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The NVP Blog is a new destination for us to discuss trends, our portfolio companies, best practices and other industry news. While you may have been following us on Twitter, Facebook or LinkedIn, you...
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The Rise of SMB SaaS & Adaptive Planning
Historically, we saw venture investing trending toward technology opportunities catering to either large enterprises or consumers. Many VC’s avoided investing in technology companies focused on small...
View ArticleTOTAL ACCESS Speaker Series Recap – Consumer-Driven Technology on the Rise
I was recently interviewed by John Bautista, Partner in the Emerging Companies Group at Orrick, regarding the areas in which I am interested in investing, as well as the up-and-coming trends that are...
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Scaling Impactful Education – for Everyone!
As a father of three grammar school-aged children and a venture investor with an interest in education, I have been fortunate to see the world of education as both a customer and as an enabler of...
View ArticleE-Commerce Accelerating Due to Personalization, Pinterest and iPad
One of the key factors we consider when investing in a new company is the passion of the entrepreneurs and the potential for disruption in an inefficient industry. Gemvara, the leading online retailer...
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Following up on the 4A’s of the E-Commerce Consumer Life Cycle
I recently wrote a contributed piece for TechCrunch titled, “A Venture Capitalist’s E-Commerce Shopping List.” E-Commerce is a sector in which I’m intensely focused as an investor and I continue to...
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Why We Like Investing in Financial Technologies
Today Motif Investing announced a $25M investment led by Goldman Sachs. NVP is very proud of the team and humbled to be part of this great company and the board of directors. Sergio led the Series A...
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The Early eCommerce Marketplace Pioneers — The eBay Class of 2000-2005
Where Are They Now and Why Should We Care? UPDATE: Thanks for your feedback on my eBay blog post/TechCrunch article. I’ve received so many emails from eBay alumni that I have created a Facebook Group...
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Executive-in-Residence Program at Norwest Venture Partners — Two Recent Case...
A win-win opportunity for exceptional growth-oriented CEO’s At Norwest Venture Partners, we have actively been sponsoring two types of “EIR’s.” The first is an Entrepreneur-in-Residence program, which...
View Article8 predictions for 2014 from a VC’s perspective
FORTUNE recently published a contributed article with my Top 8 predictions for the tech/Internet areas in 2014. Below are my specific thoughts on what I foresee as the biggest trends in global internet...
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The Secret Sauce of Successful Entrepreneurs? Its All in Their Head.
This post originally appeared on Entrepreneur. The boom and bust nature of Silicon Valley startups often results in entrepreneurs being viewed simplistically as “successes” or “failures” based on the...
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Five Must-Haves of A Successful Online Marketplace
Five Must-Haves of A Successful Online Marketplace Key performance metrics I look for as a venture capital investor Udemy brings an innovative marketplace model to ed tech. I have spent more than 15...
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ZIRX — an On-Demand Valet Parking Company You’re Going to Love
Although an afterthought for most of us, parking is a pervasive part of any driver’s life and has become a huge challenge for many urbanites (like me). Even with “ride command” options and public...
View ArticleTOTAL ACCESS Speaker Series Recap – Consumer-Driven Technology on the Rise
I was recently interviewed by John Bautista, Partner in the Emerging Companies Group at Orrick, regarding the areas in which I am interested in investing, as well as the up-and-coming trends that are...
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Sellers Will Make or Break Your Online Marketplace
This article appeared in Wired Innovation Insights. I’m often asked for input on how to best build and grow an online marketplace. If you look at the ones that have hit their stride and are growing...
View ArticleAn Amazing Year of Progress at ZIRX
Today I am thrilled to announce our Series B investment in ZIRX, an on-demand valet company first launched in San Francisco in 2014. Since then, ZIRX has delivered a great product and a great user...
View ArticleWhy Udemy is One of the Most Transformational Companies of Our Generation
Udemy announces $65M financing led by Stripes Group with participation from Norwest Venture Partners and other investors. Today Udemy, the leading online education marketplace offering 30,000...
View ArticleScaling Impactful Education – for Everyone!
As a father of three grammar school-aged children and a venture investor with an interest in education, I have been fortunate to see the world of education as both a customer and as an enabler of...
View ArticleE-Commerce Accelerating Due to Personalization, Pinterest and iPad
One of the key factors we consider when investing in a new company is the passion of the entrepreneurs and the potential for disruption in an inefficient industry. Gemvara, the leading online retailer...
View ArticleFollowing up on the 4A’s of the E-Commerce Consumer Life Cycle
I recently wrote a contributed piece for TechCrunch titled, “A Venture Capitalist’s E-Commerce Shopping List.” E-Commerce is a sector in which I’m intensely focused as an investor and I continue to...
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