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Version One Ventures
OCTOBER 1, 2014
Today’s trend of acqui-hires can result in some dissatisfied technical teams post acquisition. These are good avenues for finding very smart people in your vertical, particularly global or small market candidates who may not be visible otherwise. Acquire a smaller development shop. Here are a few examples: 1.
ConversionXL
MARCH 17, 2021
Our research showed that LTV was much higher compared to other verticals we have worked in the past which made the decision to change our approach a no-brainer. In 2020 we applied the same approach to two of our customers: idronect (software to manage drone businesses) and Opsfleet (software development company).
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Version One Ventures
OCTOBER 1, 2014
Today’s trend of acqui-hires can result in some dissatisfied technical teams post acquisition. These are good avenues for finding very smart people in your vertical, particularly global or small market candidates who may not be visible otherwise. Acquire a smaller development shop. Here are a few examples: 1.
Software By Rob
JULY 1, 2010
For a startup, this means avoiding “me too&# products, staying away from horizontal niches, solving a pain-point, and targeting a vertical niche. The lesson: stick to vertical niches. I cover topics that affect software and web startups of all sizes, but mostly relating to startups you can fund yourself. at 12:52 pm [.]
Steve Blank
AUGUST 31, 2009
So what’s wrong the product development model? The first hint lies in its name; this is a product development model, not a marketing model, not a sales hiring model, not a customer acquisition model, not even a financing model (and we’ll also find that in most cases it’s even a poor model to use to develop a product.)
Software By Rob
AUGUST 11, 2009
And thus it is with the majority of open source software: Open source software is free if your time is worth nothing. I’m bracing my inbox for emails from disgruntled Gimp users explaining how charging for software is bad, commercial software is evil, and my mother dresses me funny. But I don’t buy it.
www.kalzumeus.com
AUGUST 13, 2012
Kalzumeus Software. Patrick McKenzie (patio11) blogs on software development, marketing, and general business topics. For example, immediately after you confirm your email address, I’ll send you a link to watch a free 45 minute training video on improving the first run experience of your software. Greatest Hits.
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