Version One Ventures

MAY 28, 2020

As we’ve been spending time on B2B marketplaces and dev tools/platforms, we’ve come to realize that there’s an interesting sub-category that combines elements of both: the API-as-a-marketplace. First, you can aggregate the supply especially in antiquated industries where a lot of infrastructure needs to be built for the API-as-a-marketplace.

API 207

API Aggregator B2B Demand 207

View from Seed

MARCH 24, 2021

So, we decided to aggregate NextView’s “greatest hits.” “At some point, an entrepreneur begins to exhaust her network, and her network’s network, and the incremental hours devoted to fundraising will begin to yield less capital raised than the previous.” ” (Lee Hower). Industry Trends.

Seed Stage 178

Seed Stage Hiring IPO Analytics 178

SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 22, 2009

Great by Cliff Allen Business Networking Online who I had blogged about previously in Marketing, Startups and Networking in Los Angeles. In this post, Cliff provides some feedback on what works when you move towards doing business networking online. Right now the conversation is about visible networking.

Los Angeles 150

Los Angeles Networking Southern California Aggregator 150

David Teten

SEPTEMBER 23, 2017

Advances in machine learning, specifically natural language processing, have made generating these baseline, aggregate datasets possible, at scale, with high accuracy. Many tools designed for B2B marketing in general are also relevant to investors. 1) Market fund. These same tools are used by companies raising capital.

Private Equity 60

Private Equity Venture Capital Equity Technical Review 60

Austin Startup

JULY 6, 2018

When an accelerator says “our companies have raised an aggregate of $200 million,” they may be neglecting to mention that a huge chunk of that was raised before some of the companies (the top ones) ever “entered” the accelerator. The same goes for a health tech startup entering an accelerator full of consumer or B2B startups.

Dilution 48

Dilution Startup Technical Review Equity 48

Version One Ventures

JULY 19, 2018

We love their network effects and continue to invest in them. In that handbook, our goal was to aggregate all the amazing content out there. B2B marketplaces. We’ve been pitched the promise that “we’re going to replace the broker” by B2B marketplace builders many times. The answer is YES!

Disintermediation 110

Disintermediation B2B Differentiation Aggregator 110

Duct Tape Marketing

NOVEMBER 17, 2011

A B2B example might include maintaining a calendar of networking events or business related seminars. Using a little RSS magic and a bookmarking tool like Delicious, you could even automate the aggregation of news and other related content for neighborhoods with very little work.

Search 68

Search Software Review Technical Review Engineer 68

This is going to be BIG.

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

VP of Engineering, AppNexus - New York, NY "It's over a billion ad impressions a day, we got a full tank of venture capital, half a pack of cigarettes, the future of ad networks is dark, and we're wearing sunglasses." " "Hit it."

Part-Time VPE 92

Part-Time VPE CTO Hire Engineer Sales 92

Rob Go

JUNE 7, 2012

Our recent investment in Farmeron is leveraging the rising availability of data being produced in the farming and agricultural sector, and other companies are similarly aggregating and making accessible oceanographic data. But this is happening in massive areas that we never think about. They are far more foundational to what is to come.

Technical Review 61

Technical Review SMS Internet B2C 61

ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 27, 2011

Representation is a large part of any social network, but some more than others.". In fact, according to CMI : "B2B marketers allocate approximately 26% of their total marketing budgets to content marketing initiatives. 51% of B2B marketers plan to increase their spend in content marketing over the next 12 months.".

Elevator Pitch 144

Elevator Pitch Management Aggregator Curation 144

SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 11, 2009

The firm used to be called Fotouhi Alonso and were one of LA's top mid-sized agencies for 20 years, working with clients like Honda, Epson, the LA DWP, and the FX Network. We do a lot of B2B and also have an "Early Stage Branding" practice for technology startups. Oh, and I forget to mention in my introduction about B2B.

Early Stage 150

Early Stage Southern California Los Angeles Marketing 150

Cracking the Code

JANUARY 28, 2008

Eloqua is bringing this revolution to the B2B marketers by providing on-demand applications and best-practice expertise for B2B marketers to execute, automate and measure effective marketing programs that drive revenue. Feedburner Network. Paperblog network. Online marketing changed it. David Cowan. Justin Label.

Software Review 48

Software Review Technical Review Los Angeles Europe 48

David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

But, most of use raise capital and source deals the same way people looked for dates 20 years ago: by networking at conferences (or bars). . Many tools designed for B2B marketing in general are also relevant to investors. I previously posted a detailed presentation with sales technology tools useful for B2B sales.

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Software Review Analytics Private Equity 78

Venture Chronicles

JANUARY 5, 2014

When you are on a mobile device using cloud-based services there is something transformational in play, which is that not only are you bypassing many of the controls that dictate how you use apps but you are also using a network that is not under the control of your company. 2) The NSA screws the tech industry. 3) Big data takes a breather.

Silicon Valley 62

Silicon Valley Cloud B2C Mobile 62

Agile VC

MARCH 8, 2012

The secondary wave of VC-backed IPOs has also come to fruition… both consumer facing (Yelp, Demand Media, Pandora, Carbonite, HomeAway, Angie’s List, et al) and B2B (Jive Software, Brightcove, Imperva, Responsys, etc). Active Network – 2.4x The pipeline of companies in registration has continued to grow.

IPO 100

IPO Silicon Valley Revenue Seed Stage 100

ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 2, 2019

77% of users believe social login is a good registration solution… …and should be offered by any website, according to the aggregated research published by WebHostingBuzz. Mailchimp, a B2B email marketing platform, recorded a 66% drop in failed logins after introducing social login. Impressive, but since only 3.4%

Social Network 73

Social Network Viral Social Media B2C 73

Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 6, 2013

eBay aggregated buyers and sellers of stuff, mostly stuff in the attic and garage, and took a fee on the sale. Social Networks Will Become Marketplaces How to Choose the Right Business Model for Your Start-up The 5 Small Business Marketing Pillars 5 Habits Practiced by Market Leaders Consider eBay as a Small Business Sales Channel.

Channel 60

Channel Small Business Distribution B2C 60

ConversionXL

JUNE 24, 2014

77% of Users Believe Social Login Is A Good Registration Solution… … and should be offered by any website, according to the same aggregated research published by WebHostingBuzz. MailChimp, the B2B subscriber email management service, recorded a 66% drop in failed logins after introducing social login.

Social Network 130

Social Network Viral Social Media B2C 130

Up and Running

JUNE 22, 2021

Companies like Amazon, which created a product distribution network capable of delivering almost any consumer item anywhere in the world in two days or less. In that scenario, a B2B firm would save on their own labor as well as on the cost of the collections process. When you consider that marketing accounts for 11.7%

B2B 102

B2B Campaign Analytics Operations 102

View from Seed

OCTOBER 7, 2015

Sector: B2B On-Demand. B2B on-demand is the perfect combination between two of our existing portfolio strengths: The fact that half of our investments are business-focused startups, and our expertise with consumer on-demand services like Paintzen , TaskRabbit , and Scratch. davidbeisel | LinkedIn. Authenticity to NextView.

Search 120

Search B2B Artificial Inteligence Semantic 120

View from Seed

OCTOBER 7, 2015

Sector: B2B On-Demand. B2B on-demand is the perfect combination between two of our existing portfolio strengths: The fact that half of our investments are business-focused startups, and our expertise with consumer on-demand services like Paintzen , TaskRabbit , and Scratch. davidbeisel | LinkedIn. Authenticity to NextView.

Search 120

Search B2B Artificial Inteligence Semantic 120

The Next Web

DECEMBER 8, 2013

By the end, 99 percent of the B2B marketplaces had cratered and only B2C eBay was left standing and thriving. The prevailing consensus at the time was that B2B marketplaces were too hard (e.g. The prevailing consensus at the time was that B2B marketplaces were too hard (e.g. Start with aggregating scarce and in-demand inventory.

B2C 136

B2C B2B Demand Vertical 136

ConversionXL

DECEMBER 3, 2018

Many B2B companies run into the same problem, particularly those that are: Complex, with products that require deep expertise to understand and use. Localized, where the entire buying process happens within a small—sometimes offline—network. It created powerful network effects.

B2B 133

B2B Marketing SEO Search 133

Occam's Razor

APRIL 21, 2014

If you have a lot of them, aggregate them up. As a B2B marketer looking to get more heavily involved in web analytics, I'm looking for a place to start – specifically your books. chapter 5 specifically provides advice on B2B and non-ecommerce websites). Fruition Internet Marketing. Josh Thomas. Hello Josh.

Analytics 131

Analytics Marketing Campaign Metrics 131

Agile VC

JUNE 12, 2012

They are fully fungible for hard currency through Safaricom’s network of retail partners for either the sender or recipient of an M-Pesa mobile payment. And at the end of the day it appears Isis will just be working with the existing credit card networks Visa, MC, Amex, & Discover. . Good luck to Ben.

Mobile 250

Mobile Disintermediation SMS Government 250

mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

Google buzz Advertise Network Blippr iPhone App Mashable France MashDeck Twitter App Mobile Site Social Media Events Twitter Guide Book Facebook Guide Book Partners App Development WordPress Expert Rackspace Hosting MaxCDN Content Delivery Dynect Managed DNS ConVerdge Communities About Us Submit a Tip!

Software Review 78

Software Review Social Media Social Network Software 78

ConversionXL

MARCH 26, 2014

2: Network reports and motion charts. The first report is the Network Report – specifically, we’re looking at the Service Provider dimension. The first report is the Network Report – specifically, we’re looking at the Service Provider dimension. Come see Brian speak at Elite Camp, June 13-15. #2:

Analytics 131

Analytics Conversion Metrics Europe 131

Brandanew

JANUARY 8, 2016

Working in a B2B field, LinkedIn’s analytics are sensitive enough to track your audience by industry, seniority, function, and company size. Enter a site’s url and instantly see its most shared pages broken down by social network. Tina Chan, Social Media Manager, GEECL. Kevin Pike, President, Rank Fuse Interactive.

Analytics 100

Analytics Social Media Marketing Media 100

Up and Running

MAY 21, 2014

He is the creator of the Duct Tape Marketing System and Duct Tape Marketing Consulting Network that trains and licenses small business marketing consultants around the world. And some of the things that I think fundamentally have changed is that the listening, collecting information, kind of tapping into networks, now is the new prospecting.

Marketing 72

Marketing Social Media Sales Media 72

Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 10, 2008

This is a clear example where business-to-business (B2B) marketers need to learn from their business-to-consumer (B2C) counterparts. Yet many B2B companies don’t have a clue. 3) Analyze the aggregated data to determine best practices and benchmarks across your customers. Feedburner Network. Paperblog network.

Software Review 48

Software Review North America Europe Metrics 48

VC Cafe

JUNE 22, 2010

Footbo - a football-centric social network that enables fans to follow leagues & competitions from around the world while easily connecting with fans from all locations. ForNova provides a B2B turnkey solution to enable building aggregation solutions for classifieds eCommerce, travel and many other specific content verticals.

Media 145

Media Social Network Flash 145

VC Cafe

JANUARY 16, 2011

4G/LTE and WiMax networks and provide full cell awareness. Spacecom is offering a wide range of Pan African satellite services, including: Cellular backhaul, Rural telephony, Broadband VSAT networks, e-government, e-learning, e- health, Direct To Home (DTH) Multi-channel platforms, DSNG, Video Distribution & Contribution.

Mobile 103

Mobile Securities and Exchange Commission Flash IP 103

SoCal CTO

AUGUST 3, 2010

So, I’ve had about 4 years on the “inside” of a fast-growing, venture-backed B2B SaaS startup. Graphs - Chris Dixon , July 22, 2010 It has become customary to use “ graph &# to refer to the underlying data structures at social networks like Facebook. Each of those domains would get one point in the aggregated list.

Software Review 217

Software Review Startup Venture Capital Technical Review 217

www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

Startups for startups – the top B2B tools used by Startups – Includes the list of top 50 startup vendors in 2012 by Vendorstack , a reviews and Q&A platform on enterprise vendors for startups and mid-market companies. Social networking. Create your own social network. free enterprise social network.

Software Review 53

Software Review Technical Review Startup 53