Genuine VC

MARCH 4, 2013

Using real-time image engagement analytics, the company identifies and amplifies brands’ images through initiating paid media and catalyzing earned media. With all of our seed stage investments here at NextView, we both look at the market opportunity as well as the team behind the startup.

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Genuine VC

JULY 23, 2007

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. The digitalization of transportation experience.

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Genuine VC

MAY 1, 2014

Just about fifteen years ago, Josh Schanker and I, along with our co-founders Elliot Shmukler and Tammy O’Neil Bolduc started Sombasa Media together. Our company offered a series of consumer-facing properties, including our flagship property BargainDog, which was an early e-commerce daily deals email newsletter. Back in those Web 1.0

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Genuine VC

MAY 18, 2011

Given the unique and original service, it’s no surprise that TurningArt has been featured in dozens of media outlets in the past few months like NPR , CBS News , and the Boston Globe. Of course, like any startup there is quite a bit of work to be done. The TurningArt site has a great video explaining how it all works.

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Genuine VC

JUNE 22, 2011

In the past couple years, I’ve written a couple blog posts explaining how startup offices are like faces , which can basically be summed up in an excerpt paragraph – “they [startup offices] communicate what is going on in the inside. Just as all startups are different, their offices should be different as well.

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Genuine VC

JANUARY 7, 2010

This startup had a little technology called AdSense which allowed for the presentation of contextually relevant ads on a set of distributed publisher sites. Back in 2003 Google acquired Applied Semantics for just over $100M.

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Genuine VC

APRIL 30, 2008

After the crash at the end of the last decade, web startups clamped down to focus on their core value proposition and were forced out of necessity for survival to hone their revenue models. Now the new plan for distribution is facilitation through low-cost viral strategies via Facebook and other social media.

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Genuine VC

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

But the other archetype is a thirty-something entrepreneur who, taking his experience seeing the playbook of success at larger growing startups or even “established” companies, utilizes that domain and functional expertise as unique insight into founding a company. My own personal story fits in with this narrative.

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Genuine VC

APRIL 30, 2008

After the crash at the end of the last decade, web startups clamped down to focus on their core value proposition and were forced out of necessity for survival to hone their revenue models. Now the new plan for distribution is facilitation through low-cost viral strategies via Facebook and other social media.

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Genuine VC

JANUARY 7, 2010

This startup had a little technology called AdSense which allowed for the presentation of contextually relevant ads on a set of distributed publisher sites. Back in 2003 Google acquired Applied Semantics for just over $100M.

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Genuine VC

JANUARY 17, 2011

” First and foremost, we are dedicated seed-stage investors focused on investments in internet-enabled startups. 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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Genuine VC

JULY 22, 2012

invested in startups during the second quarter of 2012 (the highest in a decade!) 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. It must be the best of times for the industry with $8.1B

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Genuine VC

JANUARY 15, 2010

Every couple months, 700-1000 web & mobile entrepreneurs, techies, startup junkies, and investors gather for one big meetup of the community. And of course social media has helped spread the word, from the nearly two thousand Twitter followers ( @webinno ) to all of the blog posts attendees write as follow up. The details matter.

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Genuine VC

AUGUST 10, 2007

About two weeks ago, I posted about seven coming digital uber-trends which are ripe for startup opportunity. From my perspective, it’s worth exploring the role of digital media in this movement. Coincidentally, it’s one area where I’ve been spending quite a bit of time recently.

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Genuine VC

OCTOBER 3, 2007

universal & blended vertical search was a hot topic at the Search Engine Strategies conference in San Jose last month), but I have heard a lot less buzz about it in startup circles. Startups and other fast-movers have a unique opportunity to participate in that shift beyond just text links.

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Genuine VC

JANUARY 15, 2010

Every couple months, 700-1000 web & mobile entrepreneurs, techies, startup junkies, and investors gather for one big meetup of the community. And of course social media has helped spread the word, from the nearly two thousand Twitter followers ( @webinno ) to all of the blog posts attendees write as follow up. The details matter.

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Genuine VC

MARCH 3, 2008

While the shift towards doing has been already well-underway for some time, I think the construct of understanding people’s mindset as they’re using the web, and how it is changing, is useful in discerning where it’s going and where the pockets of innovation (and corresponding startup opportunity) will be.

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Genuine VC

MARCH 3, 2008

While the shift towards doing has been already well-underway for some time, I think the construct of understanding people’s mindset as they’re using the web, and how it is changing, is useful in discerning where it’s going and where the pockets of innovation (and corresponding startup opportunity) will be.

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Web Widget Philadelphia Social Network 100