We recently completed the final close of NextView Ventures, LP and we’re excited about both our progress to date and our plans for the future. My partners and I wanted to peel back the curtain slightly for those of you who’ve been following our progress, and also acknowledge the help and support numerous folks have provided as [...]

They say the small stuff you do to accomplish a big goal is often the most important, even if a lot of isn’t glamorous or produces very small incremental benefit.  The football analogy is blocking by the offensive line and tackling by the defense, as opposed to the more sensational touchdown pass or or diving [...]

The VC industry is a competitive business.  So are most disciplines within the investing world, but the fundamental framework and manner in which we compete in VC is pretty different. In the modern age public market investors, whether they be focused on equities (stocks), fixed income (bonds), currencies, commodities, or derivatives of these, all have access [...]

Those of you who’ve visited the NextView website may have seen a Ethos section where we describe five tenets of how we approach things… Golazo, Authentic, Blank Canvas, Invited Guest, and Tribe.  I wanted to touch on ‘golazo’ as it’s my fault we use this strange verbiage, but also a critical element we look for [...]

The interminable wait is over, and Facebook’s S-1 was filed yesterday afternoon. I recently wrote a post noting that while the growth cycle of startups has clearly accelerated in the last 5 years, the number of truly monster new businesses (a company ultimately worth $75-100B) remains about the same… it’s a once in a decade [...]