World class venture investor, technology strategist, dealmaker, and executive. Managing Partner @n47capital
Palo Alto, CA
Joined August 2009
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Do you need to make your first finance hire? Prioritize someone who aligns with your business, takes initiative, and accelerates growth.
@wtswill and I cover what founders need to consider before bringing on a finance hire in our latest post.
Read it here: bit.ly/3YzKiP8
Are you a venture-backed founder contemplating making an acquisition? Contrary to popular belief—that may not be the best path forward.
Read more at bit.ly/3q6n86c
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Is it time to put together your first board?🤝 In the first of a two-part series, @lananth and @wtswill share their advice for founders structuring their first boards.
Read more here👉 next47.com/your-first-board-…
#boardofdirectors #startupfounder #earlystagestartups
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“Our mission of protecting people, property & privacy unifies us. Whether you’re a customer or a partner, every time you implement a Verkada product, you’re doing the mission-critical work to keep your organizations and customers safe. Everyone deserves to feel safe.” #VerkadaOne
Congrats @djsampath and @armorblox team. Glad that you chose to partner with @next47, all the best at @Cisco
We look forward to welcoming the @armorblox team! 😊 cs.co/6010OstrA
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🎉Congratulations to the Pando team on today's $30M Series B funding. We're thrilled to continue partnering with you!
@lananth and @coltondempsey share their insights into Pando's unique opportunity to pioneer the future of logistics. Check it out👇
medium.com/next47/next47s-in…
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Making your first sales hire? 📈
@lananth and @wtswill share some ways to avoid the mistakes founders often make as they scale in the early stage👇
bit.ly/42hckQ4
#sales #startupfounder #earlystagestartups
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Trying to figure out what's next in your enterprise startup's journey? Enter the Enterprise Founders Playbook: Seed to Series A 🎯
First up, @lananth and @wtswill tackle the importance of an early operating plan and how to build one that works for you.
medium.com/next47/to-plan-or…
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1. I have been trying to find the best "first question" to ask a startup when I meet with them. After many iterations, I think I have it. Here it is, and here's why it works.
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Skills we are looking for in these individuals:
1. Strategic thinker
2. Positioning/storyteller
3. Multi-audience thinker (not just media)
4. Social media skills
5. Data-driven + creative
6. Hustle to makes things happen
7. Persistence
8. Previous agency experience not required.
Anticipate Failure audiobook is now available on Audible and through Amazon.
amazon.com/Anticipate-Failur…
Pleased to share that copies of Anticipate Failure are available in the UK. I wrote the book with founders in mind, knowing the variety of decisions and risks they will face. @next47 has been there many times, and we are always there for our founders. anticipatefailure.com/ebook/
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See @asmagglobal's interview with our CEO Filip Kaliszan who shares how Verkada helps organizations protect people and assets by delivering a centralized security platform that's easy to use, effortless to maintain, and scales limitlessly across sites.
asmag.com/showpost/32741.asp…
Recently joined author and advisor on leadership and organizational performance, @Chris__Roebuck, for a discussion on shared patters of failure in innovation. #anticipatefailure, #founders, #Leadership perspectivesfromthetop.com/e…
Congrats Mortiz, Gabriel and the Alaiko team for choosing Next47 to be their partner as they build Europe’s premier e-commerce fulfilment business alaiko.com/en/alaiko-series-…
Thrilled to share @WIRED has just written a review of my book Anticipate Failure wired.com/story/2021-startup…
Watch the recording of my #Slush2021 presentation with David Nothacker of @sennderofficial. My Helsinki experience was exhilarating, seeing and speaking with so many great founders and investors.
youtube.com/watch?v=Juch8e9D…
My latest advice for #founders was published by @techcrunch. Take the time to get to know your investors, it matters! techcrunch.com/2021/11/30/8-…