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Our Investment in Lula: Building API-Based Insurance in a Pandemic

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So we made a pre-seed investment in Lula and they also participated in NextView’s virtual accelerator program we launched Summer 2020 as the world went into lockdown. They quickly ramped to seven figure recurring revenue just a few months after that.

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Our Investment in Lula: Building API-Based Insurance in a Pandemic

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So we made a pre-seed investment in Lula and they also participated in NextView’s virtual accelerator program we launched Summer 2020 as the world went into lockdown. They quickly ramped to seven figure recurring revenue just a few months after that.

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Chewy S-1: Category Leadership + Conveyor Belt Into Consumers’ Homes

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revenue business still growing >50% YoY? Chewy now has over 10 million customers, repeat purchases by existing customers account for approximately 90% of their revenue today. This is analogous to SaaS companies like Slack or Dropbox, which have strong revenue growth just as their existing users consumer more of their service.

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Accelerator Spotlight: Influencer Direct

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I switched career fields at the last minute and ended up serving as an Air Force engineer where I worked on a few drone programs. To my surprise, people actually watched my channel and several years later I launched an eCommerce website to better monetize my channel, which became my top revenue stream.

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Why Reporters Ignore Your Seed-Stage Startup Pitches, And How to Fix That

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Even if you’re in the pre-revenue, pre-seed or seed stage, there are still ways to get on a reporter’s radar. Will the average person care which language you wrote your program in? This one is tricker in the pre-revenue stage. Every publication is different, so there’s no single blueprint. As with No.

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Announcing NextView Operator Guilds

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Today, we’re thrilled to announce a new program that we hope will help our portfolio companies with two of these bullets. Fareed Mosavat is the product lead for Upgrades and Expansion at Slack, focused on revenue growth for Slack’s small business customers. Building a great product. Getting more customers. Back to Top).

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Five Categories with Corona Tailwinds

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Here are some of my predictions on how this pandemic might impact businesses and accelerate category growth in the short- and long-run: Online learning programs will accelerate. Boutique fitness studios may try to compete by launching their own at-home equipment (as Flywheel has already done) and DIY programs.