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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. For example, a $10B endowment might be looking to have 10% ($1B) allocated to venture capital at any one time. Most LPs are trying to manage some targeted asset allocation.

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MARCH 24, 2021

At NextView Ventures we have written many pieces about venture capital — how to raise it, build your business, engage with investors, iterate your product, navigate expanding industries, etc. 7 Common Mistakes Entrepreneurs Make in VC Pitches and How to Fix Them “Different partners in a VC firm are different.

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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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APRIL 2, 2020

The Future of Venture Capital. The post NextView Partners Discuss the State of the Market In a Covid-19 World appeared first on NextView Ventures. Because when things get back to normal, you immediately have a warm top-of-the-funnel that you can go after.

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JANUARY 27, 2021

. $100M is a meaningful increase from our $50M third fund, though it’s still quite small in the grand scheme of venture, especially amid the recent wave of late stage financings and SPACs. We believe that this fund is the perfect size for us to be the best possible partners to early-stage entrepreneurs today.

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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

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. That year, they invested in Segment. Then Doordash.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2020

That trend has been coupled with a proliferation of institutional seed venture capital firms. But more importantly, very often the filler syndicate partners can bring something very distinct to the table: domain expertise, specific relationships, diverse perspectives, and/or specific value-add services that the lead.

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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.

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JUNE 16, 2020

My partners and I have been impressed and perhaps not-so-surprised with the nimbleness and ingenuity in entrepreneurs’ response to the pandemic. I don’t doubt that there is opportunity in some of these offerings, but I question if there is a long-term sustainable venture that’s appropriate for venture capital.

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MARCH 29, 2018

Outside of life-sciences, we’ve noticed something interesting emerging: There is a huge dearth of seed capital for health care services and software-driven health-tech companies. We’ll likely tread a little more slowly here and partner extensively with our friends in the ecosystem.

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MARCH 26, 2015

Among those trying to inform the industry and offer perspective was my partner Rob Go.). When my partners and I started NextView five years ago, the most prevalent Seed round size was $750K-$1M. Despite all of this discussion, however, it really doesn’t matter. Seed’s Evolution and Subsequent Confusion.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2016

This is likely the case because of Stanford’s positioning in the Bay Area and the access to venture capital that accompanies it. This may come to fruition as business schools accept more STEM students, and venture capital investment in Asia and Europe continues to grow. that of GSB).

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JANUARY 11, 2023

We wholeheartedly believe in the potential of each company we select; the smaller batch size allows the NextView partners, who possess deep operating and founding experiences at companies like LinkedIn, PayPal, eBay, and Blue Apron, the space to spend meaningful one-on-one time with each founder every single week.

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OCTOBER 29, 2014

This post was originally published on the personal blog of NextView founding partner Lee Hower. Most folks reading this will know that many startups were built in part with the help of venture capital. Most of the dollars a VC firm invests come from outside limited partner investors (LPs). Subscribe here for more.

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