For many entrepreneurs, money isn’t the only thing they’re looking for from a VC. When it comes to attention, size does matter, and bigger isn’t better.
Read Full Article about Choosing a VC: Bigger Isn’t BetterFour years ago, in early 2008, as the world’s economies gyrated in the deepest crisis since the Great Depression, a group of OpenView’s team members packed up our boxes, cleaned out our desks and left the building on 303 Congress Street. We went down the street and established ourselves in a half-finished office space on…
Read Full Article about How Do OpenView Labs Work with Portfolio Companies?So compare your company to a baby. You want it to grow up strong and succeed in life. You will raise this baby in a culture you believe in. Why would your company be any different? When I work with management teams in our portfolio and offer them operational support, one of the first things…
Read Full Article about Founders, Take a Look at Your Baby — What Culture is It Going to Grow Up With?I realize the general perception is that a recruiter is more or less a salesperson. Instead of selling a good or service, you’re selling a candidate or a company. Although that might be true in many cases, I certainly don’t feel that applies in my situation. Recruiting for OpenView Venture Partners and our portfolio doesn’t require…
Read Full Article about Recruiting at OpenViewCustomers are the life stream of any company, so it is important to keep them happy. Without them even the best of companies will fall apart. With their backing and support, companies can grow and achieve unimaginable heights. Customer service is an evolving science that looks very different now than it did 5 years ago.…
Read Full Article about 5 Reasons Why Twitter Should Be Part of Your Customer Service StrategyFollowing up from last week, it’s not uncommon to be asked by a candidate about the difference between venture capital and angel investment. Let’s break it down piece by piece. Angel Investors “are usually interested in the really early formation stage of new companies that are just getting their idea off the ground”. Smaller sums of…
Read Full Article about Venture Capital vs. Angel InvestmentWell, that all depends on who you are and what you’re looking for! Especially when not all startups and their players are considered equal. If you’re a founder and you just secured seed funding from friends and family, it’s an entirely different ball game than someone newly hired at an expansion stage startup with Series C funding.…
Read Full Article about Is Working At a Startup a Good Idea?One of the most interesting and exciting parts of my job here at OpenView is the variety of expansion stage software companies I get the chance to connect with on a day to day basis. As of late I have had the opportunity to speak with a number of blossoming companies in the healthcare IT sector. With the right product offering…
Read Full Article about Breaking through….I’m starting to use Quora to find the most interesting questions that early stage software CEO’s have top of mind, at least when it comes to venture capital funding. Here’s another question I responded to on Quora. What questions do entrepreneurs want to ask venture investors most, but are too afraid to ask? Now I’m…
Read Full Article about Don’t be Afraid to Ask the VC Tough QuestionsAs a new addition to the OpenView Venture Partners team, I think it is safe to say that I came on board at an incredibly opportune time. My first month in the office coincided with our much hyped Sales Execution Workshop, which provided me with some firsthand exposure to the value added services provided by…
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