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A Special Web Innovators Group Next Monday – Mobile Growth Masters

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Mobile is changing the world. Not just in our “mobile-first” companies, but all of them. However, the consistent challenge which we’re observing in the mobile ecosystem is acquiring customer distribution. However, the consistent challenge which we’re observing in the mobile ecosystem is acquiring customer distribution.

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Boston’s WebInno Is Now BIG

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Back in June, the local Boston tech community together celebrated the ten year anniversary of the Web Innovators Group, affectionately known as “WebInno.” Plus, tech has moved on from the Web 2.0 era to a mobile-first one, and soon beyond even that. Yes, WebInno is becoming BIG.

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The Market Is Hot for Code Climate, NextView’s Newest Investment

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Chad is the CEO of thoughtbot, a consulting firm that makes web + mobile apps for early-stage startups. When Chad Pytel introduced me to Bryan Helmkamp , CEO/Co-founder of Code Climate , I knew that I had to pay attention.

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Searching for the Kinect Killer App

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We at NextView have been thinking about and looking for investments in seed-stage startups which leverage the megatrend of transitioning computing away from a standard fixed-web PC world. Of course that includes “mobile-first” applications and companies which ride the adoption of tablet devices (more on those in upcoming posts).

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Searching for the Kinect Killer App

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We at NextView have been thinking about and looking for investments in seed-stage startups which leverage the megatrend of transitioning computing away from a standard fixed-web PC world. Of course that includes “mobile-first” applications and companies which ride the adoption of tablet devices (more on those in upcoming posts).

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Our Investment in tapCommerce is the Real Deal

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It isn’t a secret that there is a huge platform shift underway as consumers transition from the desktop web to mobile + tablet devices. Mobile is literally eating the world. native app vs. mobile web) which weren’t issues on the previous generation’s platform. lack of cookies) and unique decision tradeoffs (e.g.

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Seven Lessons I've Learned Organizing Events

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For the past five years, I’ve been organizing a regular event here in Boston called the Web Innovators Group (aka “WebInno”). Every couple months, 700-1000 web & mobile entrepreneurs, techies, startup junkies, and investors gather for one big meetup of the community. The web is your friend.