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The NextView Ventures Manifesto

View from Seed

Although we had a busy summer, I was fortunate enough to take a bit of time off as well, and to step back for a moment and reflect on Nextview’s strategy and market position going forward. . The rest have been companies with some early market validation. Lead investors are few. Belief #2: Capital is plentiful.

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Startup CXO: A Field Guide to Scaling Up Your Company’s Critical Functions and Teams

Feld Thoughts

Fred Wilson was his lead investor. I was the lead investor for Veripost. They were bashing each other over the head in a non-existent market as the Internet bubble began collapsing. I’ve been working with Matt since 2000. That year, we merged two companies: Return Path and Veripost.

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The “Come-from-Behind” Lead Investor

Genuine VC

However, in my personal experience, the come-from-behind lead investor is worth incorporating into the process, as it turns out more often than you’d expect that they end up leading the round. The post The “Come-from-Behind” Lead Investor appeared first on GenuineVC.'

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The Shift from FOMO to FOLD in Early Stage Investing

View from Seed

For the last several years, the early stage investing market was driven largely by the F ear O f M issing O ut, AKA FOMO. The way investors process investments, what they look for, and how they behave will likely shift in some pretty interesting ways in the coming years. Business Models and Sectors.

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The Next Chapter for NextView

View from Seed

As always, we are grateful for the partnership of all of our Limited Partners who entrust us to be good stewards of their capital in both good markets and bad. While some of our prior funds are still quite early, we were able to take advantage of the attractive market conditions in 2021 to deliver significant liquidity back to our investors.

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Which Markets Are the Most And Least Served by Seed Investors?

View from Seed

About a year ago, my partner David Beisel talked about how seed fundraising is no longer a local game , and that the best entrepreneurs seek out the best investors for them outside of their home market. That being said, it’s much easier to put a seed round together when you have a local lead who can help catalyze the round.

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Startup CXO: A Field Guide to Scaling Up Your Company’s Critical Functions and Teams

Feld Thoughts

Fred Wilson was his lead investor. I was the lead investor for Veripost. They were bashing each other over the head in a non-existent market as the Internet bubble began collapsing. I’ve been working with Matt since 2000. That year, we merged two companies: Return Path and Veripost.