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The Startup Offsite

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When was the last time all of your startup’s management team came together to take a step back from day-to-day minutiae and think big picture? I’ve seen many portfolio companies hold offsites of various sizes and shapes (in terms of people involved & structure), all tailored to the unique situation of their company.

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A Choir of Angel Investors Sing Different Parts

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PROs of taking his angel money are the feeder system to venture financing of the next round and the vast network of portfolio CEOs which can be tapped into for connections and help. CONS of an investment from a Super Angel include potential lack of “value add” because his time is spread so thin amongst many portfolio companies.

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Our Newest NextView Team-Member: Jay Acunzo

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Jay joins us from HubSpot, where he was a senior manager on the marketing team, specifically leading the blog and content strategy. This is a major step forward for NextView as we continue to focus on helping our existing portfolio, as well as proactively contribute to the larger Boston (and New York) entrepreneurial community.

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Seed Stage Firms are Dead, Long Live Micro VCs

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Portfolio construction favors early-round capital allocation vs. company life-cycle allocation. Initial investment in a company is among the first non-founder capital raised. The firm is solely focused on capital efficient business sectors, most frequently but certainly not always internet-enabled companies.

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Director of Platform & Community

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We are looking for a passionate, outgoing, and talented individual embedded within the local Boston entrepreneurial community to facilitate information sharing between NextView portfolio companies, spearhead community-building & outreach efforts, and help promote our firm. Exceptionally high attention to detail.

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Start Your Marketplace Engines

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At NextView Ventures, we have a number of companies in our portfolio which are “marketplace” businesses, where buyers and sellers meet to exchange a good or service. And along the way we’ve met with or observed a larger number of seed-stage startups attempting to start them.

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A Choir of Angel Investors Sing Different Parts

Genuine VC

PROs of taking his angel money are the feeder system to venture financing of the next round and the vast network of portfolio CEOs which can be tapped into for connections and help. CONS of an investment from a Super Angel include potential lack of “value add” because his time is spread so thin amongst many portfolio companies.