Agile VC

JUNE 5, 2011

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). Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC. Author howerl. Filed under Uncategorized. Read More ».

North America 100

North America Chicago Boston Silicon Valley 100

Agile VC

OCTOBER 27, 2011

Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC. But hopefully B2B software companies will innovate in some interesting ways that will bleed into consumer-facing products. Author howerl. Filed under Uncategorized. Pingback: silver philharmonic. Pingback: swtor swtor sith warrior abilities. Read More ».

Software 100

Software B2B Silicon Valley Acquisition 100

Agile VC

MAY 9, 2014

Such an approach is common in Silicon Valley… Google, Facebook, LinkedIn, and others have dual-class equity structures which give the holders of one class of shares (typically founders) disproportionate voting rights relative to their fully-diluted ownership stake in the company.

Government 153

Government Silicon Valley China Cofounder 153

Agile VC

APRIL 17, 2011

Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC. All of the above is my personal analysis and opinion, nothing here should be construed as investment advice or a recommendation to buy or sell Kayak stock. Author howerl. Filed under Uncategorized. Read More ».

Pre-Money Valuation 113

Pre-Money Valuation Liquidation Preference Dividend Common Stock 113

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 13, 2012

Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC. On the Leader case, I think I’ll just go against whomever the law says infringed, and cheer on whomever originated the technology, regardless of their size. I co-founded NextView Ventures , a seed-stage VC firm based in Boston, in 2010. Read More ».

IP 100

IP IPO Social Network Silicon Valley 100

Agile VC

AUGUST 2, 2011

Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC. Whys should someone who can dare to dream and lead from the front shy away ? It is his idea. Democracy has no place in business. It is fight of will and determination and not of appeasing. I co-founded NextView Ventures , a seed-stage VC firm based in Boston, in 2010.

Silicon Valley 113

Silicon Valley Seed Stage Syndicate Syndication 113

Agile VC

MAY 21, 2012

Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC. I think the expanded universe of buyers will at worst help increase deal values for those that happen, and more likely will increase at least some the total # of acquisitions in this range. Pingback: this. Pingback: [link]. Read More ».

Acquisition 162

Acquisition Silicon Valley B2B Seed Stage 162

Agile VC

DECEMBER 5, 2011

Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC. This team knows the really hard work lies ahead and remains totally focused on that. We’re psyched to help in whatever small ways we can. Author howerl. Filed under Uncategorized. 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

AUGUST 22, 2011

Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC. Just be an killer product or an awesome service, and if you can succeed at that (a hard challenge itself) good things will likely happen. Author howerl. Filed under Uncategorized. I co-founded NextView Ventures , a seed-stage VC firm based in Boston, in 2010. Read More ».

Silicon Valley 113

Silicon Valley Seed Stage Startup Syndicate 113

Agile VC

APRIL 27, 2012

Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC. But whether it be how we collaborate or seeking new/different ways to help our portfolio with technical recruiting, we aspire to constantly rethink how we might improve… each time starting with our own blank canvas. Author howerl. Filed under Uncategorized.

Silicon Valley 124

Silicon Valley Seed Stage Syndicate Syndication 124

Agile VC

OCTOBER 17, 2011

Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC. To Steve Jobs and the other innovators, we can only say thanks. Author howerl. Filed under Uncategorized. I co-founded NextView Ventures , a seed-stage VC firm based in Boston, in 2010. Read More ».

Silicon Valley 133

Silicon Valley Seed Stage Syndicate Syndication 133

Agile VC

FEBRUARY 7, 2012

Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC. I’ve been to a World Cup (South Korea 2002), gold medal Olympic soccer matches (men & women Beijing 2008), English Premier League, MLS, heck even AYSO. Proof in point is my license plate: So it always had to be golazo… Author howerl. Read More ».

South Korea 124

South Korea Seed Stage Silicon Valley Syndicate 124

Agile VC

MAY 23, 2012

Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC. . | Filed under Uncategorized. link] aweissman. “We capitalize “Internet” a lot less these days” wonderful phrase, thank you. link] leehower. Your welcome. . I co-founded NextView Ventures , a seed-stage VC firm based in Boston, in 2010. Read More ».

Internet 182

Internet Silicon Valley IPO Seed Stage 182

Agile VC

JANUARY 12, 2012

Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC. Similarly for any startup we say “not yet” to, we actively seek to help in whatever ways we’re able in order to earn the right to have a look when the startup’s fundraising is in full swing. Author howerl. Filed under Uncategorized. Read More ».

Seed Stage 100

Seed Stage Silicon Valley Syndicate Syndication 100

Agile VC

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC. Despite the fear gripping traditional content producers and distributors, innovators like Netflix, Apple, and others still have plenty of battle scars obviously over the tussle for digital video rights. Turns out content is still king… Author howerl. Read More ».

Silicon Valley 100

Silicon Valley Seed Stage Syndicate Syndication 100

Agile VC

JANUARY 18, 2012

Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC. Ironically once founders start building that vision, a whole other set of stuff starts to keep them up at night. Author howerl. Filed under Uncategorized. I co-founded NextView Ventures , a seed-stage VC firm based in Boston, in 2010. Read More ».

Entrepreneur 100

Entrepreneur Cofounder Silicon Valley Seed Stage 100

Agile VC

JANUARY 27, 2012

Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC. Also, I’d argue these factors have made the “hockey stick” growth curves even steeper because when company’s “get hot” there are so many more eyeballs and networks to capture and convert. Read More ».

Hockey Stick 113

Hockey Stick Seed Stage Silicon Valley Syndicate 113

Agile VC

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC. And presumably pay TV providers may step up their marketing efforts along these exact lines as they seek to avoid the “dumb pipe” fate. Author howerl. Filed under Uncategorized. I co-founded NextView Ventures , a seed-stage VC firm based in Boston, in 2010.

Silicon Valley 100

Silicon Valley Private Equity Seed Stage Syndicate 100

Agile VC

FEBRUARY 21, 2012

Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC. Congrats Lee as well as Dave and Rob! It’s great to have an innovative and thoughtful group of investors here in Boston. Best of luck. PMarchetti. Congratulations! I co-founded NextView Ventures , a seed-stage VC firm based in Boston, in 2010. Read More ».

LP 100

LP Seed Stage Silicon Valley Limited Partner 100

Agile VC

MAY 16, 2012

Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC. Author howerl. Filed under Uncategorized. Pingback: watch toy story 3 free online. Pingback: watch inception online. Pingback: [link]. Pingback: [link]. I co-founded NextView Ventures , a seed-stage VC firm based in Boston, in 2010. Read More ».

Seed Stage 124

Seed Stage Silicon Valley B2B Syndicate 124

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. far more huge companies in Silicon Valley. April 13, 2012. et al) were down on the peninsula.

Silicon Valley 185

Silicon Valley San Francisco San Jose Startup 185

Agile VC

FEBRUARY 28, 2012

Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC. We sometimes see startups engage in a process just with the VCs that contacted them inbound and regardless of what the outcome is, they’d usually be better off if they spoke with all of the potential firms on their target list simultaneously. Author howerl.

Early Stage 100

Early Stage Syndicate Syndication Silicon Valley 100

Agile VC

MARCH 18, 2012

Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC. My digital media property is now inventing our own proprietary ad tech which is a case in point about the future of both tech and media becoming ever closer. . I co-founded NextView Ventures , a seed-stage VC firm based in Boston, in 2010. Read More ».

Media 113

Media Advertising Silicon Valley Revenue 113

Agile VC

MARCH 8, 2012

Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC. And even if your startup is unlikely to IPO someday, an aggregate increase in the number of public tech companies (coupled with large cash piles for big established ones) should make the M&A climate more favorable in coming years. Author howerl. Read More ».

IPO 100

IPO Silicon Valley Revenue Seed Stage 100

Agile VC

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC. I doubt Facebook has the appreciation potential of Google at their IPO, because so much of FB’s growth has occurred as a private company already. I co-founded NextView Ventures , a seed-stage VC firm based in Boston, in 2010. Read More ».

IPO 100

IPO South Korea Venezuela Revenue 100

Agile VC

FEBRUARY 16, 2012

Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC. So without doing the blocking and tackling and small incremental stuff, you’d probably never get there. Author howerl. Filed under Uncategorized. I co-founded NextView Ventures , a seed-stage VC firm based in Boston, in 2010. Read More ».

Silicon Valley 100

Silicon Valley Seed Stage Syndicate Syndication 100

Agile VC

MAY 10, 2012

Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC. [link] aweissman. this is a smart investment. Good stuff Lee. link] leehower. Thanks Andy, we’re excited to partner with and help the company. I co-founded NextView Ventures , a seed-stage VC firm based in Boston, in 2010. Read More ».

Silicon Valley 223

Silicon Valley Cofounder Seed Stage Syndicate 223

Agile VC

JUNE 25, 2012

Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC. Cloze has the opportunity to prevent lags like this between their website and their mobile app. . Overall, great find! link] leehower. Thanks Ahmed, appreciate the feedback and hope you have an oppty to check out Cloze’s beta. Read More ».

Cofounder 140

Cofounder Stealth Silicon Valley Mobile 140

Agile VC

OCTOBER 2, 2011

Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC. But both are fully aware that winning with consumers in tablet space requires an integrated approach of hardware and content, and despite taking different roads, both have the ability to deliver on that promise. Author howerl. Filed under Uncategorized. Read More ».

Business Model 100

Business Model Silicon Valley Seed Stage Syndicate 100

Agile VC

MARCH 30, 2012

Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC. But “data” isn’t fundamentally a new business model, especially for consumer web companies. Author howerl. Filed under Uncategorized. I co-founded NextView Ventures , a seed-stage VC firm based in Boston, in 2010. Read More ».

Business Model 113

Business Model Silicon Valley Advertising B2B 113

Agile VC

AUGUST 12, 2011

Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC. There’s no magic formula for a successful Series A unfortunately. But these five tenets can help internet / software entrepreneurs increase their prospects. Author howerl. Filed under Uncategorized. Read More ».

Seed Stage 113

Seed Stage Silicon Valley B2B Acquisition 113

Agile VC

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

For those who aren’t familiar, Mobius was a VC fund with offices in Silicon Valley and Boulder CO and at it’s peak Mobius had $2B+ under management. So yes it still probably seems slow, but this shakeout is only a couple years old not a decade old. 2) Rebirth of Some Firms - Mobius Venture Capital is now defunct.

LP 154

LP Portfolio Venture Capital IRR 154

Agile VC

JUNE 12, 2012

Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC. Pay at the table in restaurants is one possibility as in Tabbed Out, where additional functionailty can add value and payment is an afterthought, almost. I co-founded NextView Ventures , a seed-stage VC firm based in Boston, in 2010. Read More ».

Mobile 250

Mobile Disintermediation SMS Government 250

Agile VC

FEBRUARY 9, 2012

Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC. We think about it every day at NextView, and are continuously refining how we can get better at each of them. Author howerl. Filed under Uncategorized. I co-founded NextView Ventures , a seed-stage VC firm based in Boston, in 2010. Read More ».

Seed Stage 100

Seed Stage Framework Silicon Valley Early Stage 100