Taking Notes with NextGen

Michael Staton is an EdTech (education technology) entrepreneur and the Co-Founder and CEO of CoLearn. As a former EdTech venture capitalist, Michael asked himself the question, “What should school school look like in an era of remote work for adults, and with an explosion of digital learning resources for kids?”

His answer is CoLearn. NextGen is a proud investor in CoLearn, and we’re excited by Michael’s vision for the future and it’s impact on how students learn.

Join Taking Notes with NextGen host, and NextGen Managing Partner, Dan Mindus and Obi Omile, Co-Founder and CEO at theCut, for a illuminating conversation.

theCut is a platform for people to find barbers, and for barbers to manage their business with bookings, payments, CRM and more.

Obi and Dan discuss the business of the barbershop, the culture of barbershops in communities of color, and the benefits of bringing a new technology solution into the equation.

Andrew Platt is a NextGen Venture Partner, and the Co-Founder and CEO of Statt. NextGen is an investor in Statt, which is a tool that automates the gathering and analysis of public policy information.

In this episode, Andrew sits down with NextGen Managing Partner Dan Mindus to discuss his time as a state legislator, a congressional staffer and the head of policy at a venture-backed startup. Andrew and Dan also discuss the challenges Andrew faced by not having a tool like Statt.

Ben Doherty is the Co-Founder and CEO of Sunroom Rentals, which helps renters lease apartments without brokers and assist real estate owners and investors to better manage leasing their properties. NextGen Venture Partners is a recent investor in the company.

Ben sits down with NextGen Managing Partner Dan Mindus to discuss his journey from starting and selling food delivery company Favor to shifting into tech-enabling the process of renting a home. They also cover the growth of the real estate tech space broadly.

In the latest episode of Taking Notes with NextGen, host and Managing Partner Dan Mindus is joined by sisters Itziar Diez-Canedo and Maite Diez-Canedo who are the co-founders of Via.work. NextGen is a recent investor.

Via helps remove the risk and complexity for employers setting up satellite offices abroad. Itziar and Maite share more about both the history and future of the company, why employers are increasingly setting up offices overseas and the virtues of moving towards a more global labor market.

Join Taking Notes with NextGen host, and NextGen Managing Partner, Dan Mindus and Joy Bhosai for a conversation about Joy’s company, Pluto Health (smart health assistant). NextGen is a recent investor.

Pluto has built a mobile app that seeks to help patients with tasks such as storing health records, paying healthcare bills, tracking medications and sharing health data with providers.

Dan and Joy discuss challenges around collecting patient health records, and the possibilities for personal and public health with improved information.

In this episode of Taking Notes with NextGen, managing partner Dan Mindus speaks with Venture Partner Prabhdeep (Prabh) Singh, who is the EVP, Global Head of Marketplace at WeWork.

Prabh launched an on-demand offering that allows people to book WeWork space by the day or hour. Dan and Prabh discuss more the new offering, and how it aligns with the future of office space, where WeWork is going and what it is like working at a company that has received significant attention.

In this episode of Taking Notes with NextGen, host and managing partner Dan Mindus chats with Mike Hanlon, Founder and CEO of Abett (HR and healthcare data).

Abett empowers employers with the information they need to be more savvy consumers of healthcare. Employers are the largest payers for healthcare in the country, but the data they receive from their vendors often leaves them without the info and tools they need to be smart purchasers. Dan and Mike discuss Abett’s mission to change that.

Martin Babinec is a Venture Partner with NextGen and the Founder of TriNet, a $4B outsourced Human Resources company based in the Bay Area. After building TriNet for 20 years, Martin returned to his hometown in upstate New York and focused his energy on revitalizing the regional innovation economy.

Martin’s new book, More Good Jobs, reads like a memo on how to boost a local entrepreneurial ecosystem and bring high paying jobs to a region. He discusses with NextGen Managing Partner Dan Mindus.

Learn more about Martin's book at https://www.moregoodjobs.org/.

In this episode of Taking Notes with NextGen, host and managing partner Dan Mindus chats with Roman Pedan, Founder and CEO of Kasa Living (Kasa).

Kasa is similar to Airbnb in offering short-term accommodations but offers a layer of reliability by ensuring things like consistent cleaning, internet, and check-in/out.

Dan and Roman discuss the present and future of short-term housing, the value of Kasa to both homeowners and guests, as well as increasing the accessibility of an itinerant lifestyle.

NextGen recently invested in Kasa.