Genuine VC

MAY 5, 2015

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.

Portfolio 100

Portfolio Startup Boston Seed Stage 100

Genuine VC

JULY 9, 2013

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. And the results were pretty interesting, especially as they clustered with meaningful overlap among companies. .”

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Early Stage Boston Portfolio Silicon Valley 246

Genuine VC

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

After those core skills are developed, however, it’s more advantageous to spend additional classtime developing higher-level softer skillsets which will be used throughout the entrepreneurial process rather than deeper point-solution “hard” expertise which can be hired or learned on-the-job as needed (e.g.

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Cofounder Portfolio Venture Capital Reputation 256

Genuine VC

MAY 1, 2014

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. On the surface, BookBub is an ebook discovery service for consumer readers, featuring acclaimed ebooks in categories matching readers’ interests. Today BookBub is announcing its $3.8M

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Cofounder Syndicate Syndication Social Network 118

Genuine VC

JULY 26, 2010

While traditional VCs sometimes have a love/hate relationship with their syndicate partners (often depending on how well their mutual portfolio companies are performing), it seems as though in the Micro VC arena all of the players speak and act like best friends. What’s the reasoning for all of this chummy behavior?

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Syndicate Syndication Due Diligence Seed Stage 128

Genuine VC

FEBRUARY 9, 2011

Start-ups hire ahead of growth (or at least predicted growth), which translate into a viable company, a healthy work environment, and future internal opportunities. Employee count is the strongest (but not a perfect) proxy for management’s and investors’ outlook on the business.

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Startup Burn Rate Technical Review Down Round 146

Genuine VC

MAY 20, 2013

The caveat here is for later-stage venture investments, the Founder/CEO role is sometimes seen by investors as a hired role which is currently being held by someone who has been there since inception but doesn’t need to persist indefinitely.)

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Venture Capital Cap Table Portfolio Early Stage 244