Thinking out loud a bit about P2P Car Sharing vs. ZipCar There have been three companies now that have announced funding from excellent investors pursuing a P2P car sharing model.  They include RelayRides, GetAround, and Wheelz (and there are many others […]

Every now and then, I meet with a company where the CEO does not lead fundraising discussions. Right or wrong, I think this almost never works. We actually just invested in a company where this dynamic existed initially – but […]

I’m excited to announce today that NextView Ventures has become an investor in Babbaco along with our friends at Lightbank and SV Angel. We first heard about Babbaco from my friend Sam Yagan – the founder of OkCupid and Excelerate […]

Like many people, I’ve been watching the meteoric rise of Groupon as well as some of the negative press we’ve been seeing the last several weeks. I am not privy to any private information about the company, but I’ve said […]

Boston is a great place to start and build a company.  There is a wealth of resources that are unique to this town and a vibrant community of hackers, business people, and investors at various stages in their career. However, […]

September is here!  And that means that students are about to flock back to campuses across the country. With the wave of innovation in the consumer web/internet world, we are seeing an increased interest among students in pursuing an entrepreneurial […]

Big disclaimer – I am an investor in SalesCrunch. But those of you who read my blog know that I don’t really promote our portfolio companies very much.  But this product is too relevant and useful to ignore. Entrepreneurs, if […]

Misadventures in VC Funding: The $24 Million Moz Almost Raised « Rand’s Blog.

Subscription commerce seems like all the rage these days.  There’s a nice little graphic below created by Sean Percival was a few players that have emerged in this space. I think there are a bunch of other entrepreneurs now that […]

However, if your hard work moves towards production at a snail’s pace, consider this a heads-up that your so-called agile process is a sham, your stock isn’t gonna be worth jack, and you should jump ship to a place that […]