Agile VC

APRIL 17, 2011

Kayak Software Corporation. 3) ITA Relationship: Much has been made of the fact that Kayak along with OTAs (online travel agents) license data from ITA Software which is now part of Google. Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC. Founding Date: 2004. What They Do: Travel search engine.

Pre-Money Valuation 113

Pre-Money Valuation Liquidation Preference Dividend Common Stock 113

Agile VC

MAY 21, 2012

Oracle and IBM have made some acquisitions of SaaS businesses though many of their deals are more old school enterprise software businesses that have matured. Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC. I co-founded NextView Ventures , a seed-stage VC firm based in Boston, in 2010. Pingback: this.

Acquisition 162

Acquisition Silicon Valley B2B Seed Stage 162

Agile VC

AUGUST 22, 2011

But the reality is that most software-based startups aren’t really platforms. A software platform is truly a foundation on which entire businesses can be built. Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC. I co-founded NextView Ventures , a seed-stage VC firm based in Boston, in 2010.

Silicon Valley 113

Silicon Valley Seed Stage Startup Syndicate 113

Agile VC

JANUARY 27, 2012

Something has clearly changed within the last 5-6 years in terms of the speed with which monster startups are created in the software and internet space. What if the new paradigm is simply that software and internet startups accelerate much faster than before, but terminal velocity so to speak remains the same? Read More ».

Hockey Stick 113

Hockey Stick Seed Stage Silicon Valley Syndicate 113

Agile VC

OCTOBER 17, 2011

The bulk of spending on PC-related computing (desktop computers, software, networking gear, etc) in the ’80s and ’90s was made by businesses large and small. Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC. I co-founded NextView Ventures , a seed-stage VC firm based in Boston, in 2010.

Silicon Valley 133

Silicon Valley Seed Stage Syndicate Syndication 133

Agile VC

DECEMBER 5, 2011

Part lives in the cloud and part is embedded in point of sale (POS) software systems. Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC. I co-founded NextView Ventures , a seed-stage VC firm based in Boston, in 2010. This team knows the really hard work lies ahead and remains totally focused on that.

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Silicon Valley Seed Stage Syndicate Syndication 100

Agile VC

FEBRUARY 21, 2012

As many of you know, NextView is a seed-stage VC fund. We make initial investments of $250-500K in the seed rounds of software and internet startups and reserve capital for follow-on rounds. Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC. Best of luck. PMarchetti. Congratulations!

LP 100

LP Seed Stage Silicon Valley Limited Partner 100

Agile VC

MAY 16, 2012

At NextView we’ve intentionally taken an approach which combines both thematic and opportunistic investing for a couple reasons: 1) Our Overall Strategy is Highly Focused - We’re a dedicated seed VC fund, so we invest in startups exclusively at the seed stage. Pingback: watch toy story 3 free online. Read More ».

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Seed Stage Silicon Valley B2B Syndicate 124

Agile VC

MAY 23, 2012

The internet has already had meaningful impact on industries ranging from commerce to media to software. Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC. I co-founded NextView Ventures , a seed-stage VC firm based in Boston, in 2010. It means that for quite a while (e.g. link] leehower. Read More ».

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Internet Silicon Valley IPO Seed Stage 182

Agile VC

JULY 11, 2012

Brentwood Associates [Silicon Valley] –> Founded in the early 70s and focused primarily on VC, Brentwood had big wins in both IT like Wellfleet Communications (big chunk of what eventually became Nortel) and WebTV (part of Microsoft) and healthcare (various businesses that make up a big chunk of what is now Medtronic and Baxter).

Silicon Valley 240

Silicon Valley Carried Interest Cofounder Boston 240

Agile VC

MARCH 8, 2012

The secondary wave of VC-backed IPOs has also come to fruition… both consumer facing (Yelp, Demand Media, Pandora, Carbonite, HomeAway, Angie’s List, et al) and B2B (Jive Software, Brightcove, Imperva, Responsys, etc). I remember when it was a rare, extraordinary thing for a software/internet startup to even file an S-1.

IPO 100

IPO Silicon Valley Revenue Seed Stage 100

Agile VC

APRIL 13, 2012

I spent some time with some startups in San Francisco proper, as opposed to the heart of Silicon Valley (see Note 1). “Silicon Valley” (see Note 2) is hardly alone in this urbanization of startups trend. So why are software & internet startups more urban today than 5-10 years ago? April 13, 2012.

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Silicon Valley San Francisco San Jose Startup 185

Agile VC

AUGUST 12, 2011

I was in a board meeting for a seed stage company recently and a successful GP at a larger fund said “you know it when you see it” which is true. And there are some common precepts seed stage companies can follow. But these five tenets can help internet / software entrepreneurs increase their prospects.

Seed Stage 113

Seed Stage Silicon Valley B2B Acquisition 113

Agile VC

MAY 10, 2012

We’ve invested in quite a few SaaS businesses though I have to admit this is the first time we’ve invested in one that’s not priced by software seats or flat annual subscription but rather $/animal/month. Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC. feedstocks). [link] aweissman.

Silicon Valley 223

Silicon Valley Cofounder Seed Stage Syndicate 223

Agile VC

JUNE 25, 2012

We amass all of this information in our emails, social networks, smartphone address books, and other software tools (e.g. Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC. I co-founded NextView Ventures , a seed-stage VC firm based in Boston, in 2010. Read More ». What’s Your Favorite Future?

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Cofounder Stealth Silicon Valley Mobile 140

Agile VC

OCTOBER 2, 2011

While both Amazon and Apple are rather profitable given the industries that they’re in (e-commerce, hardware), to be clear neither has software like profit margins of 80%+. Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC. I co-founded NextView Ventures , a seed-stage VC firm based in Boston, in 2010.

Business Model 100

Business Model Silicon Valley Seed Stage Syndicate 100

mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

One of the things we hear a lot about in Silicon Valley is how cheap and easy it is to launch a startup these days. After all, high-quality open source software is free, the cloud makes computer power far less expensive, and anyone with an Internet connection can learn Ruby and CSS. Getting funded is hardly the end-all.

Startup 79

Startup Social Media RSS Social Network 79