article thumbnail

2010 VC Funding Outlook for Startups – Prepare for Winter (Part 3/3)

Both Sides of the Table

I obviously don’t have a crystal ball so the economy could fare better than my gut, but here’s why I’m cautious for some time in 2010 or early 2011: Why is the future still so unpredictable? In the following post I argue that this increased pace may be temporary. Consumer spending is where I’m dubious.

article thumbnail

Tune In, Turn On, Drop Out – The Startup Genome Project

Steve Blank

In April 2010 I received an email that said, “I’m an incoming Stanford student in the fall and working on a project that a number of people suggested I get in touch with you about.&#. Max and his partners interviewed and analyzed over 650 early-stage Internet startups. Ok, I get a lot of these. better user growth.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

How to Build a Beloved Product Without Email Marketing

ConversionXL

In general, open rates and click-throughs have decreased 45% since 2010 as users have become fatigued by email marketing and more concerned about their privacy. It is too early to tell how the impact of these features will move the needle for us, but based on anecdotal feedback we’ve received, users are following their trophy growth.

Email 151
article thumbnail

MentorMob.com Aims To Revolutionize Learning Through Crowdsourcing

YoungUpstarts

Founded in 2010, MentorMob essentially curates and aggregates content such as YouTube videos, Wikipedia and About.com articles into intuitive, how-to courses or what they call “learning playlists” This makes it easy to find and learn a new skill, hobby or technique, say, salsa dancing, golf or a new language.

Illinois 165
article thumbnail

Transcript of Crafting Growth-Focused Content for Your Business

Duct Tape Marketing

So that was 2010. John Jantsch: Microsoft builder that … One of the early ones on there, and it just, it scares me to think about that now. For our clients, they’re all what we call brainiac B2B clients, which basically means they have a complex product or service. John Jantsch: Awesome. Lance Cummins: Okay.

Audio 57
article thumbnail

Raising Money Using Customer Development

Steve Blank

Unfortunately in early stage startups the drive for financing hijacks the corporate DNA and becomes the raison d’etre of the company. What are Early Stage VC’s Really Asking? Would you modify any of this if you had a B2B product instead of a B2C product, where every potential customer is also a potential competitor?

article thumbnail

Middle-East-Meets-West Provides An Edge For B2B Tech Companies

YoungUpstarts

Leadspace was founded in 2010 and maintains offices in both San Francisco and just outside Tel Aviv in Hod HaSharon, Israel. In our experience, having offices in both locations is ideal for a B2B tech company because the complementary strengths of the two locales open the door for fast and sustained growth.

B2B 100