Startups Galore

A VC : Venture Capital and Technology 10/25 1:20A Fred Wilson

When you look at the recent Q3 numbers on seed and early-stage VC fundraising, you might think we are in the late stages of a VC bubble: The words I would use to describe the current environment in...

Why Founders Have No Clue How They Raised (Or Failed To)

Thisisgoingtobebig.com 10/24 6:13P Charlie O'Donnell

Sometimes it all seems like magic. In the beginning of my venture career, I knew of a firm that was involved in a highly competitive funding round that they ultimately failed to win. It was a clearly...

Start-Up Self Care: Leadership Lessons from Executive Coach Alisa Cohn’s New Book

OpenView Labs 10/21 5:00A Lima Al-Azzeh

Behind every successful startup executive is a successful startup coach, or at least that’s the case with Alisa Cohn. Cohn’s been imparting leadership lessons at some of the world’s most well known...

My Product Isn’t Designed for PLG: How Can I Still Become Product-Led?

OpenView Labs 10/20 12:00A Neil McLean

With the explosion of product-led growth (PLG) , many companies are critically evaluating what it means for their go-to-market strategy.  Many products are well suited to a free trial/freemium motion,...

Figma’s Kyle Parrish on Using Brand Stewardship to Integrate Sales and PLG

OpenView Labs 10/19 12:00A Meg Johnson

Integrating sales into a PLG company can feel like trying to mix oil and water. The two don’t immediately seem compatible. PLG organizations tend to have a very specific kind of culture, one that is, at best, reservedly cautious about sales and,...

NYC’s Tech Resurgence (continued)

A VC : Venture Capital and Technology 10/12 12:49A Fred Wilson

A few weeks ago, I wrote about NYC s Tech Resurgence . I observed that NYC continues to develop as one of the world s leading centers of tech innovation. And then yesterday, I saw this tweet : NYC...

The many flavors of developer-focused software

OpenView Labs 10/11 7:20P Sam Richard

Software for developers tends to get lumped into one broad category. But it actually comes in many different flavors, each with its own unique challenges when it comes to designing a go-to-market...

Why Becoming a Dad Makes Me Want to Invest in More Startups

Thisisgoingtobebig.com 10/11 5:21A Charlie O'Donnell

This is my daughter, Mirren. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Charlie O Donnell - VC (@ceonyc) She’s the best . She was born 10 weeks early, on Labor Day, and like startups never are, has performed up and to the right nearly every...

OpenView Leads $20M Series A in PERSUIT: The Leading Enterprise Platform for Engaging Outside...

OpenView Labs 10/7 2:00A Jacob Suh

Here at OpenView, we believe that software can improve people s working lives and, as such, we re happy to announce that we will be leading PERSUIT s $20M Series A. More importantly, we re thrilled to welcome Jim, Michelle, Frank, and the rest of...

Usage-Based Pricing: Behind the Scenes of New Relic’s Transformation

OpenView Labs 10/6 2:00A Kyle Poyar

On August 7, 2019 New Relic the cloud observability company had an abysmal day, possibly the worst in the company’s history. Up until this point, New Relic had been on a relentlessly positive...

GitLab’s Hila Qu on What B2B Companies Can Learn About Growth from B2C

OpenView Labs 10/5 2:00A Meg Johnson

Every business wants growth, but how growth is defined and achieved can be very different depending on the kind of business you’re talking about. Even just comparing the differences between how growth works for B2C versus B2B at a very high...

Good Growth Leaders are Unicorns: Here’s How To Find Them

OpenView Labs 9/30 12:00A Sam Richard

The growth role is a confusing one to hire for. Early growth leaders should wear many different hats : experimenting with tactics, standing up what works for the business, and handing off those experiments to other go-to-market and product teams....

OpenView Leads $30M Series B in Paperless Parts to Modernize Manufacturing

OpenView Labs 9/28 12:00A Tim Keebler

We’re incredibly excited to welcome Jason, Scott, Jay, and the rest of the Paperless Parts team to the OpenView family as we lead their $30M Series B . We’ve been getting to know Jason and the team over the past year and we’re pumped to partner...

How Can Startups Enforce the Right to Disconnect? Use Customer Success Philosophies

OpenView Labs 9/23 12:00A Claire O'Regan

Over the past year, we’ve all come to see the value of remote work: increased productivity, reduced commute times, more time to spend with family and friends, among others. But remote work also comes with drawbacks and disadvantages, too. When it...

22 Reasons Your Investor Might Have Passed On You (According To 4 Leading VCs)

OpenView Labs 9/22 12:00A Riviera Lev-Aviv

As a founder, you’re probably accustomed to steeling yourself against a litany of naysayers and cynics who don’t get your vision. But no matter how thick a skin you develop, it’s never fun to be told ‘no,’ especially after you’ve spent...