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Do Startup Location Matters Even Matter?

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My partner Rob Go recently took a stroll through the NextView portfolio in a post which only briefly touched upon geography.) First, take the startups in our portfolio based the greater Boston + Cambridge area. View NextView Ventures New York Portfolio Companies in a larger map So what’s the takeaway here?

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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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Excited to Co-Found a New Micro VC Firm

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I am excited to remain on the Board of Directors for Venrock’s portfolio company BlogHer. I believe that the company is dramatically changing the face of women’s-focused media with an authentic & powerful community of bloggers, and I am happy to continue to be a part of that endeavor as it grows.

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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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Officially Launching NextView Ventures

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Today we are officially launching our firm , NextView Ventures, announcing our first nine portfolio company investments , and recognizing the additional people who are working with us. Now six months later, we’re ready to lift the covers on what we’re doing (although there have been a few previews ).

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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. In fact, according to the NVCA report, “the top five funds accounted for nearly 80 percent of total fundraising.”

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Beer Kegs and the Future of Venture Capital: What It Means for Entrepreneurs

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While social media has brought greater transparency to many aspects of the VC business, it’s still a relationship-driven and moderately opaque industry. They’ll certainly know the ecosystem and be able to share learnings and network across the portfolio. Local brewers = geography matters.