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JANUARY 27, 2021

We are looking to bring on board a versatile new team member to support the varied internal operations of the firm as well as collaborate with the partners on our external programs and communications with the broader entrepreneurial community.

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Operations Hiring Seed Stage Software Review 227

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MAY 24, 2021

You will spend the rest of your time working alongside the partners throughout the investment process – analyzing investment opportunities, assisting in market research and diligence, and post-investment portfolio support. However, you will serve as a co-pilot on deals with all four partners, across the geographies we cover.

Technical Review 120

Technical Review Software Review Seed Stage Cofounder 120

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AUGUST 17, 2021

It’s by far the longest time I’ve spent working on any one thing, and I feel very blessed to have been able to work with my partners, colleagues, founders, and collaborators. My partners will tell you that I am an incredibly impatient person. You want someone who will challenge you and be an intellectual sparring partner.

IRR 205

IRR Dilution Founder Portfolio 205

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FEBRUARY 9, 2022

You will spend the rest of your time working alongside the partners throughout the investment process – analyzing investment opportunities, assisting in market research and diligence, and post-investment portfolio support.

Technical Review 156

Technical Review North America Seed Stage Bandwidth 156

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MAY 12, 2015

Yet once the right firms are identified, I believe that the tougher challenge is to determine which partner at these firms to approach. Most firms have anywhere from a couple to up to a dozen or more partners listed on their websites. Sometimes it’s as simple as going to the partner who is “easiest” to get to.

Partner 120

Partner Term Sheet Reputation Deal Flow 120

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AUGUST 17, 2021

It’s by far the longest time I’ve spent working on any one thing, and I feel very blessed to have been able to work with my partners, colleagues, founders, and collaborators. My partners will tell you that I am an incredibly impatient person. You want someone who will challenge you and be an intellectual sparring partner.

IRR 156

IRR Dilution Founder Portfolio 156

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AUGUST 17, 2021

It’s by far the longest time I’ve spent working on any one thing, and I feel very blessed to have been able to work with my partners, colleagues, founders, and collaborators. My partners will tell you that I am an incredibly impatient person. You want someone who will challenge you and be an intellectual sparring partner.

IRR 136

IRR Dilution Founder Portfolio 136

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MARCH 24, 2021

7 Common Mistakes Entrepreneurs Make in VC Pitches and How to Fix Them “Different partners in a VC firm are different. How Decisions are Made After the Partner Meeting “The lead partner might also be using this opportunity to dive deeper into areas that you might not have had the chance to cover during the first/second meetings.

Seed Stage 177

Seed Stage Hiring IPO Analytics 177

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APRIL 27, 2020

In all times, we are high-conviction, hands-on investors and make fewer investments on a per-partner basis than pretty much every seed fund in the country. . We look forward to partnering together to make that happen. We don’t have a quota, but we try not to be unnaturally fast in bullish times nor unnatural slow in bearish times.

Cofounder 194

Cofounder Software Review Portfolio Technical Review 194

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JULY 31, 2014

Two weeks ago, my partners and I here at NextView Ventures announced our second fund. As my partner Rob Go has written , our goal is to invest half in consumer web and mobile and half in business-focused ventures. We average eight to 10 total new investments per year as a firm, so this frequency is a typical investment pace for us.

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OCTOBER 24, 2019

Or, if you can’t skip a round, when should you try to work extra hard to minimize dilution and when should you be prepared to take more dilution for the right partner/situation? Also, the benefit of raising a pre-seed from great partners probably outweighs the cost. Founders with limited experience.

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Dilution B2B Burn Rate Early Stage 149

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NOVEMBER 8, 2023

We’re thrilled to be able to partner with Forum co-founders Rajiv Kumar MD and Lee Pichette, both very experienced founders and startup execs. But today, these types of tightly connected groups are formed and interact in the online world as much or more as the offline world, and we believe Forum can be the hub for these, as well.

Cofounder 218

Cofounder Acquisition Hosting Partner 218

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JANUARY 27, 2021

We believe that this fund is the perfect size for us to be the best possible partners to early-stage entrepreneurs today. My partners and I feel lucky to have been able to practice the craft of early-stage investing during these years of tremendous growth and opportunity. Rob, David, Lee, Melody, and Leah.

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LP Early Stage Seed Stage Venture Capital 411

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

That said, we tend to be very flexible on syndication to bring on great partners, and have collaborated with terrific partners like our most frequent co-investors Founder Collective, Accomplice, LHV, Softech, and others.

North America 120

North America Seed Stage Early Stage Lead Investor 120

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OCTOBER 31, 2018

In executing against this vision he has a perfect partner and co-founder, Jude Rasmus , a real estate veteran who has sold over $2 billion of real estate over a 25-year career. I believe that Ben and Jude are the perfect dynamic duo to build an enduring company in this space.

Atlanta 159

Atlanta Cofounder Software Review Technical Review 159

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APRIL 14, 2020

But the risk to founders is that these investors may not be very committed partners and might quickly disengage if things go sideways. The rationale is that these investments may be a way to get to know a team better and watch the move unfold with minimal risk of looking dumb if things don’t work out. Business Models and Sectors.

Early Stage 374

Early Stage Software Review Technical Review Due Diligence 374

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OCTOBER 11, 2022

I became certified as a professional coach through the Hudson Institute of Coaching to be a more mindful and effective partner on a founder’s journey. Consistent with how they approach the founders they back, they are trusted, high integrity, humble, no BS, and collaborative partners who prioritize the right things with each other too.

North America 156

North America San Francisco Cap Table Cofounder 156

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DECEMBER 11, 2019

“I’m thrilled to announce that I’m joining [New Firm] as a Partner where I will continue to invest in great Founders across the industries I care about.”. “I In any professional service industry, there is natural shuffling in the junior roles, as the race up the pyramid towards a Partner title is like musical chairs.

Venture Capital 204

Venture Capital Cap Table Partner LP 204

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FEBRUARY 23, 2021

At this point, the investor and the entrepreneur work together to develop their perfect list of potential partners, and then do targeted outreach to try to bring this investor into the round. When I started in venture, syndicating deals was fairly common. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush after all.

Syndicate 207

Syndicate Syndication Term Sheet Cofounder 207

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JANUARY 30, 2020

Partnering with an investor and/or board member is very long term commitment, and I’m always surprised by how little diligence founders do prior to signing up for what could be a 10+ year collaboration. I’d also recommend that your diligence be tuned to the tenure and profile of the particular partner. Anticipating Partner Turnover.

Due Diligence 195

Due Diligence Partner Term Sheet Finance 195

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AUGUST 5, 2020

But the language of “I support you” is a promise that if we do make the investment, we support the company and the lead partner as though we were a 1 or 2 vote. An investment can get through even if there are 3 “I support you” votes among the partners. We actually vote twice during a deal process.

Partner 194

Partner Founder Operations 194

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JANUARY 10, 2022

Our program goes back to basics in the most important, effective, and meaningful ways : weekly one-on-one time with partners, hands-on mentorship from experienced advisors, small and selective cohort sizes, and zero demo days or distracting demo day prep involved. ” – Rob Go, Partner . ~~~. The programming.

San Diego 156

San Diego San Francisco Alabama Valuation 156

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OCTOBER 14, 2021

As someone relatively new to the VC space, I was particularly struck by the partners’ collective reflections regarding what has changed and what has remained the same. Over the past ten years, the partners have published some truly incredible pieces, and my goal was to create a blog page that did this content justice. Check it out! .

Seed Stage 296

Seed Stage Portfolio Curation Vertical 296

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JANUARY 24, 2024

This is why our firm is quite multi-disciplinary, and why my Partners and I often lead investments in overlapping areas. Our goal is to get to know the most talented founders and aspiring future founders as early as possible, and find ways to partner with them over many years and perhaps multiple companies.

Vertical 194

Vertical Cloud Software Technology 194

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JANUARY 11, 2021

Kent Bennett from Bessemer Venture Partners spoke to this initial slow down: “ We couldn’t do anything until we understood the new normal. We looked to who from our respected community could help us meet founders, partnered closely with co-investors we’d worked with before and with credible angels.”.

Venture Capital 350

Venture Capital Cofounder Early Stage Seed Stage 350

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MARCH 11, 2020

Due diligence may seem like a drag, but partnering with an investor is a serious commitment, and you want to make sure that whoever you work with has built real conviction about you and your company. Seed stage companies will mostly face questions around the team and market.

Technical Review 279

Technical Review Due Diligence Term Sheet Seed Stage 279

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OCTOBER 13, 2021

Unlike other accelerators, our focus is not to artificially manufacture fundraising traction around our program but to partner with founders in the messy ideation, validation, and company building that is critical in the earliest stages.

Cofounder 223

Cofounder Programming Founder Partner 223

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OCTOBER 13, 2021

Unlike other accelerators, our focus is not to artificially manufacture fundraising traction around our program but to partner with founders in the messy ideation, validation, and company building that is critical in the earliest stages.

Cofounder 227

Cofounder Programming Founder Partner 227

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

is an education technology company that partners with top colleges & universities to bring their degree programs and credit-bearing courses online.”. He then said EXACTLY what he was going to be shipping first: A 100% online, fully-accredited Masters in Education degree with the University of Southern California.

Southern California 159

Southern California Phoenix Technical Review Seed Stage 159

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FEBRUARY 12, 2020

I notice some founders (from YC in particular) have been trained to say something like: “we are just starting the process, but things are moving faster than we expect and we are already scheduling follow-up conversations and partner meetings.”. Some founders lay out a specific time frame for when they hope to get the round closed.

Term Sheet 364

Term Sheet Burn Rate Founder Partner 364

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MAY 11, 2020

As they were conceiving of this business based on Mike’s own experience with medical treatment for managing alcohol, we were captivated by the opportunity to partner with them again. We are proud to be partnering with them again to help address this critical problem. Congratulations again to the Monument team on their launch.

Vertical 207

Vertical Programming Software Leadership 207

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JULY 26, 2021

You can read the update from the company’s CEO Zach here , and we are excited to be partnering with our friends at Flybridge and Long Journey on this investment. . I’m very excited to announce our investment in YAA.

Distribution 270

Distribution Community Software Partner 270

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FEBRUARY 4, 2021

There is a well-known trope that choosing a VC to partner with is like marriage. I know many VC’s that are amazing partners to founders in thick and thin. This is true. It’s a super important, near permanent relationship, especially for a lead investor that is likely to take a board seat for many years.

Founder 280

Founder Lead Investor Portfolio Reputation 280

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

Examples include pop-up retail experiences like what Bulletin is doing, or efforts by large brands to partner with startups like 19 th Amendment to experiment with different direct-to-consumer models.

Internet 209

Internet eCommerce Bankruptcy Technical Review 209

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JULY 12, 2019

Given our high-conviction, hands-on strategy and NextView, we tend to take an approach where each one of our investments has a very clear lead partner within the firm. What is a little unusual is that it is pretty common for the lead partner on an investment to NOT be the same partner who sourced an opportunity.

Due Diligence 120

Due Diligence Venture Capital Partner Founder 120

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JANUARY 13, 2021

For us, I honestly believe that we are investing in more or less the same types of companies today that we were investing in 10 years ago, but the dynamics of these rounds mean that we are able to be the best partners with a fund closer to $100M vs. our initial fund of $20M.

Dilution 399

Dilution Later Stage Portfolio Technical Review 399

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NOVEMBER 5, 2019

Earlier this year, my partners and I at NextView invested in Boston-based Marlo to help address this work meeting suckiness. The various scenario permutations go on and on, but the consistent theme runs throughout that people don’t like to be stuck in meetings. Meetings take people away from doing real work.

Seed Capital 222

Seed Capital Syndicate Syndication .Net 222