Genuine VC
JUNE 27, 2012
One of the things that surprised me most about venture capital when I got into the business is how much VCs seem to like to meet for breakfast. VCs usually typically reserve dinners for portfolio companies’ CEOs and board members. Just coffee – jittery VC who is on the fundraising trail struggling to close their next fund.
Genuine VC
JULY 10, 2012
Term-driving investor approach – An entrepreneur finds a lead (quasi-)institutional venture investor to price and set the structure/dynamics of the round, working together to bring in additional syndicate partners (either/both other funds and individual angels). We’ve seen it directly in our portfolio companies raising successive rounds.
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Genuine VC
JANUARY 22, 2013
My partner Rob Go recently took a stroll through the NextView portfolio in a post which only briefly touched upon geography.) First, take the startups in our portfolio based the greater Boston + Cambridge area. View NextView Ventures New York Portfolio Companies in a larger map So what’s the takeaway here?
Genuine VC
JULY 22, 2012
In the past few weeks, we’ve seen extremely positive headlines about the surge in VC fundings like “ Venture Capital Hits Highest Level Since Dot-Com Bubble.” along “… with seed-round venture capital hit[ing] an all-time high ” [According to CB Insights ]. It must be the best of times for the industry with $8.1B
Genuine VC
MARCH 25, 2014
This is a major step forward for NextView as we continue to focus on helping our existing portfolio, as well as proactively contribute to the larger Boston (and New York) entrepreneurial community. Although the idea of venture firms developing a platform (i.e. My startup is part of the NextView portfolio.
Genuine VC
JANUARY 22, 2014
We are looking for a passionate, outgoing, and talented individual embedded within the local Boston entrepreneurial community to facilitate information sharing between NextView portfolio companies, spearhead community-building & outreach efforts, and help promote our firm. Compensation will be competitive based on experience.
Genuine VC
SEPTEMBER 13, 2012
My own circuitous path graduating a couple years later intentionally without a job (see bullet #1) eventually led me onto the venture capital investing side of startups, but I still regret not fully taking advantage of the two years that only a business school environment (and calling card) can provide. Find yourself.
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