View from Seed

JANUARY 27, 2021

You have an authentic passion for technology, startups, and a deep respect for entrepreneurship. You will also spearhead internal initiatives to help support the success of our 100+ exciting existing portfolio companies. You have effective written communication skills with an established body of work. You act as an “ invited guest.”.

Operations 227

Operations Hiring Seed Stage Boston 227

Agile VC

MAY 13, 2013

While our portfolio at NextView is roughly equally weighted to consumer facing and B2B companies, it seems that for consumer companies in particular being first mover confers little benefit and the drawbacks probably outweigh whatever weak advantage might exist. This usually takes a lot of time, money, and energy.

Cloud 205

Cloud B2B Software Review Technical Review 205

Version One Ventures

OCTOBER 18, 2012

In today’s web landscape, word of mouth drives adoption and can lead to “winner takes all” (or almost all) in both B2C and B2B markets. Let’s take my own portfolio as an example. To my knowledge, only 4 out of my 35 portfolio companies have filed for patents. The same logic holds true for most acquiring companies.

IP 163

IP Technical Review B2C Social Network 163

Version One Ventures

DECEMBER 18, 2013

These new investments bring the total number of portfolio companies to 14. We also participated in 6 follow-on deals this year to further support our portfolio. We remain geographically agnostic; 8 portfolio companies are located in Canada and 6 in the U.S. News portfolio review' Boris & Angela.

Technical Review 153

Technical Review Silicon Valley Portfolio B2B 153

ReadWriteStart

JULY 26, 2022

Accordingly, people were obliged to look for opportunities on online B2B chemical marketplaces. People in the chemical industries became closer even before COVID-19, B2B digital marketplaces: A New Era. — Gaurang Pancholi ; Sales and Sourcing; Rasayanconnect.com; a B2B Chemical Sourcing Marketplace. Microsoft Teams.

Germany 175

Germany San Jose Technical Review India 175

YoungUpstarts

MAY 28, 2014

Things like winning startup competitions, getting selected to a startup incubator, partnering with a large company, are all good ways to show traction and some proof that you’re creating value. Good examples include: Ycombinator, Techstars, Startup health and Rock health. Go B2B… 2C. Solve a Real World Problem.

Security 200

Security Incubator Technical Review Bootstrapping 200

ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 20, 2020

Unfortunately, however, our love affair with startups is unfounded, especially as it relates to those who may be looking to provide, market to or target their product/service to the startup segment. Why We Are In Love With Startups? The most commonly-referenced startup story is fun to tell: Founded by 20-somethings.

Sweat Equity 107

Sweat Equity Non-Compete Startup Azure 107

Steve Blank

APRIL 1, 2020

So here’s a five-day playbook to help CEOs of cash-flow negative startups, or ones about to go negative, assess the new normal and respond with speed and urgency. For companies burning cash, such as startups, how much cash do you have? For startups: source of VC money? Those that don’t may not survive. External Assessment.

South Korea 334

South Korea Salary Business Model China 334

View from Seed

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

You have a strong network in the NYC startup ecosystem that is additive to our team. You have an authentic passion for startups and a deep respect for entrepreneurship. We invest nationally across Consumer and B2B, with most of our investments are based in NYC, SF/Bay Area, and Boston. You act as an “ invited guest.”.

Technical Review 156

Technical Review North America Seed Stage Bandwidth 156

View from Seed

MAY 24, 2021

You have an authentic passion for startups and a deep respect for entrepreneurship. You will spend the rest of your time working alongside the partners throughout the investment process – analyzing investment opportunities, assisting in market research and diligence, and post-investment portfolio support. You are hungry.

Technical Review 120

Technical Review Software Review Seed Stage Cofounder 120

View from Seed

OCTOBER 11, 2022

And even as the markets have turned, we continue to be confident that significant value creation is ahead for our portfolio companies that are still experiencing efficient hypergrowth like Attentive, Grove Collaborative, Whoop, Bobbie, Devoted Health, and others. In terms of strategy, many things remain the same.

Cofounder 156

Cofounder San Francisco Portfolio Limited Partner 156

crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 19, 2013

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! 33 Startups That Died Reveal Why They Failed | Business Insider – [link]. The Secret To Building Great Startup Teams That Do Amazing Things – [link].

Social Media 94

Social Media Small Business Design Media 94

VC Cafe

OCTOBER 31, 2022

It’s a tough time for a lot of startup founders right now. Mature startups with proven business models and the potential to reach the public markets within a few years will be the safest place to park any new venture capital that comes into the ecosystem. Startups, Don’t Pin Your Hopes on VC Dry Powder ( Source ).

Founder 173

Founder Technical Review Down Round Liquidation Preference 173

YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

Advisors agree your startup is on the right track. Think of your first B2B web site as one step beyond your elevator pitch. Invest an hour a week looking at competitors’ web sites or viewing web designers’ portfolios. You’re in discussions with strategic partners and potential beta customers. Plan to iterate.

Elevator Pitch 100

Elevator Pitch Web Portfolio B2B 100

ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 20, 2020

Unfortunately, however, our love affair with startups is unfounded, especially as it relates to those who may be looking to provide, market to or target their product/service to the startup segment. Why We Are In Love With Startups? Most Startups Lack Budgets The Pareto Principle is at work when it comes to startups.

Sweat Equity 78

Sweat Equity Non-Compete Startup Azure 78

YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

Based on my own experience working for two different startup companies, Keteka and onlineresume.us , I will break down several important pieces of advice in order to help you better navigate the application process, what to do in case you are not accepted, and how to successfully prepare for participation in these kinds of programs.

Programming 124

Programming Chile B2B B2C 124

Agile VC

OCTOBER 27, 2011

AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. I’m not the first person to describe this trend, and my prior background has been primarily as a consumer web guy more than in B2B companies. 3) UI/UX Matters in B2B - For decades, B2B application developers could skimp on innovating in the presentation layer.

Software 100

Software B2B Silicon Valley Acquisition 100

mashable.com

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

Here’s an overview: Mitch Kapor: Kapor is founding partner of Kapor Capital , a firm that invests in seed and early stage startups. Kapor Capital’s expansive portfolio includes Bit.ly This is the man you’ll need to impress should you wish to slice off a piece of the sFund pie for your startup.

Angel Investor 80

Angel Investor Startup San Francisco Social Media 80

VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Tech12, an Israeli news publication, embarked on a special project to highlight the 32 Israeli startups that reached a Centaur status. Sorry for the humbrag, but I’m proud to see Minute Media , our Remagine Ventures portfolio company (and our only later stage investment) on this prestigious list. Israeli startups raised $1.1

Software Review 109

Software Review Israel B2C Open Source 109

OnlyOnce

OCTOBER 31, 2013

Look for VC portfolios that have a lot of “like” companies (B2B, B2C, media, tech, etc.). Boards Entrepreneurship Startup CEO Venture Capitalists Fred Wilson' The better your business and the more exciting the space you’re trying to tackle…the more investors you’ll find circling around you. They’ll help with your back office.

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Valuation Term Sheet B2C Security 133

View from Seed

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

Once a startup has raised seed capital, plenty of theories and advice exist on how to successfully raise a Series A. Recently, we looked at our own portfolio at NextView Ventures to dig a little deeper on how startups actually raise that next round of financing. in our portfolio. More on these below.).

Syndication 333

Syndication Syndicate Seed Stage Startup 333

David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

However, in private markets, there is more room to optimize across all 11 steps of the investing process: firm management , marketing, fundraising , origination , manage relationships, due diligence, negotiation, monitoring, portfolio acceleration , reporting, and. 2) Market .

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Software Review Analytics Private Equity 78

This is going to be BIG.

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

We realized that there were certain open positions in our portfolio we wanted to call extra attention to. If you know of senior level business and technical professionals looking for exciting startup opportunities, they can sign up here. Over 1,000 senior professionals have since signed up for the mailer, which goes out on Fridays.

Part-Time VPE 92

Part-Time VPE CTO Hire Engineer Sales 92

David Teten

SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

I was excited to see that GLG (formerly Gerson Lehrman Group), the industry leader, is now offering a professional network service geared to the needs of the startup community: GLG Share. Like many established finance & media companies, GLG knows that the tech startup sector is a growing part of the economy.

New York 114

New York Technical Review Networking Advisory Board 114

Genuine VC

DECEMBER 3, 2014

This entrepreneurial HubSpot spirit has — and will continue to have — a ripple effect throughout the Boston early stage startup ecosystem. I can’t tell you how many pitch decks from local startups I’ve received over the past decade that barely even touch upon the key subject of distribution.

Boston 279

Boston IPO B2B Cofounder 279

Hearpreneur

NOVEMBER 24, 2018

Sablotsky continued her professional career as Vice-President of Portfolio Development for Jacobs Investments, LLC. Her responsibilities included: strategic counseling, business modeling and deal negotiation for the various for medical startups in the portfolio and is a limited partner at NGT3 Medical Accelerator in Israel.

Founder 91

Founder Israel Miami Cofounder 91

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 25, 2014

I’ve been having this PR discussion with three separate portfolio companies at once so I thought I’d just publish my thoughts more broadly. Very few investors understand this and even fewer startups. Very few investors understand this and even fewer startups. Not for startups – for any business.

PR 415

PR Early Stage Dividend Acquisition 415

crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 11, 2015

We do love sharing articles about fonts, logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, economics and other interesting stuff! How much do startup founders pay themselves—and other questions you were too afraid to ask crowdspring.co/1LMkRhy. From the Vault: Labor Day!

Small Business 48

Small Business Design Syria Social Media 48

Agile VC

FEBRUARY 5, 2014

But B2B startups need to take a different tack. We invest in internet enabled companies at NextView and our portfolio is roughly equally split between consumer and B2B businesses. Arguably revenue is the best signal of product-market fit for B2B startups.

Revenue 234

Revenue Product B2B Marketing 234

David Teten

AUGUST 1, 2020

With a portfolio of over 1,000 generic molecules and over 4 million prescriptions filled with Teva medications in the EU and US daily, it is more than likely that Teva has manufactured some of the medicines your family has used. Israel’s economic influence moves far beyond information technology and into healthcare.

Israel 60

Israel Flash Portfolio B2B 60

Version One Ventures

JANUARY 8, 2019

Q4 was an important quarter for our firm and portfolio companies. Karthik Sridharan, founder of Kinnek , wrote a great article on Medium on what they’ve learned from building the largest North American B2B marketplace. Follow @VersionOneVC for the latest news from us and our portfolio! Announcements.

Portfolio 139

Portfolio Los Angeles B2B Acquisition 139

David Teten

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

See best practices in building financial models , a template financial model , and valuing startup employee options. 9) Accelerate portfolio company value. 10) Time, market, and exit investment. See my overview of sales technology tools useful for B2B sales. 8) Monitor and report investments.

Technical Review 60

Technical Review Private Equity Management Cap Table 60

David Teten

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

See best practices in building financial models , a template financial model , and valuing startup employee options. 9) Accelerate portfolio company value. 10) Time, market, and exit investment. See my overview of sales technology tools useful for B2B sales. 8) Monitor and report investments.

Technical Review 60

Technical Review Private Equity Management Cap Table 60

Transformify

JUNE 20, 2020

Product portfolio. Wirecard has an impressive product portfolio that has been attracting big merchants having more complex needs including payment acceptance, acquiring, M-POS, prepaid cards, fraud & risk solutions, etc. while others have a more unified approach. Now part of Paysafe, Skrill has strong positions in the EU.

Germany 76

Germany eCommerce Global Operations 76

David Teten

SEPTEMBER 23, 2017

The only problem that faces startup investors now is how to mine this new data layer efficiently to increase returns.”. 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. 1) Market fund. 6) Negotiate deal.

Private Equity 60

Private Equity Venture Capital Equity Technical Review 60

ConversionXL

JANUARY 18, 2022

Studies show that only 5% of B2B buyers are ready to buy. At a startup, this can be as simple as defining why the founder started the company in the first place. It helps them audit existing content portfolios (blog posts, landing pages, etc.) There’s only so much you can say about B2B panels in a way that nobody else has.

Marketing 109

Marketing Social Media Non-Compete Audience 109

View from Seed

AUGUST 2, 2017

There are countless B2B startups that are enabling this digital transformation and how consumers experience the Everyday Economy. For example, Upserve , a NextView portfolio company, is an all-in-one tech platform (POS, payments, CRM/loyalty, BI) to help restaurants better serve their customers.

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Seed Stage Portfolio Cofounder B2B 273