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How to Find and Close Angel Investors from a Standing Start

View from Seed

Whether an entrepreneur is raising a smaller (pre-)seed round entirely from individuals or she has a seed-stage or larger VC firm involved in (leading) the seed syndicate, it’s somewhere between necessary and optimal to have multiple individual angel investors involved. First and foremost, angels can provide capital.

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The NextView Ventures Manifesto

View from Seed

We are also seeing more investors try to be a part of syndicated A rounds for companies that are raising $5M or more and are really not what most would consider “seed” stage. When we started the firm, we were also more narrowly focused geographically due to our smaller team and network. This is not what Nextview is about.

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The Consumerization of Business Software ? AGILEVC

Agile VC

I’m not the first person to describe this trend, and my prior background has been primarily as a consumer web guy more than in B2B companies. 3) UI/UX Matters in B2B - For decades, B2B application developers could skimp on innovating in the presentation layer. Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC.

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Our Investing Manifesto at NextView

Rob Go

We are also seeing more investors try to be a part of syndicated A rounds for companies that are raising $5M or more and are really not what most would consider “seed” stage. When we started the firm, we were also more narrowly focused geographically due to our smaller team and network. This is not what Nextview is about.

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How Private Equity and Venture Capital Investors Are Eating Their Own Dogfood

David Teten

Many tools designed for B2B marketing in general are also relevant to investors. The historic capital-raising process is driven by face-to-face networking and salesmanship. I previously posted a detailed presentation with sales technology tools useful for B2B sales. 1) Market fund. 9) Time, market, and exit investment.

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Seven Compelling Reasons Why You Should Redesign Your Website

crowdSPRING Blog

According to the Content Marketing Institute , 70% of the surveyed B2B marketers say they are creating more content this year than they did back in 2016. Try using an RSS (Really Simple Syndication) tool to stay in touch with important thought leaders speaking to your audience. You want more effective content. Content is king.

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Opportunistic & Thematic Investing ? AGILEVC

Agile VC

Opportunistic VC investors focus less on developing very specific theses and more on cultivating a deep, rich network around the entire firm. Also really great opportunistic VCs are highly intentional about how they build their sourcing network and brand. Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC. Read More ».