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Introducing the NextView Talent Exchange: Connecting Top Talent to Startups

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At NextView Ventures, we’re hyper-focused on the seed stage, and since starting the firm, we’ve heard repeatedly and consistently from founders that a primary challenge they face during that stage is hiring. And their feedback isn’t about hiring in general, nor is about hiring senior executives. We could be doing more.

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Getting Back the Band Together for NextView’s Investment in BookBub

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On the surface, BookBub is an ebook discovery service for consumer readers, featuring acclaimed ebooks in categories matching readers’ interests. They have relationships with over 3,000 publisher and author partners, including all of the Big Five publishers and hundreds of small-to-midsize presses. Today BookBub is announcing its $3.8M

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To Leave or Not to Leave as Your Startup Grows

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No one has ever been promoted onto the management team, only hired in from outside. Given the dynamics I mentioned, tenure at a startup should match an individual’s interests/skills, but also synch with financial/career milestones. We’ve been running at 20-30% attrition over the last 9 months.

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