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A Behind-the-Scenes Look at Our Recent Seed-Stage VC Investments

View from Seed

And since we will continue to look proactively at new seed-stage tech startups over the next few years, the question becomes: What, then, will these companies look like? Furthermore, one of our recent investments was in Silicon Valley, as all three of us have lived and worked there. Recent Investment Themes.

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Making Good Decisions Still Means You're Sometimes Wrong.

Agile VC

In NextView’s case that’s seed stage internet and software companies. All VCs make decisions by drawing on the data we have at hand, information gleaned through our diligence process, and our own experience and judgement. Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC. Read More ».

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What’s Really Going on in the VC Industry? What Does it Mean for Startups?

Both Sides of the Table

The best and most consistent funds in Silicon Valley (e.g. But my conversations in the private corridors on Sand Hill Road in Silicon Valley is that many fund sizes will be smaller going forward. You don’t need to buy expensive software – there are free open source solutions for nearly everything.

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Startup IPO Market: A Fickle Mistress ? AGILEVC

Agile VC

In the software an internet space a number of companies obviously had strong public offerings (LinkedIn, Yandex, Pandora, RenRen, et al). What does seem to be true is that the current aversion for new IPOs is mostly due to general lack of appetite for risk at present, rather than something intrinsic to growing tech companies.

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17 Venture Capital Blogs You Should Be Reading

Up and Running

But, getting in the doors of a Sand Hill Road VC in Silicon Valley can be an incredibly difficult undertaking. This is the home of Jason Cohen, software startup founder, bootstrapper, investor, and mentor. First Round Review. It’s one of my favorites on this list. Follow Andrew on Twitter @andrewchen. A Smart Bear.

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Cliff Notes S-1: Kayak ? AGILEVC

Agile VC

Now that Google’s acquisition of ITA is closed, following lenghty FTC review, it would appear Kayak is poised to proceed with their IPO in the coming months. =. Kayak Software Corporation. Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC. Founding Date: 2004. Author howerl. Filed under Uncategorized.

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Looking Back On Our First Couple Years at NextView

Rob Go

Late last week, I wanted to take a step back and review what has transpired the last two years. We have investments in e-commerce, SMB SaaS, Business Software, AdTech, Payments, Enabling Platforms, Consumer Social, Gaming, and Education. The others are mainly in Silicon Valley with some exceptions.