Agile VC

OCTOBER 27, 2011

How to Evaluate Firms for a Seed VC. AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. 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. How To Think About The Future. The Consumerization of Business Software. Read More ».

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Software B2B Silicon Valley Acquisition 100

Agile VC

APRIL 17, 2011

How to Evaluate Firms for a Seed VC. AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. 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. How To Think About The Future. Cliff Notes S-1: Kayak. April 17, 2011. Author howerl.

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Agile VC

JUNE 5, 2011

How to Evaluate Firms for a Seed VC. AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. It also puts another chink in the armor of the meme that monster internet companies can only be built in Silicon Valley (LivingSocial, Kayak, Gilt Groupe, CSN Stores, et al doing damage here too). How To Think About The Future. June 5, 2011.

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Agile VC

MARCH 13, 2012

How to Evaluate Firms for a Seed VC. AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. I have some limited experience in dealing with patents though, both from my time as a VC and also back in my own startup days. Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC. How To Think About The Future. March 13, 2012.

IP 100

IP IPO Social Network Silicon Valley 100

Agile VC

AUGUST 22, 2011

AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. Odds Are, Your Startup Probably Isn’t a Platform. I have the great privilege of meeting lots of entrepreneurs every day and hearing about the startups they’re building. But the reality is that most software-based startups aren’t really platforms. Author howerl.

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Silicon Valley Seed Stage Startup Syndicate 113

VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 6, 2011

VC investors rely heavily on referrals, but what should a non US startup do when looking to raise funding in Silicon Valley? I found a question on Quora that relates to European startups, but found that some of the advice may be very relevant to Israeli startups as well. Read Venture Hacks ( [link] ).

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Silicon Valley Startup Seed Stage Delaware 104

Agile VC

AUGUST 2, 2011

How to Evaluate Firms for a Seed VC. AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. 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. How To Think About The Future. Stormannsgalskap: The Madness of Great Men. Read More ».

Silicon Valley 113

Silicon Valley Seed Stage Syndicate Syndication 113

Agile VC

JANUARY 12, 2012

How to Evaluate Firms for a Seed VC. AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. Good investors try to be clear in terms of what they look for in terms of progress and milestones of the startups they invest in. As I’ve stated before, I’m a big believer in being deliberate and explicit in startup fundraising.

Seed Stage 100

Seed Stage Silicon Valley Syndicate Syndication 100

Agile VC

FEBRUARY 7, 2012

How to Evaluate Firms for a Seed VC. AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. I wanted to touch on ‘golazo’ as it’s my fault we use this strange verbiage, but also a critical element we look for in all the startups we invest in. Simply put… startups that have golazo potential. February 7, 2012.

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South Korea Seed Stage Silicon Valley Syndicate 124

Agile VC

MAY 21, 2012

How to Evaluate Firms for a Seed VC. AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. And it’s not just because there will be more transactions and more competition for exciting startups. I think that’s about right, 2-3 dozen exits a year for VC backed startups in the $100M+ range. How To Think About The Future.

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Acquisition Silicon Valley B2B Seed Stage 162

Hippoland

FEBRUARY 19, 2017

One of the things I didn’t realize as an entrepreneur was that at the seed stage, *anyone* could potentially be an investor. And in fact, many angel investors in the Silicon Valley are not! I have friends who save $10k a year just to angel invest $1000 in 10 companies a year via syndicates on websites such as AngelList.

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Angel Investor Accredited Investor Elevator Pitch Silicon Valley 48

Agile VC

JANUARY 27, 2012

AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. 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. Multi-billion dollar valuations for late stage startups like Dropbox, et al. Are Google-Scale Outcomes More Frequent?

Hockey Stick 113

Hockey Stick Seed Stage Silicon Valley Syndicate 113

Agile VC

DECEMBER 5, 2011

How to Evaluate Firms for a Seed VC. AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. seed round from NextView, Atlas Venture, and Google Ventures, and angel investors. 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 100

Silicon Valley Seed Stage Syndicate Syndication 100

Agile VC

APRIL 27, 2012

How to Evaluate Firms for a Seed VC. AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. Apple’s not a startup but thanks in large part to the spirit Steve Jobs infused in the company, they do an incredible job of imagining a product from scratch as it should be. Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC.

Silicon Valley 124

Silicon Valley Seed Stage Syndicate Syndication 124

Agile VC

FEBRUARY 21, 2012

How to Evaluate Firms for a Seed VC. AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. We’re thrilled to have among our limited partners a select group of individuals from the startup ecosystem as well as several large institutional investors (including a university endowment, a corporate pension fund, and a multi-family office).

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LP Seed Stage Silicon Valley Limited Partner 100

Agile VC

OCTOBER 17, 2011

How to Evaluate Firms for a Seed VC. AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. non startup/VC types) folks decorate their laptop with stickers, personalize their smartphones with covers/wallpaper/ringtones, and generally consider one or more computing devices a highly personal item that’s a ubiquitous part of their life.

Silicon Valley 133

Silicon Valley Seed Stage Syndicate Syndication 133

Agile VC

MAY 16, 2012

How to Evaluate Firms for a Seed VC. AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. And we invest in US-based startups, primarily on the US east coast though we’ll consider other parts of country on a selective basis (roughly 15-20% of our portfolio is in the SF Bay area). How To Think About The Future. May 16, 2012.

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Seed Stage Silicon Valley B2B Syndicate 124

Agile VC

MAY 23, 2012

How to Evaluate Firms for a Seed VC. AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. within the extent of my professional lifetime) there’s a great opportunity for newly formed startups to disrupt vast swathes of the economy with internet-enabled innovation. Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC.

Internet 182

Internet Silicon Valley IPO Seed Stage 182

Agile VC

JANUARY 18, 2012

AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. Being a startup founder isn’t for everyone ultimately, in fact it probably isn’t for most people. 2) The Pyramid Scheme of Startup Equity - Just like multi-level marketing schemes, in startups it pays to get in on the ground floor. How To Think About The Future.

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Entrepreneur Cofounder Silicon Valley Seed Stage 100

Agile VC

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

How to Evaluate Firms for a Seed VC. AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. 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. How To Think About The Future. The Hulu Auction – Content Is Still King.

Silicon Valley 100

Silicon Valley Seed Stage Syndicate Syndication 100

Agile VC

FEBRUARY 28, 2012

How to Evaluate Firms for a Seed VC. AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. Startups in NextView’s portfolio frequently receive inbound interest from other VC investors who are intrigued about what they’re doing, and I often talk with other early-stage entrepreneurs how to approach similar situations.

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Early Stage Syndicate Syndication Silicon Valley 100

Agile VC

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

How to Evaluate Firms for a Seed VC. AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. 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. How To Think About The Future. September 19, 2011. Author howerl. Read More ».

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Silicon Valley Private Equity Seed Stage Syndicate 100

Professor VC

JULY 25, 2013

It is the story of the founding of the venture capital industry in Silicon Valley and features many of the iconic companies created including Apple, Intel, Genentech and Cisco. Startup outcomes tend to be very binary. AngelList (which I remain a big fan) also recently launched a syndicate program.

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Term Sheet Silicon Valley Syndicate Syndication 46

Agile VC

JULY 11, 2012

How to Evaluate Firms for a Seed VC. AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. Merrill, Pickard, Anderson & Eyre [Silicon Valley] –> Itself an outgrowth of the venture investing arm of the original Bank of America (based in SF), Merrill Pickard backed many startups that ultimately went public.

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Silicon Valley Carried Interest Cofounder Boston 240

Agile VC

MARCH 18, 2012

How to Evaluate Firms for a Seed VC. AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. Like many in the tech startup ecosystem, I’ve been intrigued with Twitter as a business for years. Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC. How To Think About The Future. Why Twitter is A Media Company.

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Media Advertising Silicon Valley Revenue 113

Agile VC

MARCH 8, 2012

How to Evaluate Firms for a Seed VC. AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. I remember when it was a rare, extraordinary thing for a software/internet startup to even file an S-1. What’s the impact for early-stage startups? Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC.

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IPO Silicon Valley Revenue Seed Stage 100

Agile VC

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. I recently wrote a post noting that while the growth cycle of startups has clearly accelerated in the last 5 years, the number of truly monster new businesses (a company ultimately worth $75-100B) remains about the same … it’s a once in a decade sort of thing. February 2, 2012.

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Agile VC

APRIL 13, 2012

AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. Urbanization of Startups. I spent some time with some startups in San Francisco proper, as opposed to the heart of Silicon Valley (see Note 1). Also all the big anchor companies that a startup might want to partner with at that time (eBay, Google, Oracle, Yahoo!,

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Silicon Valley San Francisco San Jose Startup 185

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. In fact, it’s barely even the beginning for most companies in their seed stage financings. And no matter what the latest trends indicate, you will eventually have to spend money on PR and marketing.

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Startup Social Media RSS Social Network 79

Agile VC

AUGUST 12, 2011

How to Evaluate Firms for a Seed VC. AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. The simple answer is “be able to convince a partnership of smart investors that your startup has a good probability of being a $100M+ revenue company within 5ish years.” And there are some common precepts seed stage companies can follow.

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Seed Stage Silicon Valley B2B Acquisition 113

Agile VC

MAY 10, 2012

AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. seed round today. NextView is thrilled to have co-led this round along with our friends at SoftTech VC and Farmeron’s existing investors 500 Startups, Seedcamp, and TAG. When you think of web-enabled startups, farms don’t instantly spring to mind. May 10, 2012.

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Silicon Valley Cofounder Seed Stage Syndicate 223

Agile VC

FEBRUARY 16, 2012

How to Evaluate Firms for a Seed VC. AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. 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. How To Think About The Future. Blocking & Tackling. February 16, 2012.

Silicon Valley 100

Silicon Valley Seed Stage Syndicate Syndication 100

Agile VC

JUNE 25, 2012

How to Evaluate Firms for a Seed VC. AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. 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. How To Think About The Future. Our Investment in Cloze. June 25, 2012. link] leehower.

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Cofounder Stealth Silicon Valley Mobile 140

Agile VC

OCTOBER 2, 2011

How to Evaluate Firms for a Seed VC. AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. 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. How To Think About The Future. Amazon vs Apple: A Tale of Two Business Models.

Business Model 100

Business Model Silicon Valley Seed Stage Syndicate 100

Agile VC

MARCH 30, 2012

How to Evaluate Firms for a Seed VC. AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. 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. How To Think About The Future. Is “Data” a Business Model? March 30, 2012.

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Business Model Silicon Valley Advertising B2B 113

Agile VC

JUNE 12, 2012

How to Evaluate Firms for a Seed VC. AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. It’s not for a lack of technological effort from both startups and huge companies in all of mobile payments’ incarnations – SMS, mobile web, native apps, NFC, etc. Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC.

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Mobile Disintermediation SMS Government 250

Agile VC

FEBRUARY 9, 2012

How to Evaluate Firms for a Seed VC. AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. Also these are typically more mature assets that can be analyzed and understood in broader ways than a de novo startup. Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC. How To Think About The Future. Source, Select, Win.

Seed Stage 100

Seed Stage Framework Silicon Valley Early Stage 100