Lightspeed Venture Partners

DECEMBER 14, 2012

It’s been over 10 years since Napster came on the scene to disrupt traditional music business models, sparking a wave of debate on the right mix of “free” vs “paid” content going forward with digital that has yet to be fully settled. In the shift to digital music, several models emerged, with the jury still out on the clear winner.

Business Model 159

Business Model Distribution Aggregator Channel 159

ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

Design, Product, Marketing, and Sales get pissed that you’re not in sync. I had just enough data to optimize the main funnel, found a bunch of wins, then hit a hard wall and needed to rebuild the entire distribution strategy from scratch to keep growing. Most businesses don’t have a user loop that drives their core growth.

Conversion 133

Conversion Technical Review Channel Engineer 133

VC Cafe

JUNE 18, 2012

From live & on demand video with endless interactive overlays, through 2nd screen, synchronized & social experiences, to brilliant mobile apps that may function in all connectivity environments and support every possible business model. We live, think and breathe digital music distribution. FanGager - Company Website.

Securities and Exchange Commission 133

Securities and Exchange Commission Technical Review Software Review 133

David Teten

DECEMBER 12, 2017

We are taking a mathematical (weighted coefficients estimation, probabilistic modelling, etc), human-system hybrid approach to early stage investing through this tool. We believe this way we can extrapolate insights for our particular business model (portfolio operator VC fund) previously missed out.”.

Early Stage 60

Early Stage Technical Review Software Review Venture Capital 60

David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

I previously posted a detailed presentation with sales technology tools useful for B2B sales. She is a model for us all! Many VC funds rely on general-purpose CRM and sales funnel solutions like Copper , Pipedrive, Salesforce , Streak , and ZenDesk. We can use technology to make sales far more efficient. .

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Software Review Analytics Private Equity 78

Occam's Razor

MAY 2, 2017

Remember: All data in aggregate is crap, segment or suck. B2B / Enterprise Sales: Salesforce. Don’t accept the excuse oh but all the sales come via phone or I convert at industry events or our buyers are old school! If you truly create strategic dashboards do this every six months. And, we can do so much for them!

Metrics 141

Metrics Acquisition eCommerce Analytics 141

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

billion for a company with less than $50 million in sales. It may just be that the message of building companies that have predictable revenue and profit models hasn’t percolated through the VC business model. On its first day of trading, Netscape stock closed at $58/share, valuing the company at $2.7

Silicon Valley 217

Silicon Valley IPO Technical Review Venture Capital 217

Startup Lessons Learned

APRIL 14, 2009

What matters is proving the viability of the company’s business model, what investors call “traction.&# Of course this is not at all true of many profitable small businesses, but they are not what I mean by startups.) For a startup, having great sales DNA is a wonderful asset. They are closing orders.

Customer 167

Customer San Francisco Lean Hockey Stick 167

thebarefootvc

MARCH 5, 2017

E-commerce has grown from $71 billion in sales 10 years ago to $4.5 As a VC who has built a fund focused on distributed connectivity and data analytics as a thesis, I am realistic about the current status of investment opportunities in the sector. What used to take hours of walking can happen in minutes instead.

Artificial Inteligence 84

Artificial Inteligence Algorithm Valuation Aggregator 84

The Next Web

DECEMBER 8, 2013

This is in part because these businesses are unencumbered by legacy constraints that had previously been hardwired into the companies and industries these startups are trying to disrupt. One such business model is the “online marketplace,” an entirely new business category not possible (at scale) before the Internet.

B2C 136

B2C B2B Demand Vertical 136

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. Today sellers can find viable marketplace distribution in places like Amazon, Buy.com, Newegg, Ariba as well as eBay. eBay was one of the first to crack the marketplace code online. Advantages of digital marketplaces.

Channel 60

Channel Small Business Distribution B2C 60

www.chubbybrain.com

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

Marc Hedlund of Wesabe talked about this in his post-mortem stating: Between the worse data aggregation method and the much higher amount of work Wesabe made you do, it was far easier to have a good experience on Mint , and that good experience came far more quickly. Now I just need a business model. 5 – Ran out of cash.

Cofounder 89

Cofounder Startup Technical Cofounder CTO Hire 89

thebarefootvc

JULY 5, 2017

E-commerce has grown from $71 billion in sales 10 years ago to $4.5 As a VC who has built a fund focused on distributed connectivity and data analytics as a thesis, I am realistic about the current status of investment opportunities in the sector. What used to take hours of walking can happen in minutes instead.

Artificial Inteligence 40

Artificial Inteligence Algorithm Valuation Aggregator 40

VC Cafe

JANUARY 16, 2011

. - 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. Mce Systems. Media Market. MailVision.

Mobile 103

Mobile Securities and Exchange Commission Flash IP 103

VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 14, 2010

mobile telephone operators, broadcasters, content aggregators and media agents. Unlike traditional FLASH we can put 4 bits of information in a single cell, and we produce memory product in sizes optimized for content distribution, creating the LOWERS cost content mobile Content distribution medium available today.

Mobile 109

Mobile IP SMS Networking 109

Steve Blank

AUGUST 20, 2009

Do you know have they distribute their product? Rule 1: In an existing market Customer Development means not only understanding potential customers, but your competitors in detail – their product features, their sales channels, their demand creation strategy, their business model, etc. We’re about to ship next week.”

Silicon Valley 181

Silicon Valley Startup RSS Customer Development 181

Occam's Razor

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

Every website in the world has a unique business strategy. Is Getty really competing with these sites, given its business model? Or is this a gap in their business approach they should fix in some other way? In this case, a simple distribution of overall search traffic and the amount that is coming via paid search.

Metrics 60

Metrics Analytics Non-Compete Search 60

Agile VC

JUNE 12, 2012

It’s conceptually no different from the early days of Western Union’s original payments business when people “wired” money to one another at each end of a physical distribution network. But again the store of value in prepaid minutes was the key. FAQ A: What about Square?

Mobile 250

Mobile Disintermediation SMS Government 250

Up and Running

DECEMBER 9, 2014

One of the things that we’ve done fundamentally I think it creates this difference is that we focus on sales. You have to focus on for the nuts and bolts, what is the business model, how are we going to make money. Crosstalk 00:51:17] put your efforts into actually making sales. Bates: Fantastic.

Small Business 95

Small Business Finance Forecast Metrics 95

www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

turn customer feedback into sales and relationships. free, distributed source code control management system. SaaS Sales Team Compensation â?? aggregation. broken vc model. Business Culture. Business Model Canvas. Business plan. business symbiosis. Startups For Sale.

Software Review 53

Software Review Technical Review Startup 53

techcrunch.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Tony P great, though meebo’s place as a “successful&# start up is still open to debate – from consumer IM aggregator to white label IM, still not making big $$. I too am looking for someone to work with that knows the manufacturing and distribution end of a solid product. This is the blog post I needed to read.

Technical Review 84

Technical Review Cofounder Technical Cofounder Software Review 84