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A Beer Drinker's View of the Venture Industry

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As the venture capital space matures, I see a similar pattern emerging. In many ways, the beer market of the 90’s is like the venture market today. As the venture market both matures and recovers from the past decade of overfunding & poor returns, the results of these strategies will play a sharper role.

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The VC Fundraising Timing Paradox

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Venture capital firms are comprised of people, which natural means that their idiosyncrasies seep into the process. The reality of the vast majority of eventually successful VC fundraises is that they are still a messy process. It’s rarely a straight line from point A to point B.

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Introducing the NextView Talent Exchange: Connecting Top Talent to Startups

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Today, I’m thrilled to publicly announce NextView’s Talent Exchange, a program helping both top talent and NextView-backed startups connect with each other more easily, beginning with Boston companies (which make up just over half our portfolio). And, above all else, we knew this program could feel more human than other existing solutions.

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Playbook for Incoming MBAs to Start a Company Out of School

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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.

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The Golden Age of the Boston Internet Entrepreneur

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Recent initiatives like Startup School are easy examples to cite, but there are numerous programs including the proliferation of networking events which have laid an infrastructure support to help keep the next Zuckerberg from slipping through the cracks.

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