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Why I Like Our Investment in Triple Lift

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Using real-time image engagement analytics, the company identifies and amplifies brands’ images through initiating paid media and catalyzing earned media. It offers the first marketing platform built for the visual web which takes into account how a brand’s images resonate among consumers.

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Officially Launching NextView Ventures

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At that point, Rob Go, Lee Hower, and I possessed a shared vision and a newly minted name, but were still in the process of forming our approach. And given dynamics in the digital media space, we think that (especially along the Boston to New York corridor) there is a market need for a funding source like ours for early stage entrepreneurs.

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VC Paradox: The Best of Times & Worst of Times (Part I)

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Given the size and scale of the macrobrews of the VC business, it’s increasingly the largest venture capital firms driving all of the fundraising figures quoted in the media. As there has been a flight of LPs to concentration in fewer VC names, the largest firms have been empowered to raise even larger funds as they expand their footprints.

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NextView's New Office View

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Are they funky and hip, as many media investors’ are, parallel to the domain in which they invest? Within a stone's throw are other startups like DataXu and CLOVR Media , as well as entreprenurial coworking spaces like the Bocoup Loft and WorkBar Boston. Entrepreneurs can learn a lot about venture firm by visiting its offices.

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Seven Coming Digital Uber-trends which Are Ripe for Startup Opportunities

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And so I thought it would be good post to highlight what are some very important uber-trends which starting to emerge in the digital media space. To most readers, they likely may seem obvious, but perhaps serve as a reminder what’s likely in store.

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It's Always Sunny on the Web

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Ben Kunz wrote an interesting article in this week’s BusinessWeek, but it wasn’t the controversial and inaptly-named title (“ Why Widgets Don’t Work ”) which caught my attention. Rather, it was his framework for the “history of the web” which did.

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It's Always Sunny on the Web

Genuine VC

Ben Kunz wrote an interesting article in this week’s BusinessWeek, but it wasn’t the controversial and inaptly-named title (“ Why Widgets Don’t Work ”) which caught my attention. Rather, it was his framework for the “history of the web” which did.

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