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Kara Nortman Was Just Promoted to Co-Managing Partner at Upfront Ventures. Here’s What it All Means

Both Sides of the Table

Today we’re announcing that my partner Kara Nortman is becoming Co-Managing Partner at Upfront Ventures and I can’t tell you how thrilled I am to welcome her to her new role. Marketing, recruiting, building data products & tools, event management, analyzing the portfolio, etc. And all the platform stuff. I’m only 52!

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Praying to the God of Valuation

Both Sides of the Table

I had realized that I didn’t have it within me to be as good of a player as many of them did but I had the skills to help as mentor, coach, friend, sparing partner and patient capital provider. During this era, from 2009–2015, most founders I knew were in it for building great & sustainable companies.

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Come Join Our Investment Team in NYC!

View from Seed

Since we first opened our New York office back in 2015, we have steadily increased our presence over the years. You will spend the rest of your time working alongside the partners throughout the investment process – analyzing investment opportunities, assisting in market research and diligence, and post-investment portfolio support.

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How to Manage Supply Chain Planning Like a Pro

YoungUpstarts

For manufacturing startups, here are several ways to achieve effective supply chain management: Understand Your Supply Chain Elements. Transportation partners play an enormous role in the supply chain as they bring products into distribution centers and sometimes directly to customers. Develop Relationships with Supply Chain Partners.

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We’re Hiring for Our Investment Team at NextView’s NYC Office

View from Seed

Since we first opened our New York office back in 2015, we have steadily increased our presence over the years ( Melody joined us in 2017 and Dorothy in 2018), and now roughly 40% of our investments are in New York. However, you will serve as a co-pilot on deals with all four partners, across the geographies we cover. . About NextView.

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Checklist To Find The Startup Partner Of Your Dreams

Startup Professionals Musings

As an advisor to startups, I often get asked what to look for in an ideal co-founder or business partner. After some reflection, I now realize these attributes are necessary but not sufficient to be an ideal business partner. This means every entrepreneur needs partners who are smarter than they are in complementary domains.

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DataRails Hires David Rosenberg as New VP of Customer Success

The Startup Magazine

Rosenberg comes fresh from managing the growth of Keyrus, a data consulting company, from 35 to 120 employees. Others in that cohort included Zviki Shimon (CFO), Yair Areli (senior VP of global sales), Nir Mandel (VP of product management), and Aviv Canaani (VP of marketing). CEO Perspective. DataRails has already raised $53.5

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