeBooks and founding-partner of Version One Ventures. In ” At present, Version One Ventures portfolio includes startups from all over the United States and Canada. Version One Ventures does not look at founders in a gender specific light.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 30, 2015

Aspiring entrepreneurs often ask me what to do first when starting a business. A popular approach these days seems to be for founders to regale investors early with a pitch touting the newest “million-dollar idea.” Instead, entrepreneurs need to focus first on execution disciplines and timing.

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The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Arif Bhalwani is the co-founder and CEO of Third Eye Capital (TEC) in Toronto, Canada. As the CEO of one of Canada’s largest private credit firms, can you describe the basics of private credit and its increasing importance to budding entrepreneurs? The firm has made more than $4.5 The firm has made more than $4.5

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Feld Thoughts

MAY 8, 2023

Startup Snapshot, a data-sharing platform for the entrepreneurial ecosystem, recently released its latest report, The Untold Toll: The Impact of stress on the well-being of startup founders and CEOs. The startup grind takes a major toll on a founder’s mental health. Only 23% of founders report going to a psychologist or coach.

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Feld Thoughts

AUGUST 25, 2020

Several people pointed me at Hadiyah Mujhid , the Founder and CEO of HBCUvc. HBCUvc is seeking to expand its VC Lab and Fund program that invests in Black, Indigenous, and Latinx entrepreneurs building technology companies. We talked a few times and I offered to support HBCUvc in any way that she wanted.

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VC Cafe

MARCH 1, 2024

Most startups equate the process of fundraising to dating – founders have to typically kiss a lot of frogs until the find the right fit. Bitcoin Allocation – Growing the role of bitcoin in investment portfolios. AI – tax planning or wealth management augmented and in some cases replaced with AI. trillion by 2030.

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The Startup Magazine

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Each engagement is personally undertaken by their founder and principal, Mitul. They also partner with growth, private equity, and venture capital funds to help their B2B technology portfolio businesses improve their leadership, strategy and execution, and address revenue challenges across their portfolio.

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View from Seed

JANUARY 5, 2016

At the beginning, a startup team is typically just a couple of co-founders. What we suggest at this juncture is that founders get acclimated to the tactics of scaling beyond the founding team. What to Address During Genesis Team Building: How do we divide and conquer responsibilities as co-founders? Below, I take a look at each.

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View from Seed

JANUARY 15, 2020

This made me think a bit about what it’s like to be “a pro” as an entrepreneur and as a venture capitalist. Are present with founders. Read materials ahead of a meeting, particularly with portfolio companies. Don’t’ share private information or gossip about founders and companies. Don’t ghost. Play a multi-turn game.

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The Startup Magazine

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

As part of The Startup Magazine Founders Interview Series , we interviewed Luisa Mendoza and Tim Carter—CEO and COO of UKONIK —a true startup that began early this year. This pivot gave us an opportunity to diversify our portfolio and create a diversified empire. TSM: What is the most important thing you tell other startup founders?

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Version One Ventures

MAY 3, 2023

I just returned from a weeklong trip to India, having spent a few days each in Delhi and Bangalore to meet with local entrepreneurs and investors. And I had more than 20 1:1 meetings with founders, angels, emerging fund managers and institutional VC funds. group pic from meet-up w/ Delhi founders

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Version One Ventures

JULY 21, 2020

Backing the next generation of mission-driven founders”. But ultimately, as our interests change, the one constant has been the founder. No matter the vertical, geography, business model, macro or micro trends, entrepreneurs form the nucleus of a generational company. You’ll note the description “mission-driven founders.”

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The Startup Magazine

NOVEMBER 5, 2022

By Roei Samuel, Founder and CEO at Connectd. Much like a train journey has multiple stops where passengers get on and off at different stations, startup founders and startup investors are largely on the same track, just at different stops along the way. And there are clear reasons for this beyond mere experience in growing a company.

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Hearpreneur

MAY 28, 2019

Marcelo Ricigliano is the co-founder of 4Geeks Academy , a Miami based coding academy with campuses in USA, Chile and Venezuela. Ricigliano is a stubborn entrepreneur who doggedly pursues the “why” behind every thought. Any advice you would give to entrepreneurs and business owners? towards finding a new job in the field.

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Version One Ventures

DECEMBER 18, 2014

And similar to before, they join our portfolio that is dominated by SaaS (i.e. Our other portfolio companies have also done well growing their businesses, enabling 11 of them to raise new rounds. We participated in these follow-on deals to further support our founders. Front Desk , Top Hat ), marketplaces (i.e. Figure 1 ).

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Austin Startup

AUGUST 2, 2018

It’s been 6 month since my co-founder and I started Reset ?—?a In July I spoke on a panel at 3 Day Startup Global Roundup, an opportunity that sprung out of a connection in a Female Founders Facebook Group. In that spirit, I want to share some of my top resources for female entrepreneurs in Austin?—?the

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Version One Ventures

SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

The program’s coaches are successful entrepreneurs with years of experience in building and scaling technology-oriented companies. These are founders like Ted Livingston (Kik), Michael Serbinis (Kobo), Geordie Rose ( DWave ), or Daniel Debow (Rypple). CDL has also turned into one of the most important feeder programs for Y Combinator.

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Austin Startup

DECEMBER 17, 2020

End of Year Update After officially announcing Breyer Capital Austin earlier this year after two years of active planning and due diligence, I received a humbling number of gracious emails and messages from Austin-based leaders, entrepreneurs, executives, and investors. Richard was previously the Chief Scientist at Salesforce.

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Duct Tape Marketing

OCTOBER 28, 2021

How Small Business Owners And Entrepreneurs Can Succeed written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. He’s also the author of Small Business Revolution: How Owners and Entrepreneurs Can Succeed. 14:01] Most entrepreneurs are really not born leaders, they’re visionaries. Great to be with you.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 3, 2024

In the last few days of 2023, we asked a few entrepreneurs and businesses what their biggest business accomplishments were. 7- Starting as a founder Photo Credit: Daniel Espada In 2023 , I launched Geardventure as a full-time engineer and first-time founder. 2023 may have been a bad year for some; to others, it was a great one.

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Genuine VC

JULY 9, 2013

Recently, we surveyed our Boston-based NextView portfolio Founder/CEOs asking them about which service provider firms they’ve been using. Plus, my partners and I saw entrepreneurs repeatedly starting from square-one each time, which just didn’t seem efficient if we could help in some small way.

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View from Seed

JUNE 16, 2015

Extraordinary companies can’t be built without extraordinary entrepreneurs , especially at the earliest stages. I’d argue that successful founders must actually possess a superpower to make the nearly impossible task of getting a startup off the ground become a reality. Just like missiles, some entrepreneurs follow heat.

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The Equity Kicker

DECEMBER 5, 2013

As I’ve written before here at Forward Partners we work with entrepreneurs to help them launch and scale their companies in two different ways. Right now we’re looking to invest in up to two amazing new entrepreneurs or founding teams at that true startup stage.

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Up and Running

MAY 10, 2012

But sometimes circumstances align and a budding entrepreneur just knows that the time is right to make the leap. “I realized that nonprofits were struggling with fund raising due to the economic downturn, and they needed a more diversified portfolio for their fundraising. Ben Lamson and Sulaiman Sanni, WeDidIt cofounders.

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