Agile VC

APRIL 27, 2012

As many of you may know, we have a section on the NextView website called “Ethos” where we describe five key principles to how we operate. I co-founded NextView Ventures , a seed-stage VC firm based in Boston, in 2010. Ethos: What ‘Blank Canvas’ Means to NextView. April 27, 2012. Author howerl. Read More ».

Silicon Valley 124

Silicon Valley Seed Stage Syndicate Syndication 124

thebarefootvc

JULY 3, 2016

As I reflected on FPV’s first full year of operation, I thought back to my original thesis and reasons for starting the fund. After spending time in Silicon Valley (from 1999-2003), Boston, London and Chicago, I moved back to NYC in 2004 and have been fortunate to witness the technology and startup growth for the past 10+ years.

North America 40

North America Early Stage New York City Portfolio 40

thebarefootvc

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

As I reflected on FPV’s first full year of operation, I thought back to my original thesis and reasons for starting the fund. After spending time in Silicon Valley (from 1999-2003), Boston, London and Chicago, I moved back to NYC in 2004 and have been fortunate to witness the technology and startup growth for the past 10+ years.

North America 40

North America Early Stage New York City Portfolio 40

Seeing Both Sides

FEBRUARY 4, 2010

In many situations, the founder is a creative force of nature rather than an experienced operating manager, and skillfully managing the tension between those two essential ingredients can make or break a start-up. They can't be any worse than the Boston sports media." Schilling was a great sport and everyone had good fun.

Cofounder 41

Cofounder Boston Founder Internet 41

Duct Tape Marketing

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

Well, I think a stellar example for that business specifically, is the Norway based companies Schibsted, and their head of operations said in the early 90s, he said the internet is perfect for classified ads, classified ads are perfect for the internet. Rita McGrath: Mm-hmm (affirmative). You must be kidding.

eCommerce 57

eCommerce Norway Internet Advertising 57

VC Cafe

JUNE 1, 2011

AcceloWeb, which builds Internet scale software that improves end-user experiences on the Internet, is headquartered in Israel with US offices in Boston. is a provider of content delivery network services for media companies, online businesses and organizations operating e-commerce storefronts or a Website. Limelight Networks, Inc.

Switzerland 79

Switzerland Japan Technical Review 79

David Teten

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

Similarly, my research on venture capital portfolio operations found that Portfolio Operator VCs such as Andreesen Horowitz , First Round Capital , ff Venture Capital , and Google Ventures are hiring unusually large teams and structuring them in traditional pyramids. They are typically among the top quartile performers.

Private Equity 114

Private Equity Venture Capital Technical Review Equity 114

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 12, 2010

This was a really fun episode for me because Mo is informed and knowledgeable on so many topics and being a Boston / NYC VC it gave us so much to talk about relative to just covering California VCs. We discussed NY vs. Silicon Valley and NY vs. Boston. Launched in 2007 in Los Angeles by Adam Bernhard and Konstantin Glasmacher.

Venture Capital 217

Venture Capital Los Angeles Oakland Asia 217

Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

SEPTEMBER 8, 2011

Though, the marketing, operations and other intricacies of these companies are well-above most seasoned entrepreneurs’ heads let alone the first-time start-up. Based somewhere outside of Boston, the owners couldn’t afford a full-time sales representative nor could they afford my fees, therefore our conversation was not too lengthy.

B2C 91

B2C B2B Business Model Sales Cycle 91

Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 11, 2009

It took hundreds of years for newspapers to learn to behave as worthy holders of this public trust and cover the news without fear or favour, and create a firewall between news and views and the ad-sales side of the operation. Compared to 2007, the chat client runs whole lot smoother (well, right before 2.0 Amazon PostRank

Community 158

Community Management Lean Software Review 158