View from Seed

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

As the venture capital industry has evolved, more and more seed investors are passing on traditionally “seed stage” startups because there isn’t enough traction. We have offices in New York and Boston, are quite active in the SF Bay area and see significant activity from the diaspora to and from these human capital centers.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 3, 2015

It’s true that we also fund more mundane stuff like B2B software aimed at productivity improvements but we want some big bets in every fund where we feel we can contribute to “making our own little dent in the universe” as the saying goes – by backing ambitious entrepreneurs with that same goal. ” Enter Grove.

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Technical Review Software Review Founder Boston 150

Genuine VC

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

But the other archetype is a thirty-something entrepreneur who, taking his experience seeing the playbook of success at larger growing startups or even “established” companies, utilizes that domain and functional expertise as unique insight into founding a company. My own personal story fits in with this narrative.

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Boston Internet Entrepreneur .Net 206

View from Seed

MARCH 3, 2015

Ellie Mirman was the first marketer hired by the CMO of HubSpot, the Boston-based marketing software startup that IPOed in 2014. Below, she shares lessons learned from the earliest days of marketing the company and how this has translated to her second startup role as VP of Marketing at Toast. Where do you start?

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Marketing Sales Cycle Startup CTO Hire 120

View from Seed

AUGUST 30, 2016

This is a guest post by Alignable CMO Dan Slagen about the missed opportunity the company has identified in social networking, and why they’ve chosen to build the business on the East Coast. For those of us that have been working in the startup and technology space for at least the past 10 years, these addresses mean two things.

Social Media 185

Social Media B2B North America Media 185

Agile VC

OCTOBER 27, 2011

AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. I’m not the first person to describe this trend, and my prior background has been primarily as a consumer web guy more than in B2B companies. 3) UI/UX Matters in B2B - For decades, B2B application developers could skimp on innovating in the presentation layer.

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Software B2B Silicon Valley Acquisition 100

View from Seed

JULY 17, 2019

The quality, network, or experience of your local investors is likely fairly different from those in other markets. Your company is likely both one step removed from many brand name B2B customers and a step removed from reporters and press that are excited to tell your story. The third tactic is to expand one’s network of influence.

San Francisco 243

San Francisco Cofounder B2B Seed Stage 243

Duct Tape Marketing

MARCH 17, 2023

How To Scale Your B2B Marketing Strategy written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing Marketing Podcast with Louis Gudema In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast , I interview Louis Gudema. Louis is a fractional CMO for B2B companies, and mentors startups at MIT. And I, that's really my expertise.

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B2B Marketing B2C ChatGPT 83

View from Seed

JANUARY 10, 2022

The journey of every startup is so different. In that same original blog post, we also outlined the unfortunate phenomenon that occurs when the market collapses: capital tends to flow towards founders with established VC relationships and away from folks who may be equally talented but are several steps removed from investor networks.

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San Diego San Francisco Alabama Valuation 156

Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 7, 2023

It'll be in Boston from September 5th through the eighth. Over the past two decades, she has led large revenue producing divisions at businesses ranging from startups to Fortune 500. It's a podcast hosted by Dr. JJ Peterson and is brought to you by the HubSpot Podcast Network. That's right. with Tiffani Bova. Is the price fair?

Employee 76

Employee Technical Review Advisory Board Sales 76

Rob Go

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

As the venture capital industry has evolved, more and more seed investors are passing on traditionally “seed stage” startups because there isn’t enough traction. We have offices in New York and Boston, are quite active in the SF Bay area and see significant activity from the diaspora to and from these human capital centers.

North America 36

North America Seed Stage Early Stage Lead Investor 36

Version One Ventures

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Boston, and Philly. Shippo launched Shippo Supercharge to help startups with shipping and scaling up with $12K in shipping credits. . You can watch and filter NFT mint and sale activity across 42 networks as transactions happen on-chain. . Inflection launched “ Inflection for startups ,” free B2B marketing automation.

Portfolio 60

Portfolio Phoenix Portland Europe 60

Hearpreneur

JULY 7, 2023

Moss Pure's PR strategy started when we were featured in the Boston Globe in January 2023. This has allowed me to build better business contacts while expanding my networks and gaining new partnerships. As I primarily run a B2B business , media coverage wasn't something I put much effort into until I launched my second book in 2022.

PR 103

PR Public Relations Entrepreneur Reputation 103

Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 1, 2023

She is an accomplished product marketing leader who has held marketing leadership roles at Adobe, Google, and many startups. It'll be in Boston from September 5th through the eighth. So yes, I've done a lot of launches in the B2B and consumer space, so thought I'd write a book, John Jantsch (02:36): Okay, so awesome.

Product 61

Product Framework Technical Review Cofounder 61

Hippoland

MARCH 2, 2018

B) We made no CAN investments! :( C) Though we did no investments in TO/Waterloo, Atlanta, Boston, and really anywhere in the midwest in 2017, we have done a TON of investments in these locations in the past and will likely look heavily there in 2018. I don’t know if that is because my networks are different from Eric’s.

B2B 48

B2B Portfolio Green Atlanta 48

Hippoland

MARCH 2, 2018

B) We made no CAN investments! :( C) Though we did no investments in TO/Waterloo, Atlanta, Boston, and really anywhere in the midwest in 2017, we have done a TON of investments in these locations in the past and will likely look heavily there in 2018. I don’t know if that is because my networks are different from Eric’s.

B2B 48

B2B Portfolio Green Atlanta 48

Agile VC

MAY 16, 2012

AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. Thematic investing is where VCs research a macro trend or specific market, form a thesis around why this trend/market will serve as a good basis for building great startups, and then pursue as many exceptional investments in this theme as appropriate for the VC’s strategy. May 16, 2012.

Seed Stage 124

Seed Stage Silicon Valley B2B Syndicate 124

Rob Go

JULY 18, 2019

The quality, network, or experience of your local investors is likely fairly different from those in other markets. Your company is likely both one step removed from many brand name B2B customers and a step removed from reporters and press that are excited to tell your story. The third tactic is to expand one’s network of influence.

San Francisco 48

San Francisco Cofounder B2B Seed Stage 48

Agile VC

MARCH 8, 2012

AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. 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). What’s the impact for early-stage startups?

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IPO Silicon Valley Revenue Seed Stage 100

mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

Sign in All Social Media Tech & Gadgets Business & Marketing Video Mobile Dev & Design Media Social Good Startups Classifieds Mashable Infographics Prev Next How Are People Using Twitter? LinkedIn was curious, so the business social network decided to find out. Whom is he or she connected to?

San Francisco 99

San Francisco New York City Social Media Entrepreneur 99

The Next Web

OCTOBER 17, 2013

Carlos Eduardo Espinal is a partner at Seedcamp , an early stage mentoring and investment program that engages startups through monthly Seedcamp Events, where entrepreneurs present their companies, network, receive mentoring, and compete for investment by Seedcamp. Seedcamp invests in approximately 20 companies annually.

Customer 128

Customer B2C Startup Early Stage 128

Agile VC

JUNE 12, 2012

AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. It’s not for a lack of technological effort from both startups and huge companies in all of mobile payments’ incarnations – SMS, mobile web, native apps, NFC, etc. How to Evaluate Firms for a Seed VC. How To Think About The Future. June 12, 2012.

Mobile 250

Mobile Disintermediation SMS Government 250

The Startup Magazine

JULY 19, 2019

Businesses all over the world – including startups – have sourced their product manufacturing in China for over a decade now. In this article, we will explain why that is, as well as help you understand what kind of Chinese manufacturers can you expect for your startup and how you can go about looking for one for your specific needs.

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China Global Cost Thailand 91