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The NextView Ventures Manifesto

View from Seed

Of the last 15 investments we’ve made, 8 have been pre-product or pre-seed style rounds. We see innovation becoming more broadly distributed over time, and outlier companies being built in more and more places. Because of this, we are a multi-geography firm, and will invest in all the core innovation centers in North America.

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The most successful Bitcoin / Blockchain company won’t look like any we have today

Version One Ventures

First, Bitcoin startups that focus on commerce/payment solutions in North America are competing with existing products with strong network effects. The first wave of Bitcoin apps went after payment-related use cases in North-America and hence against strong existing network effects. Lower sign-up friction.

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Techpreneur and CEO Leads a Company to Reign in Testing of Software For Tech Companies

Hearpreneur

The company started in 2011 in Berlin, and was looking for an American or someone who’d worked for a long time in America to help with a planned US expansion, since the biggest market for the company’s services is in North America. Tell us about your products and services. The Germany angle was intriguing for me.

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Techpreneur and CEO Leads a Company to Reign in Testing of Software For Tech Companies

Hearpreneur

The company started in 2011 in Berlin, and was looking for an American or someone who’d worked for a long time in America to help with a planned US expansion, since the biggest market for the company’s services is in North America. Tell us about your products and services. The Germany angle was intriguing for me.

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The Small Business Content Marketing Paradox

crowdSPRING Blog

The creator of the content ultimately wants to sell a product or service to prospective buyers who benefit from the content, but the goal of content marketing is rarely to sell directly. create a strategy and implement tactics to distribute and promote your content. Some of them might buy products and services from you.

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Our Investing Manifesto at NextView

Rob Go

Of the last 15 investments we’ve made, 8 have been pre-product or pre-seed style rounds. We see innovation becoming more broadly distributed over time, and outlier companies being built in more and more places. Because of this, we are a multi-geography firm, and will invest in all the core innovation centers in North America.

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The Refrigeration Business Is Making Big Strides In 2019

YoungUpstarts

They offer a wide range of commercial and resident products that use what is known as Puron R-410a. That’s right they are working with The Chemours Company, a global leader in fluorochemicals and refrigerant technology, to produce and distribute a new refrigerant to North America.