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MAY 11, 2016

Repeat founders make worthy partners, provided they recognize one truth. The post Second Startups: Why Founders Often Struggle to Find Their Second Act appeared first on NextView Ventures. As the company progresses and you have figured out what you are building, it then makes more sense to expand to the broader dream team.

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MAY 14, 2015

For context, the reason a startup would look for an official office runs the gamut, from expanding headcount to serving enterprise clients and thus needing a decent space to wearing out your welcome at a shared spot and more. To do so, the partners started their search in earnest in March and finalized paperwork in June.

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MAY 24, 2021

You have an authentic passion for startups and a deep respect for entrepreneurship. 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. You are hungry.

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JULY 31, 2014

Two weeks ago, my partners and I here at NextView Ventures announced our second fund. And since we will continue to look proactively at new seed-stage tech startups over the next few years, the question becomes: What, then, will these companies look like? BUSINESS-FOCUSED (B2B). Network Effect B2B. End-User SaaS.

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APRIL 30, 2015

There’s been a lot of digital ink spilled around the various types of capital available to startups today. As a startup grows, venture debt becomes a viable option to continue that growth. Glen is an active contributor to the local tech ecosystem and well-versed in how and when startups can use venture debt to their advantage.

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DECEMBER 8, 2015

Editor’s note: At a recent team meeting at NextView, we looked at the high number of startups we invested in which were pre-product at the time. My partner David has also written about this a bunch. The post How a Seed VC Approaches Pre-Product Startups appeared first on NextView Ventures.

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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.

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APRIL 2, 2020

The process of getting to know a new team and getting to know a startup is just different when all you can do is talk through Zoom. The post NextView Partners Discuss the State of the Market In a Covid-19 World appeared first on NextView Ventures. Funding A New Company Without Having Met In Person.

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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.

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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.

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OCTOBER 21, 2014

As the seed-stage startup fundraise process has received more transparency in recent years, ranging from published advice on how to raise seed capital to increased availability through AngelList, Funders Club, and various accelerator programs, I’ve noticed another trend emerging. Market Value.

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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.

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MAY 12, 2015

Start with the firms of whatever city you’re in that have a history of investing in the stage and sector of your startup, then augment with additional firms outside your home geography which may have a strong particular fit with your company. Most firms have anywhere from a couple to up to a dozen or more partners listed on their websites.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2014

Last year, NextView co-founder and partner David Beisel asked our portfolio startups which service providers they use to make up the nuts and bolts of their businesses, which he published as the first edition of a potentially recurring resource. Preferred Boston Startup Service Providers 2014. Click to view a larger version.).

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

Whereas a couple weeks ago, nailing down meetings various VC partners was likely going to be tough, everyone is now back in the office and ready to engage. The post Kicking off NextView’s Startup “Fundraising Month” appeared first on NextView Ventures. First up: The Road to Raising Seed Capital: Crucial Steps to Know.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

As the venture capital industry has evolved, more and more seed investors are passing on traditionally “seed stage” startups because there isn’t enough traction. Belief #1: The best time to invest is early. And by early, we mean pre-traction.

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JANUARY 13, 2021

What has happened is that over the last 10 years, the vast majority of successful startups have raised some sort of a seed round prior to a series A. Even the “oh s**t” moment of Covid lasted 1-2 quarters for most tech startups not servicing the travel or hospitality industries.

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APRIL 5, 2016

Rachael is enrolled at the Startup Institute , an eight-week program that teaches its pupils the nuances of web development, web design, technical marketing, or sales and account management. The startup industry is in need of driven contributors who come from less traditional career paths to bring new creative perspectives to the forefront.

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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. The journey of every startup is so different. Who you are.

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OCTOBER 26, 2016

Today, we talk to startup legend and self-made millionaire, Matt Ruby, founder of Vooza — thought leader, disruptor, and the next Steve Jobs. Alright, alright, so none of that is true — but we DO talk to a guy named Matt Ruby who parodies the startup world through his video production company, Vooza.

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AUGUST 20, 2014

Definition: This is a case where two large VCs partner to take a significant portion of the round together, often leaving only a small piece for value added angels or seed investors. Often, the VC partners have worked together before and both have deep domain experience that is very relevant to the company. The Two-VC-Led Seed.

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JULY 9, 2015

And given my marketing background (Google, Dailybreak Media, HubSpot), I often get this question directly: When should startups announce seed funding? . So, when should they — or any seed-stage startup — think about drumming up some PR and making noise around funding? You get the idea. Why is that important to remember?

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JANUARY 6, 2017

Mike is a candid guy who was willing to share a ton of truth behind his business, as well as some very personal stories about a diagnosis that affected his life, an early customer and partner with a famous name, and more. Listen below or wherever you get your podcasts: Channel Links: iTunes , SoundCloud , Stitcher , Google Play.

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JANUARY 11, 2016

Despite heroic efforts that pay off in one city, a location-based startup practically hits the reset button when they enter new markets. How to gain credibility in an industry populated by traditionally-minded partners. You can also subscribe to receive every episode plus weekly insights and resources about gaining startup traction.

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DECEMBER 4, 2019

The trends described above in VC performance have an upstream effect on Limited Partners which is somewhat counter-intuitive. So far in this post, I’ve honed in mostly on the top-quartile threshold, which masks the power-law that is exhibited in both startups and the VC industry. LP Constraints. So, how good is an outlier fund?

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DECEMBER 1, 2015

If startups should do things that “don’t scale,” then this podcast asks a simple question: What ARE those things? In our latest episode, Ben Einstein , Founder/Partner of BOLT , an early-stage VC investing in hardware startups, shares the stories of several connected devices and hardware companies and their tricks and challenges.

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AUGUST 3, 2015

One of the main reasons we wanted to launch this show was to dig deeper into this concept of startups doing things that “don’t scale.” Listen via iTunes or right here: – Inside the Episode – Startup Lessons You’ll Learn: A clever question to ask VCs to ensure you get a firm answer.

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OCTOBER 11, 2022

And I’ve been fortunate enough to witness their startups scale from ideas to $1B+ businesses (and even an IPO in the case of Poshmark). 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.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

After 12 years of hearing startup pitches, my favorite first 5 minutes came from John Katzman, the founder of 2U. is an education technology company that partners with top colleges & universities to bring their degree programs and credit-bearing courses online.”. What does your company actually do?

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AUGUST 3, 2015

One of the main reasons we wanted to launch this show was to dig deeper into this concept of startups doing things that “don’t scale.” Startup Lessons You’ll Learn: A clever question to ask VCs to ensure you get a firm answer. How young startups can partner with massive brands.

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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.

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JANUARY 28, 2015

In the last six months, we’ve been asked and answered several key questions about seed-stage startups and raising seed capital. All we do is seed — we focus on it, we want to be the best seed partner, and we obsess over helping startups through that first, formative 18-24 month period.

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JUNE 10, 2020

of teams’ online pitch decks and recorded videos, as well as loved the dozens of second-round video conversations which we had with Founders working on quite compelling startups. But the emphasis of our program is the direct one-on-one interaction with NextView partners to help push the company forward.

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JULY 28, 2016

In episode 22 of our podcast, Traction , Unbounce co-founder and marketing keynote speaker Oli Gardner shared five key parts to well-optimized startup landing pages. It can be used to convert customers, convince co-marketing partners to collaborate with you, and build loyalty longer term. A value prop that is ACTUALLY unique.

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DECEMBER 6, 2018

And seed VCs, especially as new firms were being established, were eager to encourage their portfolio startups to plant that flag in the ground publicly. It seemed like every other TechCrunch post was announcing a startups’s new seed financing round. It’s time to wake up and declare your seed stage startup to the world.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2015

These help address a common question which we frequently receive from entrepreneurs about how to create startup pitch decks for this crucial financial milestone. For context, last year, based on questions from our existing portfolio, we launched two board deck templates for seed-stage startups. Pitching NextView? Some Context.

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JANUARY 14, 2016

Editor’s note: Today, NextView is excited to release this ebook from partner David Beisel. Below, find an excerpt and free download of How to Find the Perfect Startup Job. Spend a few hours browsing content about startups, and one thing becomes painfully obvious: There’s a TON of it. I want to work for a startup.”

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