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How Venture Capital Decision Making Has Changed During the Pandemic

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With the onset of COVID-19, we, along with the broader ecosystem of venture capitalists and entrepreneurs, have been pushed to rapidly adapt, forge connections, and do our jobs remotely. Following initial decision paralysis, many venture capitalists have returned to pace. You can meet more teams and hear more ideas.”.

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Why Is There So Much Turnover In Venture Capital?

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But even at the Partner-level, the amount of transition in Venture Capital is much more than you perhaps would expect… especially in a business which should have a long term orientation with portfolio investment-hold periods and Partnerships lasting more than a decade. So why is there so much turnover in Venture Capital?

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SlideShare: The Atomization of Seed Venture Capital

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Recently, I shared a two-part essay on the atomization of seed venture capital rounds. We hope this helps clarify the current reality we’re seeing, while at the same time, empowering entrepreneurs to continue to think far beyond the seed stage as they grow meaningful companies. .

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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. 7 Common Mistakes Entrepreneurs Make in VC Pitches and How to Fix Them “Different partners in a VC firm are different.

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Are MBA Founders More Diverse?

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of venture capital went to companies with only female founders (Pitchbook, October 2018). 17% of venture capital went to companies with at least one female founder (Crunchbase, January 2019). A note on my methodology: I defined entrepreneurs as self-identifying founders and co-founders using LinkedIn.

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Announcing NextView IV

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. $100M is a meaningful increase from our $50M third fund, though it’s still quite small in the grand scheme of venture, especially amid the recent wave of late stage financings and SPACs. We believe that this fund is the perfect size for us to be the best possible partners to early-stage entrepreneurs today.

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[Checklist for Entrepreneurs] Critical Tasks to Complete After Raising Seed Capital

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Raising venture capital at any stage of company growth requires tremendous effort from entrepreneurs. That drive to focus on helping customers and growing their companies is even more commendable than the ability to raise capital. Click to download your copy of the Post-Seed Checklist for Entrepreneurs.