David Teten

JANUARY 11, 2020

But for B2B sales, meeting people in person is often mandatory. They’re taking a $1m check from me, or giving $5m to me as a limited partner. In the venture capital/private equity business, investors are B2B microinfluencers. Jourdan Urbach, Managing Partner of Brandt & Co. Distributing content.

Social Media 60

Social Media Technical Review Media Private Equity 60

ReadWriteStart

AUGUST 19, 2019

Many times the startups product or service is to provide a more efficient way around recreating and distributing a product or service that is already a business. As Sanjay Nath, Co-founder and Managing Partner of Blume Ventures, tells YourStory: “ Indian entrepreneurs never lacked imagination. Now, that gap is being bridged.

India 131

India Startup Cofounder Software Review 131

ConversionXL

JANUARY 18, 2022

Studies show that only 5% of B2B buyers are ready to buy. What: Wynter helps marketers to improve their copy with a panel of engaged B2B professionals. There’s only so much you can say about B2B panels in a way that nobody else has. Build systems and processes that enable your team to create and distribute content seamlessly.

Marketing 109

Marketing Social Media Non-Compete Audience 109

Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 15, 2019

After working essentially as a leading consultant with a publishing services company helping publishers go digital, I purchased my own niche, declining b2b directory company- and turned it around. It usually takes spirits brands 5 years to achieve that kind of distribution. But by the end of 2018, I had a warehouse full of vodka.

Entrepreneur 78

Entrepreneur Bankruptcy Bootstrapping B2B 78

crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

But there’s an important paradox facing small businesses and startups – effective content marketing requires the creation of consistent, high quality content AND a strategy for distributing/promoting that content across social networks and the Internet. from Velocity Partners. ensure that the content is high quality.

Small Business 94

Small Business Marketing North America Distribution 94

Hearpreneur

JANUARY 26, 2022

Many B2B buyers now prefer digital meetings, digital conference calls, and negotiations. B2B enterprises would have to use various digital technologies like workflow management software to attain these goals. TikTok is a perfect platform to partner with influencers who fit your brand in order to attract customers.

Software Review 123

Software Review Technical Review Artificial Inteligence Entrepreneur 123

View from Seed

JULY 19, 2019

And additionally, my partners and I use other, more differentiated, lenses like asking if a startup has an “ unfair distribution advantage.” My partner Rob wrote a more extensive blog post on the topic about 18 months ago, and even since then the phrase has been become even more embedded into who we are. Asking “Is it JDCC?”

Boston 149

Boston B2B Early Stage Portfolio 149

Mucker Lab

AUGUST 27, 2014

For the last couple of years, I’ve been investing in startups as a partner at Mucker, while spending a lot of time in the Valley working with potential co-investors and partners. After stints as a technology investment banker, a dot-com entrepreneur, and a product manager in Silicon Valley, I moved to Los Angeles in 2006.

Los Angeles 138

Los Angeles Southern California Silicon Valley Technical Review 138

Rob Go

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

That said, we tend to be very flexible on syndication to bring on great partners, and have collaborated with terrific partners like our most frequent co-investors Founder Collective, Accomplice, LHV, Softech, and others. We believe that no one geography has a monopoly on businesses with unicorn potential.

North America 36

North America Seed Stage Early Stage Lead Investor 36

ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Where Airbnb recognized the value in another platform, Dropbox doubled down on the strength of its product as a distribution channel. Recommendations from family and friends are the most trusted source of information , and B2B companies that use them experience higher than average conversion rates. The result? Image source.

Retention 113

Retention Marketing Acquisition Channel 113

VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

There are many benefits to finding your target beachhead rather than taking a more general approach to the market: Your first customers are like design partners – they teach you, either by the way they use (or don’t use) the product, or vocally with feedback. This applies of course to both B2B and B2C.

Venture Capital 142

Venture Capital B2C B2B Distribution 142

Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 9, 2012

Differences in how people are reached, their expectations of the buying process, how their trust is earned, the price point they’ll accept, what distribution methods are most efficient, the messaging that attracts them -- all these factors (and more) may represent different sub-segments.

Entrepreneur 167

Entrepreneur Lean Southern California San Diego 167

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 21, 2020

Topics we covered: B2B Companies You haven’t seen the full extent to how the correction is going to affect you. Food production and distribution, group collaboration, remote training or education, sensor technology (tracking people movement, temperatures, etc), certain biotech deals. We discussed that in the show.

Marketing 263

Marketing Valuation Churn Rate Balance Sheet 263

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 12, 2014

The key is to distribute promotional products that can be potentially useful to people, such as pens, diaries and mugs. Strengthen relationships with B2B partners. Consumers always love a freebie and getting something for nothing.

B2B 171

B2B Naming Distribution Customer 171

Guy Nirpaz

DECEMBER 13, 2011

The subscription model, like many of the B2B sales models in the SaaS industry , is all about the customers – listen to your customers and have your service to comply and you’re on the right direction! Partner with other companies that add value. Offer continuing value. Can some ancillary information help your subscribers?

B2B 60

B2B Sales Social Media Curation 60

This is going to be BIG.

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

One thing is for certain — you must have experience dealing with large scale distributed applications. This includes establishing sales objectives and compensation plans for all sales personnel, including salary structures, commission plans, sales contests and bonus plans.

Part-Time VPE 92

Part-Time VPE CTO Hire Engineer Sales 92

David Teten

JANUARY 3, 2013

The Shirt was named Oprah’s “Must Have Fashion Item” of 2011, and is distributed through Bloomingdale’s, boutiques, and www.the-shirt.com. - Smallknot is a TechStars NYC 2012 community crowdfunding platform for small businesses.

Angel Investor 114

Angel Investor SMS B2C New York 114

Up and Running

AUGUST 25, 2021

Partner with other brands. If you’re worried about the financial risk or workload that comes with entering a new industry, you may want to consider partnering with some of the contacts you’ve made along the way. Let’s say a customer from your partner finds the new product you both created. There you have it!

B2B 118

B2B Audience Software Review B2C 118

Women Entrepreneurs Can

JULY 21, 2021

In other words, if a core process is delivering inventory to a distribution warehouse (like Amazon), then the loading, planning, maintenance of trucks and people as well as their skills are the operations. Are you a downstream B2B company or upstream? Do you rely on logistics? In other words, do you work in supply chains?

Operations 52

Operations B2B Distribution Business Model 52

The Next Web

DECEMBER 8, 2012

I asked a panel of successful young entrepreneurs the following question: What nonprofit or social enterprise is doing a great job creating online community that B2B or B2C businesses can emulate? As a B2B or B2C business, why not spend time promoting the good work of your clients on social media? What makes them special and effective?

Community 141

Community B2C Social Media B2B 141

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. I''ll discuss each one below. 1) Enterprise Sales. To achieve friction-free revenue (and who doesn''t want friction-free revenue?),

Sales 50

Sales Technical Review Software Review B2B 50

YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 26, 2015

Once upon a time marketers would print up 100 or more flyers and post them on grocery store bulletin boards, power poles, deliver them door-to-door, or distribute them from the cash register. What’s more, there’s no reason to doubt that they will continue to provide marketing results for the next twenty-five years, too. And guess what?

Marketing 100

Marketing Distribution Social Media Advertising 100

nikcub.appspot.com

MARCH 8, 2012

Is there a similar product that already exists that perhaps you can partner with? (ie. Partnerships - B2B business development work can commence before you have a product. Just be upfront to your potential partners about the state that the product is in at the moment (ie. just an example)).

Cofounder 40

Cofounder Web Founder South Korea 40

Hippoland

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

We recently announced at Hustle Fund that we will start investing in Southeast Asian software startups, and my new business partner Shiyan Koh, who just moved back home to Singapore, will be leading the charge on that. B2B, for example, hasn’t even even really started as a category yet. more on this below).

Asia 48

Asia Indonesia B2B Singapore 48

Hippoland

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

We recently announced at Hustle Fund that we will start investing in Southeast Asian software startups, and my new business partner Shiyan Koh, who just moved back home to Singapore, will be leading the charge on that. B2B, for example, hasn’t even even really started as a category yet. more on this below).

Asia 48

Asia Indonesia B2B Singapore 48

Up and Running

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

It is built upon the basic idea of outsourcing all storage and distribution operations to another company that specializes in the task. The 3PL businesses are known to provide an array of customized solutions like B2B processing, temperature-based storage, custom packaging , and more. Self-fulfillment services or an external provider?

eCommerce 110

eCommerce Customer Retention Reputation 110

Duct Tape Marketing

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

I only work with B2B clients as well into service delivery. But knowing how to outsource that, how to partner with the right firm, how to interview those people how to present to them the right information so they can set up the right creative and run the right traffic is really complicated. If you're B2B, it should be LinkedIn.

Channel 65

Channel Acquisition Framework B2B 65

ConversionXL

AUGUST 7, 2019

That’s especially true for B2B marketers. Yet, according to another study , only 11% of B2B companies have ongoing influencer marketing programs, compared to 48% of B2C brands. Yet, according to another study , only 11% of B2B companies have ongoing influencer marketing programs, compared to 48% of B2C brands.

B2B 110

B2B Marketing Social Media B2C 110

SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 11, 2009

Same partner all along: Jorge Alonso, Creative Director. We do a lot of B2B and also have an "Early Stage Branding" practice for technology startups. Oh, and I forget to mention in my introduction about B2B. I need to get you into both the Southern California Tech Central and the B2B Marketing Zone. Absolutely.

Early Stage 150

Early Stage Southern California Los Angeles Marketing 150

Growthink Blog

JUNE 14, 2017

Our challenge is to similarly “crack the code” of empowering the people connected to our business - employees, contractors, partners, even vendors and customers - to "sell for us" in a way that benefits all. Very many companies have as their business model distributing / reselling, - i.e Again and again and again.

Disintermediation 59

Disintermediation Business Model B2B Revenue 59

David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

But in business, you want a lot of partners. In the private equity universe, most Partners have primary training as deal-makers, not as managers. See Bessemer Venture Partners’ A comprehensive guide to security for startups. Many tools designed for B2B marketing in general are also relevant to investors. 2) Market .

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Software Review Analytics Private Equity 78

www.forentrepreneurs.com

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

Some of the early B2B pioneers in this space were companies like JBoss ( story here ), SolarWinds, ConstantContact, HubSpot, etc. In addition to distribution power, these kinds of relationships solve the “safe choice” concern of many buyers, and can transform your business. that directly tackled the problem of acquiring customers.

Acquisition 103

Acquisition Cost Customer Entrepreneur 103

Duct Tape Marketing

JULY 16, 2012

Today I would like to outline what these steps might actually look like from a tactical standpoint for a typical B2B service business. These seven steps when outlined for small business owners, seem to bring the entire concept of a marketing system into much greater focus.

Marketing 63

Marketing Distribution RSS B2B 63

Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 20, 2017

Many owners, especially in B2B businesses feel their target customers aren’t using social media to learn about products and solutions; this could not be further from the truth. To diversify and engage on social media, small business owners and marketers need to be investing in video content for social media distribution.

Social Media 56

Social Media Media Michigan Lead Generation 56

VC Cafe

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Some major venture firms including Accel and Lightspeed Venture Partners have purchased more stocks of companies they first backed as startups this year, defying the industry norm of selling those shares soon after public listings. The later the stage, the bigger the impact.

Founder 174

Founder Technical Review Down Round Liquidation Preference 174

Jeff Hilimire

AUGUST 27, 2015

one part mobile agency (B2B). Our first game, Robots Love Ice Cream , did incredibly well from a distribution standpoint, getting over 750,000 downloads worldwide. My old partner, Danny Davis, and I, getting the band back together. one part mobile game studio for consumers (we dropped the “apps”).

Atlanta 28

Atlanta Mobile B2B PR 28

ConversionXL

OCTOBER 25, 2018

It starts with having the right data in the system,” noted Kamil Rextin, who wrote about B2B attribution. Building a cache of user data in a CRM that’s strong enough to inform demand gen campaigns—what content to produce, where to distribute it—can take years, according to Brandt Bogdanovich of MST Solutions. Data types are important.

Demand 132

Demand Vertical Campaign Channel 132