View from Seed

AUGUST 2, 2017

Internet-connected computing is an innovation wave on par with a few historical developments of the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries. Conventional wisdom has it that the internet is towards the end of this cycle — and many VCs are on the hunt for the next platform, whether it be blockchain, or AI, or synthetic biology, or what have you.

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Seed Stage Portfolio Cofounder B2B 273

Hearpreneur

NOVEMBER 24, 2018

Sablotsky continued her professional career as Vice-President of Portfolio Development for Jacobs Investments, LLC. Her responsibilities included: strategic counseling, business modeling and deal negotiation for the various for medical startups in the portfolio and is a limited partner at NGT3 Medical Accelerator in Israel.

Founder 91

Founder Miami Cofounder 91

ConversionXL

JANUARY 18, 2022

Studies show that only 5% of B2B buyers are ready to buy. It helps them audit existing content portfolios (blog posts, landing pages, etc.) But what if your true mission is to “reduce the amount of boring content on the internet”? What: Wynter helps marketers to improve their copy with a panel of engaged B2B professionals.

Marketing 109

Marketing Social Media Non-Compete Audience 109

David Teten

SEPTEMBER 23, 2017

VCs tout themselves as frontier technology investors, but most are using the same infrastructure tools they have used for the past 20+ years: Excel and recent college grads searching Google. Many tools designed for B2B marketing in general are also relevant to investors. But beyond that, not much. 1) Market fund. 2) Raise capital.

Private Equity 60

Private Equity Venture Capital Equity Technical Review 60

View from Seed

JANUARY 11, 2023

From expert AMAs tailored to your pre-seed needs to hands-on mentorship from relevant, established entrepreneurs within the NextView portfolio to founder-only sessions that create a safe space for sharing and supporting one another, our programming is created to meet you where you are and propel you forward in the direction we believe you can go. .

Programming 156

Programming Sacramento San Francisco Founder 156

This is going to be BIG.

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

We realized that there were certain open positions in our portfolio we wanted to call extra attention to. Monetate Mobile adds mobile-native navigation, search, GPS store location, cart access and more, to any site, overnight. A week or so ago, we launched the Key Hire Wire at First Round. " "Hit it."

Part-Time VPE 92

Part-Time VPE CTO Hire Engineer Sales 92

online.wsj.com

SEPTEMBER 23, 2012

View All Search Results » Subscribe. He also combed the portfolios of VC firms and talked to people at start-ups, he says. INTERNET BUSINESSES. Business Services (B2B). General Internet. - Advanced Search. Computer And Internet. Advanced Search. Internet Services. Financial News.

Venture Capital 107

Venture Capital Software Review Rhode Island North Dakota 107

Cracking the Code

JANUARY 28, 2008

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. Eloqua is bringing this revolution to the B2B marketers by providing on-demand applications and best-practice expertise for B2B marketers to execute, automate and measure effective marketing programs that drive revenue.

Software Review 48

Software Review Technical Review Los Angeles Europe 48

Agile VC

MAY 16, 2012

We also invest only in software & internet enabled businesses. And we invest in US-based startups, primarily on the US east coast though we’ll consider other parts of country on a selective basis (roughly 15-20% of our portfolio is in the SF Bay area). My partner @ LeeHower looks back: [link] 5 days ago Search.

Seed Stage 124

Seed Stage Silicon Valley B2B Syndicate 124

View from Seed

JULY 28, 2015

In other words, some of the best marketers in modern consumer internet startups are exactly the type of people that Boston has in spades. What Actually Makes a Great Consumer Internet Marketer? Additionally, all of them were younger than me (mid-20s to early 30s). Clearly, being analytical isn’t all there is to being a great marketer.

Boston 120

Boston Marketing Early Stage Startup 120

Agile VC

FEBRUARY 21, 2012

We make initial investments of $250-500K in the seed rounds of software and internet startups and reserve capital for follow-on rounds. Our portfolio has grown to 15 companies today, the bulk of which is on the US East Coast and roughly half the companies have already progressed from the seed stage to completing Series A rounds.

LP 100

LP Seed Stage Silicon Valley Limited Partner 100

Agile VC

AUGUST 12, 2011

At NextView, we spend a substantial portion of our time trying to help our portfolio companies prepare for growth as “venture scale” businesses. 5) Plausible monetization – If you’re an e-commerce or B2B SaaS company, it’s harder to raise a Series A as a pre-revenue company. Author howerl.

Seed Stage 113

Seed Stage Silicon Valley B2B Acquisition 113

Rob Go

JULY 11, 2013

As a seed fund, we tend to layer in “ capital efficient beginnings ” to the mix given our investing model and belief about the best way to build internet and software businesses. On the B2B side, Crashlytics (which was acquired by Twitter) went over-the-top in delivering a premium, consumer experience to developers for crash reporting.

Distribution 66

Distribution Vertical Viral B2B 66

www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

Whether you’re wondering what site search you should use or what is the best email marketing tool, knowledge is power. Â Search for apps tools. Google Custom Search Engine. Search Engine Optimization Tools. Outlook plugin to search. Hundreds of startups featured since 2005, will yours be next? Ad Promotion.

Software Review 53

Software Review Technical Review Startup 53

Reid Hoffman

JANUARY 13, 2021

And the way that Entrepreneur First is finding founders, bringing them together, matching them together, and having that sponsor B2B business ideas. In fact, when you look at it, you say, “Ok, well, what are the early-stage consumer internet investments?” For example, Google was initially an enterprise search.

Incubator 36

Incubator IPO Networking Cofounder 36

mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

b2b CRM – A Web-based CRM that manages contacts, activities, and your sales pipeline, and integrates with Outlook and Word. HubSpot – HubSpot is an Internet marketing suite that integrates with your website to track your online marketing efforts. carbonmade Carbonmade – A free online portfolio showcase.

Software Review 78

Software Review Social Media Social Network Software 78

Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

JUNE 9, 2011

This means that they can’t hope to base a business on marketing cool, cutting-edge products, or towards the consumer market rather than the B2B (business-to-business) market. An entrepreneur searching for the “next huge thing,” or just looking for a business to start, must ask these three questions to help determine the right path.

Oklahoma 76

Oklahoma Stock B2C PPC 76

Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 10, 2008

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. Each account manager should have a portfolio of existing customers, and you should model the expected CMRR from this group net of up-sells and churn. Yet many B2B companies don’t have a clue. Cracking The Code.

Software Review 48

Software Review North America Europe Metrics 48

alexpoole.info

AUGUST 14, 2012

See my comment above (search for ‘arm’). Hi Alex, thanks for your thorough search for evidence of differences in legibility between type faces with and without serifs. Unfortunately, the results were never published in English so you could not find it in your search. Alex Poole. User experience design and research.

Technical Review 85

Technical Review Software Review Design Web 85

Occam's Razor

MAY 20, 2013

Part of the reason is that even if you work for a multi-channel company you are likely in the "web," "interactive," "internet," or "digital" division. Digital advertising and marketing is a key part of ZQI's multi-channel acquisition portfolio. They do everything. Different, right?

Analytics 139

Analytics Aggregator Channel B2B 139

Occam's Razor

JUNE 11, 2014

From B2C to B2B. Ditto if I do a Google search for "high zoom digital camera" and get an ad for Frys Electronics. A search for "sales automation" shows a link for Zoho, leading me to the site below left. But for a search query stuffed with think intent , they have created a do page. How crazy is that?

Design 150

Design Software Review Technical Review Mobile 150

Occam's Razor

APRIL 21, 2014

They have still not embraced the strategy for optimizing for marketing portfolios and still obsess about optimizing silos (they learned this from their TV, Print etc. What would be the future of Adwords marketers with not provided searched query ? Fruition Internet Marketing. strategies). But they don't realize the cost.

Analytics 131

Analytics Marketing Campaign Metrics 131

VC Cafe

JANUARY 16, 2011

. - Aerotel Medical Systems is a world leading manufacturer of modular, home and mobile telecare and telemedicine solutions designed to transfer essential data over the telephone, mobile phone and the Internet. Flash Networks’ Harmony Content Control enables safer, more productive mobile use of the open Internet for consumer or business use.

Mobile 103

Mobile Securities and Exchange Commission Flash IP 103

Occam's Razor

JULY 22, 2013

Is this all we can accomplish from display advertising on the Internet? You'll do it with Paid Search, with SEO, with YouTube, with Affiliate and Email marketing and every other thing you have going on inside your company. Why did the company have such a poor paid search strategy? You get to ask two questions: 1.

Framework 163

Framework Marketing Metrics Audience 163

Occam's Razor

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

If you have read anything I've ever written, you know that I obsess about ensuring every view I have, every portfolio of segments I have, every dashboard I create, every incentive-structure conversation I lead, every business strategy I help craft has to have the three elements that form an end-to-end view: Acquisition, Behavior, Outcomes.

Metrics 60

Metrics Analytics Acquisition Naming 60

Duct Tape Marketing

MARCH 14, 2018

Brad Bouse: Well, certainly the internet makes it easier to work with somebody that you haven’t seen and you haven’t met. I think just having the digital world of collaboration over the internet does make that easier. Because, as I said, a couple people have tried and failed. We just have phone calls with.

Small Business 66

Small Business Design Stock Conversion 66