Melody Koh brings an unusual operator-then-VC background to NextView Ventures, having founded a wine startup during business school and later becoming Blue Apron's first product hire, where she built a 35-person product organization through 25x growth and IPO before moving into seed investing. She focuses specifically on the everyday economy serving mass-market workers, does only 2-4 investments per year to stay deeply hands-on with founders, and advocates for honest, fast decision-making while pushing entrepreneurs to think critically about market size rather than falling in love with small problems. Melody Koh brings an unusual operator-then-VC background to NextView Ventures, having founded a wine startup during business school and later becoming Blue Apron's first product hire, where she built a 35-person product organization through 25x growth and IPO before moving into seed investing. She focuses specifically on the everyday economy serving mass-market workers, does only 2-4 investments per year to stay deeply hands-on with founders, and advocates for honest, fast decision-making while pushing entrepreneurs to think critically about market size rather than falling in love with small problems.