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NextView’s Greatest Hits

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7 Common Mistakes Entrepreneurs Make in VC Pitches and How to Fix Them “Different partners in a VC firm are different. Magic Graph: How Much Seed Capital Should You Raise? Hiring Your Team. ” (Lee Hower). ” (David Beisel). ” (Lee Hower). ” (David Beisel). ” (David Beisel).

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How DogVacay Literally Saved my Thanksgiving

Both Sides of the Table

He wanted to work in venture capital and I was new to the industry and in no position to hire anybody. A few years later I was in the position to hire but Aaron was way more senior than our entry-level positions. But we continued to meet over the years and swap experiences.

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I Stared at Startup Pitch Decks for 3 Straight Weeks – Here’s What I Learned

View from Seed

A few weeks ago, we launched two startup pitch deck templates for raising seed capital — part of NextView’s platform of exclusive startup resources. Many of the decks sent to me by the NextView partners were originally shared in PowerPoint. 2: Type-A People Try to Cram Too Much Information onto Every Slide.

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Two Clean Energy Incubators Launched in Texas

Austin Startup

This program provides the seed capital to do so. Funding from this program is intended primarily to cover personnel and some travel costs, in particular hiring a leader of the clean energy incubator. ATI and SECO encourage applicants to partner with their local utilities and/or local energy industry as part of this program.

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Repeat Founders and the Risk of a False Positive

View from Seed

A number of blog posts recently have mentioned this, but we seem to be experiencing a rise in repeat founders starting new businesses and raising seed capital. Their early hires are probably much stronger too, which allows for better execution as well. Third, repeat founders are likely to execute at a much higher level early on.

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Timing: When to raise seed funding.

Scalable Startup

Raising seed capital is a tricky business. Most are making major mistakes in their approach when seeking capital. High growth startup companies need seed money to get things going. They need the money to rent offices, hire staff, and establish their initial presence (website, incorporation, marketing).

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Exploring the NextView Platform? Start Here

View from Seed

We’ll need your contributions and your knowledge around categories like Product & Design , Marketing & Growth , Hiring & Talent , Fundraising , and more. – Pitch Decks (two styles + walk-throughs from the partners). – Board Decks (two styles + walk-throughs from the partners). – NextView blog.