Agile VC

APRIL 17, 2011

Kayak was started here in my backyard of Boston… co-founder & CTO Paul English and the product/engineering team is based here in Concord MA. Distribution revenue is CPC and CPA. . Kayak generates both distribution (i.e. I co-founded NextView Ventures , a seed-stage VC firm based in Boston, in 2010.

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Agile VC

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

And distribution rights to that content are still paramount to building digital video businesses. Providence Equity invested $100M at a $1B valuation not because of their technology or product, but because the network owners contributed a lot of valuable content… or at least access to it for 2years. Read More ».

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Silicon Valley Seed Stage Syndicate Syndication 100

Agile VC

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

1) Qwikster May Have Different Owner in Longer Term – It was obvious before and it’s explicit now… the future of Netflix is digital distribution. A slow-growth, but cash rich business like this could be a better fit for a retailer, private equity fund, or other type of owner in the longer run. Read More ».

Silicon Valley 100

Silicon Valley Private Equity Seed Stage Syndicate 100

Agile VC

JULY 11, 2012

The names of these once great, now defunct firms may not be terribly familiar today but here are just a few examples: American Research & Development [Boston] –> Founded by George Doriot and depending how you count it, either the first or second formal VC firm in the US. NEA, Bessemer) or family of related funds (e.g.

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Silicon Valley Carried Interest Cofounder Boston 240