Genuine VC

MARCH 24, 2014

Generate Real Revenue. For B2B startups especially, revenue is the best signal of product-market fit. We’ve seen that exceeding a $1M revenue run-rate – however (liberally) defined – seems to be a magic threshold to attract serious Series A attention.

Seed Capital 212

Seed Capital Metrics Cofounder Revenue 212

Genuine VC

MAY 29, 2014

It seems as though it’s been talked about ad nauseum in the blogosphere, but we see first-hand as entrepreneurs we’re investing in at NextView Ventures work through building their seed round syndicates, it really is a tough issue. more likely to succeed) entrepreneurs having the opportunity to take a larger VC’s capital at the seed round.

Syndicate 166

Syndicate Syndication Seed Stage Valuation 166

Genuine VC

APRIL 30, 2008

After the crash at the end of the last decade, web startups clamped down to focus on their core value proposition and were forced out of necessity for survival to hone their revenue models. The stories of tremendous growth in adoption with the promise of revenue later on has been enough to excite both entrepreneurs alike.

Distribution 103

Distribution Widget Viral Social Media 103

Genuine VC

APRIL 30, 2008

After the crash at the end of the last decade, web startups clamped down to focus on their core value proposition and were forced out of necessity for survival to hone their revenue models. The stories of tremendous growth in adoption with the promise of revenue later on has been enough to excite both entrepreneurs alike.

Distribution 100

Distribution Widget Viral Social Media 100

Genuine VC

JANUARY 3, 2013

Given the ability to plug into (often self-service) monetization platforms and/or employ freemium models which weren’t available or de rigueur five years ago, seed stage companies are able to transform into seed stage businesses (with real revenue!) to become not just ramen-profitable, but sustainably profitable.

Seed Stage 166

Seed Stage Venture Capital Audience New York 166

Genuine VC

JANUARY 29, 2008

The CEO Rousseau Aurelien is a serial entrepreneur and former eBay PowerSeller. And the CTO James McElhiney is also a seasoned entrepreneur (cofounder of Boston Compliance Systems, which he later sold to Thomson Financial), bringing over 20 years of large-scale development expertise to the company. Today’s announcement of a $4.4M

Technical Cofounder 101

Technical Cofounder Cofounder Angel Investor 101

Genuine VC

JANUARY 29, 2008

The CEO Rousseau Aurelien is a serial entrepreneur and former eBay PowerSeller. And the CTO James McElhiney is also a seasoned entrepreneur (cofounder of Boston Compliance Systems, which he later sold to Thomson Financial), bringing over 20 years of large-scale development expertise to the company. Today’s announcement of a $4.4M

Technical Cofounder 100

Technical Cofounder Cofounder Angel Investor 100