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Tale of Two Valleys: LA and the Bay Area from an Investor’s Perspective

Mucker Lab

It’s probably not too controversial to say that the median level of sophistication of early stage entrepreneurs in Los Angeles is lower than that of Bay Area. Much of this is due to the lack of venture capital – seed-stage venture capital, in particular – to get companies off the ground here in Los Angeles.

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Ten million users is the new one million users

cdixon.org

Some observations: - Thousands of early-stage consumer web/mobile companies were started and funded in last 24 months. A few breakout early-stage consumer hits (Instagram, Pinterest) have reached tens of millions of users in record time. VCs are increasingly focusing on B2B for early-stage investments.

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The Very Best Digital Metrics For 15 Different Companies!

Occam's Razor

Click on the site link, go browse around, go to their social pages, checkout the mobile app, then write down the six metrics you would choose. Six simple insanely powerful metrics, simple business booming strategic dashboard. They stink when it comes to user experience, even more so on mobile. If you want to play along.

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a16z Podcast: Growth in Turbulent Times

Ben's Blog

Finally, we’ll zoom out and assess the big picture: how various categories of company may be impacted long-term, how this crisis compares to 2008 (and what that means for early-stage founders), and the industries and business models that are now prime for growth. Mobile isn’t growing on a fast rate.

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VCs eating our own dog food: Using technology and analytics to make better investments

David Teten

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. Point Nine Capital uses Qwilr to create modern, mobile-native collateral. It sounds simple; however, very few asset managers actually do it.”

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How to help your startup turn a profit in 4 simple steps

The Next Web

It just so happened that I became the CEO of a B2B tech startup. Being an engineer, I built myself a kind of algorithm that helps determine an earlystage startup’s sales channels, and that’s what I’m sharing with you today. There is logic behind your thinking of how to determine which CAC is right for your business model.

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Welcome to the Era of Decentralization

Hippoland

And it was a big change in business models. Existing software engineers and tech entrepreneurs needed to retool both their skills as well as their way thinking about how software should be set up and software business models. Even the business models were still the same. (i.e. everything done online).