View from Seed

JANUARY 11, 2018

More than a third of our investments at NextView is B2B, and here’s why: We want to invest in companies that directly affect how people experience the world in any context , and even if they’re not directly interacting with or purchasing from the startup. Types of B2B Everyday Economy Companies. Let me explain. 1) Enabling Layers.

B2B 120

B2B B2C Vertical Portfolio 120

Up and Running

APRIL 17, 2018

And, these trends don’t just apply to businesses selling directly to consumers (B2C). B2B ecommerce sales , (businesses selling directly to other businesses) generate three times as much revenue as B2C, at $7.7 trillion in sales, compared to B2C’s $2.3 trillion in 2021, up from $1.3 trillion in 2014.

SEO 80

SEO eCommerce Analytics Software Review 80

Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 5, 2010

Four Steps primarily centers its stories and case studies on B2B hardware and software startups. This new volume also tackles examples from the Internet and wireless startups of today, both B2B and B2C. Four Steps primarily centers its stories and case studies on B2B hardware and software startups.

Customer Development 166

Customer Development Developer San Francisco Customer 166

ConversionXL

MAY 22, 2017

That was designed to allow information storage and manage customer contact information. The more complex your stack is, the more customer data you are spreading across many different tools, and the more time you (or your engineering team) will need to reassemble the puzzle and get a full reasonable picture. All manual operations.

Customer 92

Customer Marketing Artificial Inteligence Clickthrough 92

YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

You are most likely to consider a professional sponsorship arrangement with an influencer if you are in a B2C market but there are also occasions where a B2B product offer might benefit from this kind of arrangement. Do use a professional designer to ensure that the finish is absolutely perfect and looks suitably professional.

Marketing 165

Marketing Social Media B2C PPC 165

Version One Ventures

JULY 14, 2014

When it comes to hiring, start-ups located outside of Silicon Valley have an initial advantage, because there’s a lot less competition for engineers. Smaller start-ups in Silicon Valley, particularly those in un-sexy markets, have a tough time drawing in top engineers and designers.

Silicon Valley 154

Silicon Valley Los Angeles San Francisco Seattle 154

View from Seed

JUNE 5, 2018

Keeping that in mind, we designed the program in such way that later-stage portfolio companies such as Dia&Co and MealPal could gain insights alongside younger ones such as Voodoo Manufacturing , ExecThread , and Virgent Realty. no one wants to be the first female engineer joining a 15-person all male-engineering team.

Hiring 120

Hiring Portfolio Metrics B2C 120

David Teten

SEPTEMBER 23, 2017

My colleagues Sebastian Soler , Steven Greenberg and I recently launched a new online community, PEVCTech.com , exclusively for PE/VC investors; engineers who work at PE/VC funds; and other technologists who specialize in working on this problem. Many tools designed for B2B marketing in general are also relevant to investors.

Private Equity 60

Private Equity Venture Capital Equity Technical Review 60

ConversionXL

JUNE 8, 2017

According to the same study, 80% of its customers’ video plays comes from its personalized recommendation engine. Design and orchestrate experiments. And if you are in SaaS, you could certainly work also with the AARRR framework designed by Dave McClure : Image Source. Design and Orchestrate Experiences. Firmographics.

Programming 97

Programming Revenue Analytics Software Review 97

ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 7, 2020

Great content can last for decades and become a reliable revenue engine and act as a pillar for other content. According to a report from the Content Marketing Institute (CMI), 91% of B2B marketers and 86% of B2C marketers say content marketing is vital to their marketing strategy. Let’s look at the stats.

B2C 78

B2C B2B Dilution Architecture 78

Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 7, 2023

They were having their own UI designers, developers, they were getting their own infrastructure. We've moved from trying to make call centers a cost center to make it more of a revenue generation engine, right? So consumers are, and B2B and B2C are starting to make decisions beyond the normal brand. Or SEO optimization.

Employee 76

Employee Technical Review Advisory Board Sales 76

YoungUpstarts

APRIL 26, 2016

While a B2B company can find success with LinkedIn ads, a B2C company’s promotions would be better suited for CPC or CPM ads on Facebook, Twitter and Google. In particular, tech entrepreneurs should build a long-term search-engine optimization campaign in the first stages of business planning. What is your budget?

Business Plan 100

Business Plan Intellectual Property Social Media Small Business Administration 100

Rob Go

JUNE 7, 2012

It feels like we are in the early/mid 1990’s again, or, more appropriately, like we are on the cusp on the second industrial revolution where we saw massive developments centered around the foundational innovations of steel, the internal combustion engine, and electricity. They are far more foundational to what is to come.

Technical Review 61

Technical Review SMS Internet B2C 61

Seeing Both Sides

JULY 11, 2013

Across our portfolio and in my own entrepreneurial experience, I have seen three main sales models work successfully in scaling B2B sales: 1) Enterprise; 2) Telephone; and 3) Developer-driven. Many companies will design their sales and marketing machine as a blend of each of these approaches. I''ll discuss each one below.

Sales 50

Sales Technical Review Software Review B2B 50

YoungUpstarts

JULY 29, 2013

by Meng Weng Wong, co-founder and social engineer at JFDI Asia. Better to decide now that you would rather pursue a career path in engineering than in entrepreneurship. Do we bring new INSIGHT or DESIGN to the field? B2B) Is that sales process implemented in a SALES ORGANIZATION which does not require much founder time?

Asia 207

Asia Singapore Cofounder Incubator 207

Occam's Razor

JANUARY 28, 2013

Masterful design, branding and marketing. Innocent: Passionate Copy and Heart-warming Visual Design. ~ The suggestions engine they have. There is a lot any business — B2C, B2B, A2Z — can learn from Songza. Then they match it back to their rules engine that serves me the best options.

Web 164

Web Design Marketing Security 164

ConversionXL

MARCH 30, 2015

Here are some ideas about of how you can apply 10 Jakob Nielsen Usability Heuristics to lead generation websites in the B2B or high consideration B2C realm, where there isn’t necessarily any transactional functionality, e.g. e-commerce, user registrations, etc. Image Credit.

B2B 48

B2B Web Design B2C 48

Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 14, 2009

Through case studies, exercises, and discussions, Eric Ries will guide entrepreneurs of all stripes through the key areas that determine success for startups: product, engineering, QA, marketing, and business strategy. We attempted to use Waterfall and market ourselves as B2C. We changed our model to B2B and adopted Agile around 2002.

Lean 60

Lean San Francisco Continuous Deployment Software Review 60

Mucker Lab

APRIL 6, 2023

It's very hard for PLG to be the only or main motion with infrastructure products because it's not something one engineer will just test and buy. What's the best way to do design? If you work in B2C or e-commerce, you optimize that Add to Cart flow like crazy because that is your revenue. That is a natural hurdle for PLG motion.

Product 78

Product CTO Hire Startup Fractional CTO 78

ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Traffic from non-paid results on search engines. Traffic from paid search ads on search engines. landing pages or search engines). For reference, according to FirstPageSage , a good engagement rate is anything above 63% for B2B websites and above 71% for B2C websites. submits a form). Context is important.

Metrics 105

Metrics Analytics Marketing Acquisition 105

www.forentrepreneurs.com

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

A quick look around all the B2C startups shows that, although viral growth is often hoped for, in reality it is extremely rare. Some of the early B2B pioneers in this space were companies like JBoss ( story here ), SolarWinds, ConstantContact, HubSpot, etc. that directly tackled the problem of acquiring customers.

Acquisition 103

Acquisition Cost Customer Entrepreneur 103

VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Put your users first: pretend that your customers have a seat at the table when you design your product roadmap. It doesn’t matter if your company is B2B or B2C, as Y Combinator puts it, you need to build stuff people want, and obsess about making it as user friendly, friction free and smooth as possible.

Founder 187

Founder Startup Valuation Pre-Money Valuation 187

Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

SEPTEMBER 8, 2011

There are a few reasons as to why entrepreneurs should venture into “B2B” (“Business to Business”) service based companies as opposed to any form of “B2C” (“Business to Consumer”) company, “B2B” product-oriented company or strictly a web-based B2B firm. What Is “B2C&# ?

B2C 91

B2C B2B Business Model Sales Cycle 91

David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Many tools designed for B2B marketing in general are also relevant to investors. For our content creation, we use tools such as Canva (graphic design) and GoToStage (webinars platform) to create and share content for prospects to find.”. ff Venture Capital hired two full-time engineers to build out Totem.

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Software Review Analytics Private Equity 78

Up and Running

AUGUST 7, 2019

The “Amazon’s Choice” designation also was limited to only Prime items and specifically notes that they’re “available to ship immediately.”. Instead of providing products, no matter if you’re B2B or B2C ecommerce, you’ve got to provide a value. Be mobile-friendly.

eCommerce 77

eCommerce Software Review Technical Review Audience 77

Austin Startup

JUNE 26, 2019

I recruited a top-flight engineer and serial entrepreneur to build our MVP, on equity?—?and swing for the fences category-building B2C software capital?—?wasn’t We have the consumer market, but not investor market for what I’m selling : B2C software.) Let’s be clear: their data-driven, human-centered design is pristine.)

Silicon Valley 54

Silicon Valley Startup B2C Sweat Equity 54

Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

The Jobs-to-be-Done Market Definition Canvas is designed to help you define the market you are in or have chosen to serve as [a group of people] + [the job they are trying to get done]. The Market Definition Canvas works for both B2C and B2B applications. If you can’t see the canvas click here.

Customer 420

Customer Marketing Lean Vertical 420

ConversionXL

MAY 27, 2020

I’ve been in the B2B link-building game for almost five years, and the true value of link building isn’t quick fixes. B2B copywriting almost always requires more skill and time compared to B2C. Being featured on sites like Search Engine Journal (SEJ), Moz, Entrepreneur, and HubSpot is solid social proof.

B2B 142

B2B Social Media Email Campaign 142

Occam's Razor

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

Company UX leaders are happy to stink less by taking the sub-optimal path of responsive design, rather than create a mobile-unique experience (your customers tend to do different things on your desktop site than your mobile site!). It does not matter if you are a B2B or B2C or A2K, you will always see this.

Analytics 141

Analytics Metrics Mobile DC 141

ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

If you think B2B is exempt from this, you’re wrong. Nearly 85% of respondents believe that habituated buying decisions are just as relevant to B2B marketing as B2C marketing. So, the real function when we design technologies is how can we take out steps? So, there’s two options.

Conversion 48

Conversion Technical Review Software Review B2B 48

Software By Rob

OCTOBER 14, 2010

Gathering interested prospects over time allows you the flexibility to instantly email 5 people – even months before launch – and ask their opinion about a feature, design choice, or any decision better made by a potential customer than by a vote between you and your mom. But I didn’t limit that comment to B2C software.

Software Review 77

Software Review Marketing Technical Review Software 77

Duct Tape Marketing

DECEMBER 7, 2015

Local SEO is a subset of search engine optimization that helps people in your area find you on the search engines. When we say “the search engines”, we really mean Google. Mobile-friendly website design is no longer optional. If you run a company that depends on local customers, then local SEO is vital for your business.

SEO 28

SEO Phoenix Arizona Lead Generation 28

Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 23, 2009

This is especially useful in situations, like most B2B businesses, where the total number of customers is likely to be small. – Eric Ries In April of 2009 my partner and I had an idea for a web app, a B2C platform that we are selling as SaaS [software-as-a-service]. With that, the graphic designer created a Photoshop image.

San Francisco 144

San Francisco Customer Wiki Lean 144

ConversionXL

APRIL 12, 2017

Jared Spool: Is Design Metrically Opposed? Observations -> Inferences -> Design Decisions. You may have one observation and then multiple inferences, which would result in multiple design options. The best designers never stop at the first inference. Design: The rendering of intent. Image Credit.

San Antonio 86

San Antonio Metrics B2B Analytics 86

Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 15, 2017

We were witnessing, firsthand, the dramatic shifts in B2C e-commerce, and the resulting incredible experiences and benefits brands were delivering their retail consumers. The differences between B2C and B2B within the same brands were staggering! Shaw, Dallas Web Design Inc ! #15- Thanks to Brad M.

Entrepreneur 115

Entrepreneur Czech Republic Retention B2C 115

Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 10, 2008

In this case, fully-burdened is not just the salary, bonus, and benefits of the sales rep, but also allocations for sales engineering support, executive support, marketing expense, and professional service expenses associate with securing the customer. Yet many B2B companies don’t have a clue. Design courtesy of Ashley Cecil.

Software Review 48

Software Review North America Europe Metrics 48

online.wsj.com

SEPTEMBER 23, 2012

Engineering & Accounting Svcs. Business Services (B2B). Consumer Services (B2C). Web Design/Tech Services. . - Amusement & Recreation. Auto Repair, Parts & Services. Beauty Salons, Barber Shops. Computer & Software Services. Drycleaning/Laundry Services. Educational Services. Finance, Banking, Loans, etc.

Venture Capital 107

Venture Capital Software Review Rhode Island North Dakota 107