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Boston’s WebInno Is Now BIG

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In one sense, I felt it was important for the name to both move beyond a narrow view of “web” tech while also invoking something large or grand to match the end-goal of any audacious, innovative, entrepreneurial endeavor. Yes, WebInno is becoming BIG. Soon we’ll begin to add new features to the gatherings’ format as well.

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Do Startup Location Matters Even Matter?

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About a year ago, I wrote a post about how office space is the face of a startup – it communicates both an outward message and provides insight into what’s going on underneath, as the physical environment in which startup employees work inevitably match the company’s story and culture.

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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.

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Start Your Marketplace Engines

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In either case, there’s continually a challenge in matching the right levels on both sides so that there is a stable enough balance for a service to grow. Typically, there are factors (sometime external) which “switch on” the supply side so that a rush or influx occurs spurring quick and meaningful growth.

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To Leave or Not to Leave as Your Startup Grows

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Given the dynamics I mentioned, tenure at a startup should match an individual’s interests/skills, but also synch with financial/career milestones. As an early employee with the company taking off, staying through to an exit will be rewarding both financially and also from a leveraging career trajectory.

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Introducing the NextView Talent Exchange: Connecting Top Talent to Startups

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When we thought there may be a match, my partners and I would introduce someone who we knew was looking for a new job straight to a portfolio company. And we know many top individuals exist outside a circle even that wide. But to date, only on an ad hoc basis over the past few years could we connect them to our portfolio.

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How to Evaluate Firms for a Seed VC Syndicate

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There are different “right” attributes for a startup’s round depending on the situation, and then those characteristics can be assembled by selection one firm which most closely matches or by aggregating a series of participants which bring a couple of those attributes to the table.

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