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We’re Hiring a Platform and Operations Associate at NextView

View from Seed

You will also spearhead internal initiatives to help support the success of our 100+ exciting existing portfolio companies. Supporting other external PR and media relations for the firm. Our goal is to conduct a broad and inclusive search for this role. We have a high-conviction, hands-on approach to seed investing.

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Is the Lean Startup Dead?

Steve Blank

As a reminder, the Dot Com bubble was a five-year period from August 1995 (the Netscape IPO ) when there was a massive wave of experiments on the then-new internet, in commerce, entertainment, nascent social media, and search. Massive liquidity awaited the first movers to the IPO’s, and that’s how they managed their portfolios.

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Cracking The Code: In search of Europe's next tech stars.

Cracking the Code

In search of Europes next tech stars. Portfolio. (3). In search of Europe's next tech stars. Impact of the recession on SaaS Sales&Marketing pr. Cracking The Code. Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. Wednesday, August 03, 2011.

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3 Cost-Saving Tips for Your Business Website

The Startup Magazine

It is essential to think about your needs when searching for a website building tool as each website has their unique requirements. In fact, many of them will do the job just for a portfolio credit. That said, whatever they lack, Squarespace makes it up with their visual aspects. Get Your Content for Cheaper Price.

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What I Would Look for When Choosing a VC – Knowing What I Know Now?

Both Sides of the Table

Of course it is super helpful if a VC can drop you in to important people for business development, recruiting, PR, sales and eventually M&A. I would call their portfolio companies and ask how helpful or not they’ve been. look at their portfolio list. Connections? EQ and Team Leadership? Nail on the head.

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Money Doesn’t Talk. Why Most Startups Aren’t Announcing Their Seed Financings

Hunter Walker

And my sense is the trend carries outside of our portfolio these days. And search engines like sourcing.io help you build a specific list based on skills you’re seeking. Startups instead are identifying early adopting communities in their specific niches and going after them outside of corporate-based PR.

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How to Get Superior Returns in Venture Capital

David Teten

The importance of reputation is why, for example, Andreessen Horowitz invested early and heavily in their own PR, adding PR guru Margit Wennmachers as a Partner. . Some VCs have identified a number of new advantages that distinguish them in the marketplace: – Portfolio acceleration. – Thesis.