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About This Event
Join General Assembly and The Capital Network for a candid conversation with Rob Go, cofounder of NextView Ventures, one of Boston’s most well-known seed investors.
Moderated by Dennis Keohane, Writer at Pando Daily, this fireside chat will explore the shifting landscape of seed funding and what it means for startup founders in Boston.
Agenda
- 6:30 p.m. Doors Open, Drinks + Mingling
- 7:00 p.m. Fireside Chat
- 7:45 p.m. Audience Q+A
About the Speakers
Rob GoPartner & Co-Founder,
NextView Ventures
Rob is a co-founder and Partner at NextView Ventures. He tries to spend as much time as possible working with entrepreneurs to develop products that solve important problems for everyday people. Prior to founding NextView, Rob was at Spark Capital and focused on early stage investments in consumer web and mobile. Before joining Spark Capital, Rob worked at Ebay as the Business Product Lead for “Finding”. In this role, he oversaw the launch of major products that enhanced the search, browse, and product discovery experience for tens of millions of users.
Previously, Rob was a consultant at The Parthenon Group and also held product management roles at Fidelity Investments and BzzAgent (acquired by Dunnhumby). Rob attended Duke University and holds an MBA from the Harvard Business School. He is also a founding board member of Highrock Church in Brookline, MA. He lives in Lexington, MA with his wife and 2 daughters.
Dennis KeohaneWriter,
Pando Daily
Dennis Keohane is a writer for Pando Daily. He previously wrote for BetaBoston and before becoming the first full-time writer for VentureFizz, he taught at a local private school. During one summer break, he worked with RunKeeper’s community management team. A native of Waltham, he currently resides in Natick.
