The Equity Kicker

MAY 20, 2013

Kickstarter and other crowdfunding platforms are radically improving capital efficiency because customers are now paying for product months in advance and because first demand validation is now virtually free.

Open Source 102

Open Source Venture Capital Software Review Aggregator 102

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 23, 2017

Here digital intercepts of consumer activities are aggregated into large data sets, analysed, and assessed versus market expectations. Blockchain is a distributed ledger technology (DLT) wherein all network participants can have separate copies of the entire record of transactions on the network. Transaction Processing.

Technical Review 154

Technical Review Artificial Inteligence Software Review IPO 154

VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Creators decouple their non-standardised skills from the aggregator and hope to become themselves a brand. Copyright, or the lack thereof – it’s hard for creators to prevent illegal distribution of their IP. Today, those thinkers can create content directly (and in some cases exclusively) for their (paying) fans.

Aggregator 207

Aggregator Vertical Audience Seed Stage 207

Lightspeed Venture Partners

DECEMBER 8, 2010

This is as much of a game-changer (due to a new distribution model based on the social graph) as going from offline to the Internet was in the 90s. This marketplace will help bring price equilibrium to media supply and demand thereby further increasing the marketing budget spent on this medium. Year of Social Utilities.

Internet 110

Internet Media Social Media Advertising 110

The Startup Magazine

JUNE 22, 2022

Coworking spaces have also seen a huge surge in demand. Especially when you’re dealing with distributed teams, you need to rely on software solutions, and in this sense, vcita can make a big difference. Nowadays, more consultants want to work remotely, and it makes more sense as many of their clients are working from home themselves.

Management 167

Management Aggregator Audio Employee 167

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.

Securities and Exchange Commission 133

Securities and Exchange Commission Technical Review Software Review 133

Up and Running

MAY 1, 2014

Your prices need to match up with consumer demand and expectations. Distribution. For product companies, a distribution plan is an important part of the complete business plan. Distribution is how you will get your product into the hands of your customers. Retail Distribution.

Business Plan 163

Business Plan Forecast Balance Sheet Distribution 163

Hearpreneur

AUGUST 2, 2020

We currently operate a large 17,000 square foot facility, 5 stores to sell products in, and a distribution business to sell the product to retailers. In 2016, we founded Melt On Demand together, an on-demand massage company. We have worked with over 700 food companies. Thanks to Cullen Gilchrist, Union Kitchen !

Entrepreneur 147

Entrepreneur Technical Review South Korea United States 147

A Crowded Space

AUGUST 11, 2014

Once you have hundreds of thousands of users on the supply side and the demand side, then everything works great. Find aggregators. Find physical aggregators  There are various aggregators in the real world that provide really novel ways to hack liquidity. This type of hacking is completely necessary in my opinion.

Aggregator 101

Aggregator Curation Demand Portfolio 101

Lightspeed Venture Partners

DECEMBER 14, 2012

I recently had the privilege of assembling an all-star group of media executives in Beverly Hills to discuss the challenges they face in distributing, monetizing and delivering their video content. Video on Demand. Recording Industry Association of America. People were quick to draw parallel comparisons for video: Music. A la carte.

Business Model 155

Business Model Distribution Aggregator Channel 155

Start Up Blog

AUGUST 13, 2020

. – – – Distribution is everything: It’s more important than the product. There is nothing more common than market-leading businesses who don’t have the best product, yet are still more widely distributed. I’d much rather invest in an average product with incredible distribution.

Distribution 48

Distribution Channel Aggregator Global 48

Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 24, 2009

One is explaining the world as it used to work: the importance of gatekeepers, the scarcity implied by limited distribution, and the resulting quality bar that the industry is so proud of. Mostly it is the time and expense required to create the means of distribution for that industry. It’s just taking some longer than others.

San Francisco 113

San Francisco Lean Technical Review Distribution 113

www.pakman.com

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

To build the online media giants of tomorrow, companies need models where the costs of both content and distribution are near zero. Informational content , often found on sites like SlideShare, Zillow and automotive blogs is the sharing of information that is near the top of the funnel for demand creation. 26 September 2012.

Social Media 47

Social Media Vertical Advertising Distribution 47

The Next Web

DECEMBER 8, 2013

With marketplaces, the entrepreneur has to worry not just about building supply and demand but that they also happen to exist simultaneously. Start with aggregating scarce and in-demand inventory. Typically, demand and buyers can be found after supply liquidity has been achieved through a combination of word of mouth and SEO.

B2C 136

B2C B2B Demand Vertical 136

David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Tim Friedman, Founder, PE Stack , said, “If I could offer one piece of advice to today’s managers, it would be to take the time to understand the demands of the modern institutional LP. Some technology vendors are providing options to limit distribution of confidential information from GP reports. 3) Raise capital. 11) Exit .

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Software Review Analytics Private Equity 78

om.co

FEBRUARY 5, 2013

We recently wrapped up our strategy offsite, an annual event that brings together the members of our very distributed team – 12 different cities in four different countries – to discuss what our aspirations and ambitions are for the coming year. Funny, because here I was telling others to start blog-based businesses.

Founder 80

Founder Conversion Distribution Silicon Valley 80

Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 2, 2013

Evernote makes a great software product and distributes it through a free to upgrade approach. Products and services can be packaged and distributed through a multitude of channels and delivered in physical form, digital form and as one time purchases or ongoing subscriptions. This is probably the most common approach. Clarity.fm

Business Model 77

Business Model Aggregator eCommerce Distribution 77

ConversionXL

JUNE 20, 2019

But DailyMotion’s geographic distribution of users doesn’t mirror YouTube, especially within the United States. Of course, with Wisita, you must create the audience for your videos—there’s no inherent distribution network (unlike YouTube). Brightcove analytics aggregated data effectively across those platforms.

Hosting 127

Hosting Video Technical Review Software Review 127

mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

Nuospace – On demand collaboration software that provides online document management, allows you to edit pages in your browser, and offers tools to engage your colleagues. RightNow – RightNow is an on-demand customer relationship management program that integrates sales, service, marketing, feedback and voice functions.

Software Review 78

Software Review Social Media Social Network Software 78

Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 4, 2021

Can institutions be totally distributed or should they be rooted and loyal to a certain community or geography? It kind of aggregates technology content, I suppose. And in this crypto algorithm, they said, well, since we're all making this distributed ledger, we now have provably unique digital items that I can send to you, Eric.

IPO 113

IPO Cofounder Technical Review Government 113

Growthink Blog

AUGUST 8, 2011

workforce in aggregate for that of any other country in the world? AND because of the power of these same distributed, on demand technologies change for the better can happen faster than ever before. Forget for a moment how it rates competitively - and would you really trade the U.S. So, sure, America has a lot of debt.

United States 81

United States Aggregator America Distribution 81

Steve Blank

AUGUST 20, 2009

Do you know have they distribute their product? Do you know how they create demand? 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.

Silicon Valley 188

Silicon Valley Startup RSS Customer Development 188

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

pandodaily.com

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

But the angels who’ve staked their funds on spreading bits of money all over the Valley are increasingly anxious that only 20 percent of their deals — in aggregate — will get the chance to keep going. Chill Direct: Direct to fan content distribution. They don’t have to worry. Source VentureBeat ]. -

Technical Review 93

Technical Review Silicon Valley Incubator Syria 93

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. MailVision. Saguna Networks.

Mobile 103

Mobile Securities and Exchange Commission Flash IP 103

VC Adventure

APRIL 11, 2011

We’re particularly sensitive to customer concentration issues related to margin – aggregating demand from a small number of sources, for example, which may lead to significant margin pressure. Performance.

Disintermediation 82

Disintermediation Advertising Portfolio Aggregator 82

SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 11, 2009

We can extend our clients' reach tremendously, and for low cost, by using the internet and social media to distribute and link to the "assets" we create. There need to be more ways to aggregate meaningful conversations on specific topics, and that's exactly what you are doing with your socalCTO and your [link]. Absolutely.

Early Stage 150

Early Stage Southern California Los Angeles Marketing 150

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. 3 – Not the right team. Francis Moran says: January 21, 2011 at.

Cofounder 89

Cofounder Startup Technical Cofounder CTO Hire 89

VC Adventure

APRIL 11, 2011

We’re particularly sensitive to customer concentration issues related to margin – aggregating demand from a small number of sources, for example, which may lead to significant margin pressure. Performance.

Disintermediation 48

Disintermediation Advertising Portfolio Aggregator 48

Occam's Razor

JULY 1, 2013

If our search traffic was up 150% year-over-year, should it have been up 20,000% year-over-year because there is that much demand out there? Yet your magnificent search strategy (SEO + PPC) resulted in you capturing such a small percentage of the demand! The Ad Groups view is pretty helpful from an aggregated perspective.

Search 135

Search Analytics PPC Green 135

ConversionXL

JUNE 13, 2016

Traditional methods to calculate confidence intervals include a problem: they assume that the fundamental data follows a certain distribution, namely a normal distribution. The left graphic shows a perfect (theoretical) normal distribution. The number of orders fluctuates around a positive average value. Robust statistics.

Distribution 48

Distribution Conversion Non-Compete Revenue 48

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 17, 2011

From left to right I wrote in boxes: talent discovery, content development, production, post-production, distribution, & marketing. Where do the new entrants like YouTube, Pandora, iTunes, Huffington Post, Boxee, Netflix, Demand Media and other disruptive offerings fit into that equation and how is it changing?

Technical Review 356

Technical Review Framework Audience Media 356

www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

on demand billing and fraud management. free, distributed source code control management system. aggregation. Recurring billing without the headaches. Recurly â?? Subscription billing. online billing platform. Braintree â?? online credit card merchant processing. Vindicia â?? Volusion â?? shopping cart software. Spreedly â??

Software Review 53

Software Review Technical Review Startup 53

abovethecrowd.com

DECEMBER 18, 2017

Specifically, the “narrow network” typically aggregates those providers that are willing to accept lower prices for their services (theoretically you could have a “premium” narrow network, but they are typically used to create more affordable plans).

Customer 59

Customer Technical Review Venture Capital Software Review 59

ConversionXL

JULY 10, 2019

Following the inverted pyramid guidelines, you can show high-level, aggregate performance with one chart, and break out performance with another. The “why” of what happened is rarely found in standard aggregate charts. When further explanation is needed, sometimes the best approach is “show don’t tell.”. Both metrics are trending up.

Metrics 133

Metrics Analytics Green Aggregator 133

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

Occam's Razor

AUGUST 13, 2012

The credit distribution is proportional to content consumption (I like page count and not time) and finally apply the rules based on position in the path. How does one go about changing a corporate culture to make data driven insight an implicit demand of an organization frightened of data? Pretty cool right?

Analytics 124

Analytics Channel Metrics Web 124