NextGen Newsletter - March 2024
NextGen is a 20+ year old community supporting each new generation of venture capital talent.
Hi all,
Happy March and welcome to our 53 new subscribers.
With Q1 2024 drawing to a close, the flurry of end-of-quarter activities is in full swing. Kickstart Q2 with us at Headline’s office in the Presidio on Wednesday, April 3rd for an exciting event (more info below). Additionally, we're debuting a new “industry deep dive” segment on supply chain technology in this month's newsletter. Hope you enjoy!
Cheers,
Tim and the NextGen Board
Events You Should Join 🎙
How to Navigate Your Career in Venture, 6:00PM - 8:00PM, April 3rd, SF
We are thrilled to host the NextGen community at Headline’s new office in the Presidio. Join us for drinks, company, and a Q&A with Headline Partner, Jett Fein on navigating your career in VC.
8th Annual San Diego Cool Companies / VC Roadshow, April 30th, San Diego
Private, invite only - meet 30 San Diego startups vetted from over 200 applications. Followed by private VC-only night at Petco Park. More than 100 VCs in attendance. Companies are across sectors such as software, cleantech, therapeutics, genomics, AI, comms, defense, cyber, etc. Cost is $95.
Register to attend here - code is SWEETDEALS
Industry Deep Dive - Supply Chain 🚚
NextGen’s purpose is to help early-stage investors build meaningful connections. We have consistently heard the most valuable networking happens when we bring together investors with common interests. As such, we are planning to put out curations on different industries each month to help folks learn about new verticals, and connect with investors that may be relevant to them.
Read our curation of the top content on Supply Chain Technology here
Sign-up here to connect with other investors interested in the space
Content You Should Check Out 📚
The Venture Capital Paradox, a new look at the historical notion of the “power law” and what it means for founders today.
How niche markets are bigger opportunities than VCs think, the best article I’ve read on comparing vertical and horizontal software. Jackie makes a compelling case to look deeper on market size.
Valuation Matters, a quick read on thinking about paying up for deals on an individual deal and portfolio level.
Dangerous language in startups, a reflection on the language startups use to describe themselves.
Sponsored By 🙌
Sending a special thanks to Harmonic for sponsoring our event on April 3rd! Harmonic is on mission to make the startup universe discoverable. Today, Harmonic.ai is used by hundreds of VC’s like a16z, Greylock, and Google Ventures as well as GTM teams like Retool, Notion, Brex, and Superhuman to connect startups with the capital and resources that they need to drive growth. Our team is backed by top-tier investors like Craft, Sozo, Floodgate, SOMA, Teamworthy, AVG and many others.
Jobs You Should Share 🤓
Partner, Version One (SF)
Senior Associate, The Westly Group (Menlo Park)
Associate, Baukunst (SF)
Associate, Rackhouse Ventures (Menlo Park)
Analyst/Associate, MongoDB (SF)
Associate, Gold House Ventures (SF or NY)
Associate, City Light Capital (NY)
Associate, Mozilla Ventures (Remote)
Associate, Wischoff Ventures (Remote)
Associate, Playground Global (Palo Alto)