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Don’t call it AdTech. It’s “Adhesive”

VC Adventure

. “We’re not AdTech investors,&# I’d push back, “we just have a bunch of companies in the portfolio that are working in and around online advertising.&# While this is about 20% of our active portfolio, we’ve never considered AdTech a theme. The landscape of online advertising is a confusing one.

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Don’t call it AdTech. It’s “Adhesive”

VC Adventure

. “We’re not AdTech investors,” I’d push back, “we just have a bunch of companies in the portfolio that are working in and around online advertising.” While this is about 20% of our active portfolio, we’ve never considered AdTech a theme. The landscape of online advertising is a confusing one.

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Better, Cheaper, More Convenient

Rob Go

These are companies that offer consumers a product or service (or both) that they are paid for (as opposed to consumer audience businesses that are monetized through advertising). Convenience tends to be an area where incumbents struggle, especially when convenience is tied to new forms of distribution. Why Convenience is Better.