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The NextView Ventures Manifesto

View from Seed

Old assumptions about geography are increasingly being challenged – with huge consumer wins emerging in Boston (CarGurus, Wayfair, Simplisafe, Pillpack), great B2B companies emerging in NY (Flatiron Health, Mongo, Datadog, etc), and unicorns emerging in smaller tech markets and overseas. .

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Tale of Two Valleys: LA and the Bay Area from an Investor’s Perspective

Mucker Lab

In Silicon Valley, given how tightly knit the ecosystem has become, and how well-networked entrepreneurs have learned to be, there is almost no such thing as “proprietary” deal flow. The top tier funds see almost all of the best deals. Furthermore, entrepreneurs don’t necessary build their businesses to be venture-funded.

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VCs eating our own dog food: Using technology and analytics to make better investments

David Teten

But, most of use raise capital and source deals the same way people looked for dates 20 years ago: by networking at conferences (or bars). . Many tools designed for B2B marketing in general are also relevant to investors. I previously posted a detailed presentation with sales technology tools useful for B2B sales.

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Essential Startup Funding Tips from 8 Seasoned Investors

mashable.com

Ted Serbinski: Angel investor Ted Serbinski sold his startup MothersClick to Lifetime in 2008 and joined the cable network as CTO of the ParentsClick Network. Roberts talks of social networks as mediums that may very well help your product or name attract VC attention.

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7 Steps to Building a Successful Channel Partner Program

ConversionXL

In today’s environment, if B2B organizations are going to make it, they need to grow. 3 Factors That Affect B2B Partnerships. In a nutshell, there are 3 forces that influence B2B partnerships today: 1. B2B tech partners are now targeting business leaders instead of IT. Keep a large network if you can.

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7 Steps to Building a Successful Channel Partner Program

ConversionXL

In today’s environment, if B2B organizations are going to make it, they need to grow. 3 Factors That Affect B2B Partnerships. In a nutshell, there are 3 forces that influence B2B partnerships today: 1. B2B tech partners are now targeting business leaders instead of IT. Keep a large network if you can.

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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. 4) Manage deal flow. 1) Market fund.