abovethecrowd.com

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

What started as a web site to trade laser pointers and Beanie Babies (the Pez dispenser start is quite literally a legend), today enables transactions of approximately $100B per year. In many cases, a deeper focus on a particular category or vertical allows these marketplaces to distinguish themselves from broader marketplaces like eBay.

Internet 88

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

Five Quarters of Profitability During the 1980’s and through the mid 1990’s startups going public had to do something that most companies today never heard of – they had to show a track record of increasing revenue and consistent profitability. There was now a public market for companies with no revenue, no profit and big claims.

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Mucker Lab

DECEMBER 2, 2015

Most brilliant “Internet of Things” ideas are quicksand for capital unless you have the branding, vertical integration and customer lock-in that Apple achieved. However, the rise of the Internet equalized if not flipped the ratio as the web (and mobile) created a new product category and distribution platform.

Vertical 60

Vertical Widget Distribution China 60

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 12, 2017

billion and revenues likely exceeding $250 million (Wikipedia lists 2015 revenue at $167 million). But I knew I had to look for investments in “software meets X (often known as Vertical Software solutions)” rather than necessarily horizontal enterprise software applications.

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Hearpreneur

AUGUST 19, 2015

So we opened the goFlow platform from surfing-only to 10 new verticals: Paddle-boarding, Diving, Fishing, Skateboarding, Cycling, Golfing, Snow sports, Boating, Kitesurfing and more to come. Ajay Prasad, the founder of GMR Web Team < [link] > #15) Take Advantage of an Opportunity. ” Thanks to Ajay Prasad, GMR Web Team !

Entrepreneur 48

Entrepreneur Australia Technical Review Community 48

ConversionXL

MARCH 22, 2013

Mashable named 2013 “The Year of Responsive Design” But is responsive web design actually the answer to boosting mobile conversions? For the first time since 2001, PC sales were lower that they were the previous year. Build a dedicated mobile web. Responsive web design. Revenue increased by 101.25%.

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