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Why This Startup Teaches Everyone to Code + a Framework to Find a CTO

View from Seed

Everyone knows startups should do scrappy things that “don’t scale” — this show explores what those things actually are. In the 10th edition of Traction, we hear the story of Vin Vacanti , co-founder/CEO of Yipit.com (daily deals aggregator) and YipitData (analyzes web data for institutional investors).

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The NextView Ventures Manifesto

View from Seed

Belief #1: The best time to invest is early. As the venture capital industry has evolved, more and more seed investors are passing on traditionally “seed stage” startups because there isn’t enough traction. Of the last 15 investments we’ve made, we’ve been the lead or co-lead investor over 80% of the time. .

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Our Investing Manifesto at NextView

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Belief #1: The best time to invest is early. As the venture capital industry has evolved, more and more seed investors are passing on traditionally “seed stage” startups because there isn’t enough traction. Of the last 15 investments we’ve made, we’ve been the lead or co-lead investor over 80% of the time. .