Everything you need to navigate Boston's web and mobile startup community, from networking events and conferences to founders and VCs to follow on Twitter to local blogs and podcasts to follow. But first, a story about Boston tech...
Startup Study: Entrepreneurial Activity by Harvard Business School StudentsNextView Ventures
Do Harvard MBAs make great startup founders? The school has recently come under fire for a lack of apparent entrepreneurial activity. NextView looked at capital raised, companies launched, and more.
NextView reflects on a successful 2014, announcing the launch of its second fund and acquisitions of several portfolio companies. It highlights the building of resources for seed-stage startups through its new director of platform and community, including the ViewFromSeed website, growth guides, and a tech guide for Boston. Later-stage funding is also noted for some portfolio companies. NextView looks forward to continued success in 2015.
This document provides tips for pitching startups to investors. It recommends focusing on telling a compelling story with traction through an introduction, high-concept pitch, and 10-slide deck rather than long-winded business plans or NDAs. Investors are more interested in the team, problem being solved, solution, and market fit than detailed plans or proprietary information.
StepUp Revolution - Essentials of Sourcing and Winning FundingDarren Chertkow
This is the second in the series of entrepreneurial ebooks aimed at empowering a new generation of Entrepreneurs in South Africa and fostering a drive toward an Entrepreneurial Movement!
COVID-19 has upended the job market resulting in over 20 million people becoming unemployed within a relatively short period of time.
However, despite the daunting numbers, job opportunities are still available. In this webinar, the speaker will discuss:
* How to develop a comprehensive job search strategy
* How to write a resume that gets seen
* Key ways to stand out in the interview
* What industries are continuing to hire
and more!
AngelList is the world's largest marketplace for startup investing and jobs. It has raised $205 million online for startups in the last two years through syndicates, which are pop-up online venture funds. AngelList also facilitates over 52,000 job matching connections per month between candidates and startups. It announced a $400 million seed fund to invest in top syndicates and the launch of a new jobs app for iOS.
Fundraising for any startup is hard, but for hardware startups, it can be a soul destroying process, In this brief talk, we explore the basic stages of funding, look at a few examples, and discuss how to make sure you are targeting the right investors who will find your venture intriguing.
Startup Study: Entrepreneurial Activity by Harvard Business School StudentsNextView Ventures
Do Harvard MBAs make great startup founders? The school has recently come under fire for a lack of apparent entrepreneurial activity. NextView looked at capital raised, companies launched, and more.
NextView reflects on a successful 2014, announcing the launch of its second fund and acquisitions of several portfolio companies. It highlights the building of resources for seed-stage startups through its new director of platform and community, including the ViewFromSeed website, growth guides, and a tech guide for Boston. Later-stage funding is also noted for some portfolio companies. NextView looks forward to continued success in 2015.
This document provides tips for pitching startups to investors. It recommends focusing on telling a compelling story with traction through an introduction, high-concept pitch, and 10-slide deck rather than long-winded business plans or NDAs. Investors are more interested in the team, problem being solved, solution, and market fit than detailed plans or proprietary information.
StepUp Revolution - Essentials of Sourcing and Winning FundingDarren Chertkow
This is the second in the series of entrepreneurial ebooks aimed at empowering a new generation of Entrepreneurs in South Africa and fostering a drive toward an Entrepreneurial Movement!
COVID-19 has upended the job market resulting in over 20 million people becoming unemployed within a relatively short period of time.
However, despite the daunting numbers, job opportunities are still available. In this webinar, the speaker will discuss:
* How to develop a comprehensive job search strategy
* How to write a resume that gets seen
* Key ways to stand out in the interview
* What industries are continuing to hire
and more!
AngelList is the world's largest marketplace for startup investing and jobs. It has raised $205 million online for startups in the last two years through syndicates, which are pop-up online venture funds. AngelList also facilitates over 52,000 job matching connections per month between candidates and startups. It announced a $400 million seed fund to invest in top syndicates and the launch of a new jobs app for iOS.
Fundraising for any startup is hard, but for hardware startups, it can be a soul destroying process, In this brief talk, we explore the basic stages of funding, look at a few examples, and discuss how to make sure you are targeting the right investors who will find your venture intriguing.
The Job Hunt Framework that Gets You HiredAlbert Qian
The document outlines Albert Qian's Job Hunt Framework to help job seekers get hired. It discusses setting the right intentions for a job search, the new paradigms of job hunting, building job search resiliency through commitment and resilience, capturing fundamentals and skills needed like social media presence and transferable skills, understanding what's at stake for different stakeholders, leadership, dynamics, metrics, and putting it all together with a plan. The overall framework is meant to represent an ideal professional and cover the first levels to help job seekers succeed in their search.
The document discusses key topics related to fundraising, including deciding who to raise money from, how much to raise, contacting investors, pitching to investors, and negotiating valuation. It provides advice on raising money from different sources like friends and family, angels, venture capitalists (VCs), and provides guidelines on valuation and terms for different funding stages.
This document provides advice for new angel investors. It recommends adopting a "barbell strategy" of maintaining a diversified portfolio with most funds in safe investments and a small percentage in highly risky startup investments. It also advises building a large portfolio of 20-50 startup investments to balance risk, focusing on deals that could provide "power-law returns" of 100x gains. The document emphasizes the importance of developing expertise, reputation, and brand to attract high-quality founders and deals.
This document provides an overview of the NYC tech entrepreneurship ecosystem, including notable founders, investors, startups, coworking spaces, and resources for entrepreneurs. It discusses top accelerators and incubators, influential angel investors and VC funds, as well as government initiatives through the Mayor's Office to support the local tech sector. The document aims to educate entrepreneurs and connect them with opportunities in the NYC area.
Hosted by TalentPuzzle.
From the incredibly successful Scaling Startups event held at the Kia Oval on the 12th September 2013.
Delegates enjoyed talks from Tom Allason- Shutl, Titus Sharpe- MVF Global, Alicia Navarro- Skimlinks and many more.
The New Paradigm of Job Hunting (2020 Update)Albert Qian
This document outlines Albert Qian's framework for an effective job hunt. It discusses several key areas job seekers should focus on:
1. Capturing fundamentals and skills like developing an elevator pitch, optimizing one's resume, researching where to find jobs, and conducting a skills inventory.
2. Understanding what's at stake by researching the job, company, customers, and industry to understand one's potential role and impact.
3. Developing resilience, attitude and commitment through practicing a growth mindset, getting out of one's comfort zone, dedicating time to the search, and developing accountability.
So what works in seed funding and how to improve it fast?
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What the best startup investors know that you don'tJosh Maher
After a year interviewing the best startup investors all over the world, Josh Maher published a best-selling book Startup Wealth How The Best Angel Investors Make Money In Startups (http://amzn.to/1NUAoz4). While learning what made them tick, Josh found financing innovation as a practice looks truly looks different in the private capital markets than it does within large organizations or public markets. Josh picks apart his findings around what startup investors look for when investing in teams
The document provides 11 reasons why someone should not do a startup, arguing they will likely fail. It asserts that would-be founders are often wantrepreneurs who lack passion for solving customer problems, are lazy, have unrealistic business plans and ideas without prototypes or customers, cannot sell or market, and would rather watch TV than change the world. The document uses strong language and sarcasm to emphasize these points about traits of founders likely to fail.
Eleven Essentials for Young EntrepreneursStephen King
I had the great pleasure of presenting to a gaggle of Grade 8 students at Mountain Park School (Calgary Board of Education CBE). Sharing a version of my "eleven essentials" deck created to help inspire and educate! #CBE #Calgary #entrepreneur #change #data #secretsauce #innovation
Presentation to a Finance class at Illinois. Talks about how markets have changed, and how big data can integrate itself into tools for financial planning and trading-and to get a jump on the markets.
This document provides guidance on raising seed capital from venture capital firms and other investors. It discusses the basics of venture capital and seed stage funding. Key points include:
- Seed funding ranges from $50k-$1.5M and is used to build an initial product and validate the business idea. It discusses various sources of seed capital including angels, accelerators, seed funds, and some VCs.
- Preparing for a fundraise involves launching a minimum viable product to prove traction, finding experienced advisors, crafting an investor pitch deck, and networking within the startup community.
- When pitching investors, the goals are to excite them about the opportunity and make them fear missing out. The pitch should
Babson College - New Tech Ventures Class - Sept 2018David Chang
The document summarizes David Chang's experience launching tech ventures and provides advice for starting a new tech company. It outlines Chang's journey from angel investing to founding and exiting companies. Key tips are presented, including that ideas alone are worthless, technical co-founders are important but not required, and the importance of defining a clear goal and business model. The document also notes the importance of fundraising at the right time and being prepared to pivot the business idea if needed. It concludes with Chang taking questions.
Building a Data Driven Future | Jonas Jaanimagi, Head of Media Strategy & Ope...Thoughtworks
Everybody is talking data in online industries, but how can we harness these insights and turn them into real sources of competitive advantage?
Visitors to the REA website generate huge amounts of data, which equates to a huge revenue generation opportunity. Through the power of analytics, REA hopes to gain greater insights into the intents and motivations of their visitors. We must all prepare for a data-driven future.
Recapping our startup investments, support experiments, and our firm's biggest, most important theme of the year. A seed VC, NextView is based in Boston and New York and is focused on helping startups gain initial traction in their fundraising, marketing, customer growth, product design, and more.
As a founder, how do you up your board meeting game? This template can help guide you through running an effective board meeting, or simply save you time on layout and design. For use by seed-stage tech startups primarily.
NextView's Tim Devane analyzes the stage of seed-stage VC and tech startups in New York City. Topics include hot sectors like food logistics, consumer goods and services, media and publishing, talent, and trends in venture capital. Report includes original and curated research, quotes from top NYC founders, and more.
Startup Pitch Deck Template: The Kitchen Sink AppendixNextView Ventures
The second of our templates to help entrepreneurs create better pitch decks and more successfully raise venture capital. Find the first here: http://www.slideshare.net/nextviewvc/startup-pitch-deck-templates-next-view-ventures-slideshare
Customizable pitch deck templates which include two different versions, both built by leading seed investors at NextView Ventures. Entrepreneurs can use them to save time while building a pitch deck to raise seed capital.
These board deck templates include customizable slides and advice from the VCs at NextView Ventures. Use them to save time while building a deck based on best practices as a startup founder or CEO.
The 10 Biggest Questions We Received From Tech Startups - NextView VenturesNextView Ventures
These were the most popular blog post we created in the last six months for our startup blog, The View From Seed. This site is dedicated to seed-stage tech startups in the web and mobile spaces. NextView is a leading seed VC located in Boston. Topics include raising venture capital, hiring a COO, content marketing and blogging, and more.
The Job Hunt Framework that Gets You HiredAlbert Qian
The document outlines Albert Qian's Job Hunt Framework to help job seekers get hired. It discusses setting the right intentions for a job search, the new paradigms of job hunting, building job search resiliency through commitment and resilience, capturing fundamentals and skills needed like social media presence and transferable skills, understanding what's at stake for different stakeholders, leadership, dynamics, metrics, and putting it all together with a plan. The overall framework is meant to represent an ideal professional and cover the first levels to help job seekers succeed in their search.
The document discusses key topics related to fundraising, including deciding who to raise money from, how much to raise, contacting investors, pitching to investors, and negotiating valuation. It provides advice on raising money from different sources like friends and family, angels, venture capitalists (VCs), and provides guidelines on valuation and terms for different funding stages.
This document provides advice for new angel investors. It recommends adopting a "barbell strategy" of maintaining a diversified portfolio with most funds in safe investments and a small percentage in highly risky startup investments. It also advises building a large portfolio of 20-50 startup investments to balance risk, focusing on deals that could provide "power-law returns" of 100x gains. The document emphasizes the importance of developing expertise, reputation, and brand to attract high-quality founders and deals.
This document provides an overview of the NYC tech entrepreneurship ecosystem, including notable founders, investors, startups, coworking spaces, and resources for entrepreneurs. It discusses top accelerators and incubators, influential angel investors and VC funds, as well as government initiatives through the Mayor's Office to support the local tech sector. The document aims to educate entrepreneurs and connect them with opportunities in the NYC area.
Hosted by TalentPuzzle.
From the incredibly successful Scaling Startups event held at the Kia Oval on the 12th September 2013.
Delegates enjoyed talks from Tom Allason- Shutl, Titus Sharpe- MVF Global, Alicia Navarro- Skimlinks and many more.
The New Paradigm of Job Hunting (2020 Update)Albert Qian
This document outlines Albert Qian's framework for an effective job hunt. It discusses several key areas job seekers should focus on:
1. Capturing fundamentals and skills like developing an elevator pitch, optimizing one's resume, researching where to find jobs, and conducting a skills inventory.
2. Understanding what's at stake by researching the job, company, customers, and industry to understand one's potential role and impact.
3. Developing resilience, attitude and commitment through practicing a growth mindset, getting out of one's comfort zone, dedicating time to the search, and developing accountability.
So what works in seed funding and how to improve it fast?
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http://newsletter.innovationnest.co/
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What the best startup investors know that you don'tJosh Maher
After a year interviewing the best startup investors all over the world, Josh Maher published a best-selling book Startup Wealth How The Best Angel Investors Make Money In Startups (http://amzn.to/1NUAoz4). While learning what made them tick, Josh found financing innovation as a practice looks truly looks different in the private capital markets than it does within large organizations or public markets. Josh picks apart his findings around what startup investors look for when investing in teams
The document provides 11 reasons why someone should not do a startup, arguing they will likely fail. It asserts that would-be founders are often wantrepreneurs who lack passion for solving customer problems, are lazy, have unrealistic business plans and ideas without prototypes or customers, cannot sell or market, and would rather watch TV than change the world. The document uses strong language and sarcasm to emphasize these points about traits of founders likely to fail.
Eleven Essentials for Young EntrepreneursStephen King
I had the great pleasure of presenting to a gaggle of Grade 8 students at Mountain Park School (Calgary Board of Education CBE). Sharing a version of my "eleven essentials" deck created to help inspire and educate! #CBE #Calgary #entrepreneur #change #data #secretsauce #innovation
Presentation to a Finance class at Illinois. Talks about how markets have changed, and how big data can integrate itself into tools for financial planning and trading-and to get a jump on the markets.
This document provides guidance on raising seed capital from venture capital firms and other investors. It discusses the basics of venture capital and seed stage funding. Key points include:
- Seed funding ranges from $50k-$1.5M and is used to build an initial product and validate the business idea. It discusses various sources of seed capital including angels, accelerators, seed funds, and some VCs.
- Preparing for a fundraise involves launching a minimum viable product to prove traction, finding experienced advisors, crafting an investor pitch deck, and networking within the startup community.
- When pitching investors, the goals are to excite them about the opportunity and make them fear missing out. The pitch should
Babson College - New Tech Ventures Class - Sept 2018David Chang
The document summarizes David Chang's experience launching tech ventures and provides advice for starting a new tech company. It outlines Chang's journey from angel investing to founding and exiting companies. Key tips are presented, including that ideas alone are worthless, technical co-founders are important but not required, and the importance of defining a clear goal and business model. The document also notes the importance of fundraising at the right time and being prepared to pivot the business idea if needed. It concludes with Chang taking questions.
Building a Data Driven Future | Jonas Jaanimagi, Head of Media Strategy & Ope...Thoughtworks
Everybody is talking data in online industries, but how can we harness these insights and turn them into real sources of competitive advantage?
Visitors to the REA website generate huge amounts of data, which equates to a huge revenue generation opportunity. Through the power of analytics, REA hopes to gain greater insights into the intents and motivations of their visitors. We must all prepare for a data-driven future.
Recapping our startup investments, support experiments, and our firm's biggest, most important theme of the year. A seed VC, NextView is based in Boston and New York and is focused on helping startups gain initial traction in their fundraising, marketing, customer growth, product design, and more.
As a founder, how do you up your board meeting game? This template can help guide you through running an effective board meeting, or simply save you time on layout and design. For use by seed-stage tech startups primarily.
NextView's Tim Devane analyzes the stage of seed-stage VC and tech startups in New York City. Topics include hot sectors like food logistics, consumer goods and services, media and publishing, talent, and trends in venture capital. Report includes original and curated research, quotes from top NYC founders, and more.
Startup Pitch Deck Template: The Kitchen Sink AppendixNextView Ventures
The second of our templates to help entrepreneurs create better pitch decks and more successfully raise venture capital. Find the first here: http://www.slideshare.net/nextviewvc/startup-pitch-deck-templates-next-view-ventures-slideshare
Customizable pitch deck templates which include two different versions, both built by leading seed investors at NextView Ventures. Entrepreneurs can use them to save time while building a pitch deck to raise seed capital.
These board deck templates include customizable slides and advice from the VCs at NextView Ventures. Use them to save time while building a deck based on best practices as a startup founder or CEO.
The 10 Biggest Questions We Received From Tech Startups - NextView VenturesNextView Ventures
These were the most popular blog post we created in the last six months for our startup blog, The View From Seed. This site is dedicated to seed-stage tech startups in the web and mobile spaces. NextView is a leading seed VC located in Boston. Topics include raising venture capital, hiring a COO, content marketing and blogging, and more.
Philippe Gelis, CEO & Co-Founder of Kantox, talking about the next 10 years in Fintech; A new co-petitive eco-system starts emerging within the financial sector
Overview of industry trends and insights of Fortune 500 companies and startups' activities in the FinTech space. We cover banking tech (security, crm, analytics), payments (pos, money transfer, commerce), cyber currency (blockchain, bitcoin, wallets, cryptocurrency exchanges), business finance (lending, crowdfunding), personal finance (lending, wealth management, mortgage, credit), and alternative cores (banking, insurance).
Fast Forward: Deploying our best selves, to build the future of developer co...Tim Falls
The document is a transcript of a talk given by Tim Falls about the future of developer communities and businesses. Some key points:
- Falls discusses how we are in a time of paradigm shift from the industrial age to the information age, and private companies are starting to focus more on investing in people rather than just businesses.
- He provides examples of how HR is rebranding to "People Teams" and private equity firms are investing in the people of the companies they own.
- Falls argues that developer evangelists, advocates, and community professionals represent a sign of change in how businesses view stakeholders, and they are uniquely positioned to help guide the movement towards prioritizing people.
The document discusses six major digital trends for 2017:
1. Technology is getting smaller and closer to our bodies through wearables and implanted devices.
2. Mobile devices are becoming the primary way most people access the internet.
3. The internet is becoming more invisible as it is embedded into everyday objects.
4. Technology is learning how to see through advances in computer vision and image recognition.
5. Technology is getting smarter through machine learning and artificial intelligence.
6. Technology is starting to communicate directly through conversational interfaces and chat platforms rather than just responding to human queries.
Luigi Capello, CEO of LVenture Group, discusses his vision for building an ecosystem to support startups in Rome. He founded an accelerator program in 2010 after visiting similar programs in the US. LVenture Group has since invested in over 80 startups, creating over 150 jobs. Capello's vision is to attract more developers, find a larger space of 10,000 square meters, and build a "TechCity" in Rome's Termini Station area to support startups and attract more funding.
Locked Out in London (and tweeting about it) - version with my notesSylvain Carle
Last year I talked about how people sucked at naming places.
This year I was talking about anecdotes about us humans and what we tweet about, and where.
All my examples are from Needium, our platfrom that matches needs expressed to a location and to businesses that can answer them.
The document discusses similarities and differences between The Crucible play and the Columbine school shooting. In both cases, groups external to the direct perpetrators were blamed or scapegoated - in The Crucible, witches were blamed for girls dancing in the woods, and in Columbine, the media was blamed for the shooting even though the shooters killed themselves before questioning. However, the events also differed in who was targeted - adults in The Crucible versus children in the school shooting.
The document provides details about Tony Hsieh and his various business ventures including Zappos.com, which was acquired by Amazon for $1.2 billion, and his Downtown Project initiative in Las Vegas. The Downtown Project is a $350 million investment aimed at transforming downtown Las Vegas into an urban center focused on community, collisions, and co-learning. The investment includes $50 million each for small businesses, tech startups, and education/arts/culture, as well as $200 million for real estate development. The goal is to maximize long-term return on community rather than short-term financial returns by creating the conditions for serendipity, collisions, co-learning and an innovative culture.
Easter In Cyprus Essay. Online assignment writing service.Lisa Long
This document provides instructions for seeking assignment writing help from HelpWriting.net. It outlines a 5-step process: 1) Create an account; 2) Complete an order form with instructions and deadline; 3) Review bids from writers and choose one; 4) Review the completed paper and authorize payment; 5) Request revisions if needed, as HelpWriting.net provides free revisions and stands by its work.
How To Write Persuasive Essay Ppt. Online assignment writing service.Melissa Ford
The document outlines a 5-step process for requesting and completing an assignment writing request through the HelpWriting.net website, which includes registering for an account, submitting a request form with instructions and deadline, reviewing bids from writers and selecting one, reviewing and authorizing payment for the completed assignment, and having the option to request revisions until satisfied.
The document provides details about Tony Hsieh and his various business ventures including Zappos.com, which was acquired by Amazon for $1.2 billion in 2009. It then outlines Hsieh's Downtown Project, a $350 million investment to redevelop downtown Las Vegas focusing on collisions, co-learning and connectedness between small businesses, startups, arts/culture and residents to drive innovation. The goal is maximizing long-term return on collisions rather than short-term financial returns through density, diversity and curated regular events.
The document provides biographical details about Tony Hsieh and outlines his involvement in several business ventures. It notes that after selling LinkExchange to Microsoft for $265 million in 1998, Hsieh invested in Zappos.com in 1999 and served as CEO until it was acquired by Amazon in 2009 for $1.2 billion. It also discusses Hsieh's Downtown Project, a $350 million investment to redevelop downtown Las Vegas focused on small businesses, startups, education/arts, and real estate with the goals of creating a walkable, community-focused city that accelerates collisions, co-learning and connectedness.
The document outlines different types of "anti-pivots" that entrepreneurs may attempt when pitching investors or justifying changes to their startup idea or business model. These include blind pivots without clear rationale, stealth pivots where the product is changed without notification, buzzword pivots using just the latest tech terms to attract investors, and pivot excuses based on superstitions rather than real market feedback. All lead the investor to still offer funding without reasonable validation of product-market fit.
Color.xxx is a proposed mobile social app that allows users to share their favorite colors with friends. The document humorously promotes the app and its team, claiming they will create an unbeatable app through an extensive PR campaign and capitalize on the tech bubble before it bursts by quickly selling the company. It encourages investing now by promising exclusive use of a color named after investors.
Here's the hard truth about marketing: your customers are better at it than you. Over the past decade, marketers perfected content creation, but as a result, things got a lot more competitive for businesses and a lot more crowded for buyers. So while creating content is still your best and cheapest strategy, it should no longer be your only strategy. That's where your customers come in. Learn more.
Peter Kawalek - Talk Innovation and TransformationTALKWiki
Presentation from Professor Peter Kawalek of Manchester Business School at the TALK Innovation and Transformation event in London on October 14th, 2008.
The document discusses the state of startups and venture capital investing. It argues that the current environment is not a bubble for three main reasons: 1) Venture capital investment levels and fundraising have increased but are not at unsustainable, parabolic levels seen in past bubbles; 2) Valuations of technology companies relative to their fundamentals are reasonable and much lower than levels seen in true bubbles; and 3) Unlike past bubbles, most observers are not arguing "it's different this time" to justify high valuations. While some high-profile startup acquisitions and IPOs have received criticism, the document argues these deals are rational given the massive opportunity in technology and mobile. However, it caut
Foundup manifesto and o!f manual v1.5 introJose Gonzalez
This document provides an introduction to the Open Incubator (O!F) framework and Foundup model for launching startups. It discusses problems with the traditional definition and high failure rate of startups. The key points are:
1) There is no agreed-upon definition of a startup, and failure rates are estimated at 97%, indicating systemic problems with the traditional startup model.
2) O!F aims to address these problems by providing a collaborative framework and roadmap to help validate, build, and launch ideas (Foundups) into successful businesses at a higher rate.
3) The collaborative Foundup model differs from the traditional institutional startup model in its use of open source tools, wiki collaboration,
Similar to Hitchhiker's Guide to Boston Tech - NextView Ventures (20)
This document summarizes NextView Ventures' pitch to potential investors. They describe themselves as a hands-on seed stage VC firm that makes high-conviction, selective investments in founders seeking to redesign the everyday economy. They provide extensive resources and support to founders beyond just capital, helping with hiring, product development, customer acquisition and more. Their investment approach focuses on exceptional founders tackling large everyday spending categories with competition-crushing business models.
This document summarizes NextView Ventures' pitch to potential investors. They describe themselves as a hands-on seed stage VC firm that invests in 10-12 companies per year. They provide extensive support to founders through initiatives like a talent exchange program and product advising. They are looking to partner with exceptional founders who are redesigning major spending categories like home, food, and transportation through competition-crushing business models. An example company they invested in is Dia&Co, a personalized styling service for plus-sized women.
A downloadable template created by VCs for founders looking to raise seed capital. Download here: https://www.dropbox.com/s/pxnyscz93dzjbv8/Nextview_startup_pitch_deck_template.pptx?dl=0
This document provides an overview of NextView Ventures, a seed stage venture capital firm. Some key points:
- NextView is a hands-on seed investor that leads 10-12 investments per year, focusing resources on the seed stage. They provide founders with capital as well as access to their network and platform of resources.
- Their platform aims to help founders with challenges like hiring, building products, customer acquisition, and managing finances. It includes programs like a talent exchange and advising from top product experts.
- They look to partner with founders who are redesigning the everyday economy through companies focused on categories like home, work, transportation, food, health, entertainment and apparel. They also
A VC's Decision Tree - How Startup Investors Get to Yes or NoNextView Ventures
Rob Go of NextView Ventures outlines his process for making investment decisions in tech startups. This flowchart was originally found on the firm's blog here: http://nextviewventures.com/blog/flowchart-vc-decision-making/
Explore the key differences between silicone sponge rubber and foam rubber in this comprehensive presentation. Learn about their unique properties, manufacturing processes, and applications across various industries. Discover how each material performs in terms of temperature resistance, chemical resistance, and cost-effectiveness. Gain insights from real-world case studies and make informed decisions for your projects.
Hitchhiker's Guide to Boston Tech - NextView Ventures
1. Everything you need to
navigate the local web &
mobile startup community.!
Explore the full, interactive
hitchhiker’s guide at
BostonTechGuide.com.!
2. About the Authors!
Rob Go!
Founding Partner!
NextView Ventures!
@robgo!
robgo.org!
Jay Acunzo!
Director, Platform!
NextView Ventures!
@Jay_zo!
sorryformarketing.com!
Keith Frankel!
Chapter Head!
CreativeMornings!
@theKeithF!
creativemornings.com!
Ariel Simon!
Senior Designer!
SapientNitro!
@arielsimonsays!
arielsimon.com!
3. About NextView Ventures!
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Boston Tech is supported by NextView Ventures,
Boston’s leading seed-stage investor in B2C and B2B web and mobile startups. We
aim to be a great one-product company (a highly engaged seed investment) and
exist for a single purpose: Help founders give their companies the best possible
start.!
ViewFromSeed.com | NextViewVentures.com | @NextViewVC!
Boston, MA
4. Boston today
is home to a
thriving web &
mobile startup
ecosystem.!
5. But if we’re
being honest,
it’s been a bit
of a crazy
rollercoaster.!
6. But if we’re
being honest,
it’s been a bit
of a crazy
rollercoaster.!
(Yup, we totally get it.)
7. The area once
boasted a
nationally
known startup
ecosystem:!
8. The area once
boasted a
nationally
known startup
ecosystem:!
Route 128.
9. The area once
boasted a
nationally
known startup
ecosystem:!
Route 128.
10. The area once
boasted a
nationally
known startup
ecosystem:!
Route 128.
Better known as “America’s
Technology Highway.”
24. But finally,
more recently,
Boston tech
has quickly
grown again.!
(Ahem - I said “quickly.”)
25. But finally,
more recently,
Boston tech
has quickly
grown again.!
(Ahem - I said “quickly.”)
26. But finally,
more recently,
Boston tech
has quickly
grown again.!
(Ahem - I said “quickly.”)
(That’s better.)
27. For years now, Massachusetts has
ranked behind only California for
Most Venture
Capital Invested!
Source: SSTI study, Jan. 2014
28. For years now, Massachusetts has
ranked behind only California for
Most Venture
Capital Invested!
Source: SSTI study, Jan. 2014
1!
$14.7B!
29. For years now, Massachusetts has
ranked behind only California for
Most Venture
Capital Invested!
Source: SSTI study, Jan. 2014
1!
2!
$14.7B!
$3.1B!
30. For years now, Massachusetts has
ranked behind only California for
Most Venture
Capital Invested!
Source: SSTI study, Jan. 2014
1!
2!
3!
$14.7B!
$3.1B!
$2.85B!
32. While the
intellectual
power has
always been
staggering…!
(schools like Harvard, MIT, and
70+ other higher-ed institutions
make this the academic capital of
the world, which includes $1.5B
in annual R&D spend)
33. …startups & VCs are now launching
or moving Downtown, not to 128.!
via Techscene.at/Boston
34. But with so
much to know
and do, we
needed a way
to navigate it.!
35. But with so
much to know
and do, we
needed a way
to navigate it.!
Like a guide.
36. But with so
much to know
and do, we
needed a way
to navigate it.!
Like a guide.
For getting around.
37. But with so
much to know
and do, we
needed a way
to navigate it.!
Like a guide.
For getting around.
Or maybe hiking?
38. But with so
much to know
and do, we
needed a way
to navigate it.!
Like a guide.
For getting around.
Or maybe hiking?
Yeah, hiking. Hitchhiking.
39. But with so
much to know
and do, we
needed a way
to navigate it.!
Like a guide.
For getting around.
Or maybe hiking?
Yeah, hiking. Hitchhiking.
Enough with the
buildup. We get it.